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Chandler Woodcock

American politician

Field	Value
name	Chandler Woodcock
state_senate	Maine
district	18th
term_start	2004
term_end	2006
predecessor	Sharon Treat
successor	Walter Gooley
state_senate1	Maine
district1	17th
term_start1	2000
term_end1	2004
predecessor1	John W. Benoit
successor1	John Nutting
birth_place	Mechanic Falls, Maine, U.S.
party	Republican
education	University of Maine, Farmington (BA)

Chandler E. Woodcock is an American politician from Maine. Woodcock served as a Republican State Senator from Franklin County from 2000 to 2006. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Maine in 2006. He won a close primary election by 3% on June 13, 2006, against David F. Emery and Peter Mills. He lost to Governor John Baldacci, the Democratic incumbent in the November 7 election. In 2011, Republican Governor Paul LePage nominated Woodcock to be Maine's Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and he took office in the spring of that year.

Biography

Woodcock was born in Mechanic Falls, Maine, and grew up in Farmington, to a father who worked as a manager at the Forster Manufacturing Company and served in the Army Air Corps in World War II, and a mother who served as a United States Marine in World War II.

Woodcock enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school, and served a tour of duty during the Vietnam War. After returning home, he earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Maine at Farmington and went on to teach high school in the public school system for the next 25 years, teaching at Livermore Falls High School, Mt. Blue High School, and Skowhegan Area High School. He also served as basketball coach at each school and led the Mount Blue High School girls' varsity basketball team to two Class A state championships.

Woodcock previously served for five years on the Board of Selectmen in Farmington (one year as Chairman of the Board), before being elected to the state Senate. During his first term, he served on the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee and the Legal and Veterans' Affairs Committee; during his second term, he served as Assistant Senate Republican Leader and on the Judiciary Committee.

Woodcock made a bid for the Governorship of Maine in 2006 but was defeated by incumbent John Baldacci. Woodcock ran as a publicly financed Clean Elections candidate. In January, 2009, he became the executive director of the Maine Harness Horsemen's Association. He is also the co-host (with State Representative Tom Saviello of Wilton of a Public-access television talk show on Mount Blue Community Access TV called "Talkin Maine With the Bow Tie Boys"; both Woodcock and Saviello are known locally for wearing bow ties.

Woodcock is married to his wife Charlotte with whom he has three daughters and a son.

Electoral history

Candidate	Party	Votes	Pct
General Election
John E. Baldacci (inc.)	Democratic	206,811	38.03%
Chandler Woodcock	Republican	164,789	30.30%
Barbara Merrill	Ind.	117,079	21.53%
Pat LaMarche	Green	51,992	9.56%
Phillip NaPier	Ind.	3,179	0.58%
Primary
Chandler Woodcock	Republican	27,025
Peter Mills	Republican	24,631
David F. Emery	Republican	18,388

References

"Our Campaigns - ME Governor Race - Nov 07, 2006".
Dierdre Fleming, "New Inland Fisheries and Wildlife chief still an outdoorsman at heart", Kennebec Journal, April 10, 2011.
(February 2, 2011). "Chandler Woodcock likely Maine fish and game nominee". [[Portland Press Herald]].
"Ex-coach, gubernatorial candidate enjoys new role — Sports — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine".
"Maine Citizens for Clean Elections | Woodcock for Governor".
"Archived copy".
"Talkin Maine" Vimeo video page: http://vimeo.com/groups/32458/videos

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