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Charles R. Priest

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Charles R. Priest
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
December 6, 2006 – December 3, 2014
Preceded byJohn G. Richardson[1]
Succeeded byBruce A. Bickford[2]
Member of the Brunswick Town Council
In office
December 2001 – December 2004
Chair: 2002, 2003
In office
1993 – 1994
Chair: 1994
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
December 5, 1984 – December 5, 1990
Preceded byStephen M. Zirnkilton[3]
Succeeded bySophia D. Pfeiffer[4]
Personal details
Born
Charles Randall Priest

(1946-02-07) February 7, 1946 (age 78)
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePatricia E. Ryan
EducationDartmouth College (BA)[5]
University of Maine (JD)[5]
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1967-1971
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsVietnam War

Charles Randall Priest[6] (born February 7, 1946)[6] is an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

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Early life and education

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From Brunswick, Maine, Priest received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his J.D. degree from University of Maine School of Law.

Military service

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He served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant, in Vietnam, from 1967 to 1971. He was an Anti Submarine Warfare and Gunnery Officer, served as an advisor to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and served as a crew member aboard two Vietnamese ships.[7][citation needed]

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From 1974 to 1979 he served as the Assistant Director of the Office of Legislative Research within the Maine Legislature.[7] From 1979 to 1984 he was an associate and later partner at the law firm of McTeague, Higbee in Brunswick.[7] He has owned his own law office in Augusta, Maine since 1984 and practices law there.[7]

Priest served on the Brunswick Town Council from 1993 to 1994 and from 2001 to 2004.[7] He served as Chair of the town council in 1994, 2002, and 2003.[7]

From 1984 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2014, Priest served in the Maine House of Representatives and was a Democrat.[8][9]

Since 2010 he has served as Chair of the Brunswick Sewer District in Maine.[7] He is a former member of the Maine All Care Board of Directors.[7]

Personal life

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He is married to human rights and women's rights advocate Patricia E. Ryan and they have two daughters. The family resides in Brunswick, Maine.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Maine House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2019-11-10.
  2. ^ "Maine House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2019-11-10.
  3. ^ "LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE One Hundred and Eleventh Legislature OF THE STATE OF MAINE" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-10.
  4. ^ "LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE One Hundred and Fifteenth Legislature OF THE STATE OF MAINE" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-10.
  5. ^ a b Mr. Charles R. Priest
  6. ^ a b Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty. (1968) - page 444
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h LinkedIn profile
  8. ^ Votesmart.org.-Charles R. Priest
  9. ^ Maine House of Representatives-Charles R. Priest