John Tuttle | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine Senate | |
| In office December 1984 – December 1988 | |
| In office December 5, 2012 – December 3, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Courtney |
| Succeeded by | David Woodsome |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office December 1978 – December 1984 | |
| In office December 1994 – December 2002 | |
| In office December 2004 – December 2012 | |
| In office December 2020 – January 28, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24. 1951 Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 70) Biddeford, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ann Tuttle |
John Lawrence Tuttle Jr.[1] (February 24, 1951 – January 28, 2022) was an American politician fromMaine.[2]
Tuttle served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 3rd District, representing part ofYork County including his residence ofSanford. He was first elected to theMaine House of Representatives in 1978, serving until 1984 when he successfully sought to represent Sanford and the surrounding towns in the State Senate. He served in the State Senate until 1988. He returned to the House in 1994 serving through 2002. He served again the House from 2004 to 2012. He was unable to run for re-election due toterm limits in 2002 and 2012. In 2012, He successfully ran for the State Senate to replace RepublicanJonathan Courtney, who ran for U.S. Congress. In the general election, he defeated fellow Sanford High School Class of 1970 alumnus Brad Littlefield.[3] He was defeated for re-election in 2014 by Waterboro RepublicanDavid Woodsome. He was again elected to the House in 2020.
Tuttle was born inRochester, New Hampshire, on February 24, 1951, He graduated fromSanford High School, inSanford, Maine, in 1970. He earned a B.A. from theUniversity of Maine Presque Isle and a Master's in Public Accounting (Finance) from theUniversity of Maine in 1992.[3] He was a veteran of theMaine Army National Guard and a former medical emergency technician with the Sanford Fire Department.[4][5]
Tuttle died at Southern Maine Health Care inBiddeford, Maine, on January 28, 2022, aged 70, after a long illness.[6][7]
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