Donald Esty Jr. is an American politician from Maine. He served as the mayor of Westbrook, Maine and State Senator for Maine from 1986 to 1994.[1]

Donald Esty
Majority Leader of the Maine Senate
In office
1993–1994
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 29th district
In office
1986–1994
Succeeded byWilliam O'Gara
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Maine

Political career

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Esty was a member of the Westbrook City Council for ten years and served as the body's president for six years before being elected to the Maine Senate.[2] He served as the chairman of the Senate Labor Committee and as Senate Majority Leader from 1993 to 1994.[3][4] After leaving the Senate Esty was elected Mayor of Westbrook, serving from 1998 to 2003 before losing his bid for reelection.[5][6]

Personal

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He is married to Katherine Esty, who worked at IDEXX Laboratories prior to retirement, and has three daughters and two grandchildren. Esty taught math at Falmouth High School and was the head coach of the school's soccer and softball teams prior to retirement.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mayoral face-off in Westbrook; Development is one issue dividing Bruce Chuluda and Don Esty Series: Election 2003 Portland Press Herald, October 24, 2003
  2. ^ a b "Profiles of the 35 members of the Maine State Senate". Bangor Daily News. January 16, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Moen, Matthew C.; Palmer, Kenneth T.; Powell, Richard John (2005). Changing Members: The Maine Legislature in the Era of Term Limits. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739109304. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ^ John Hale, Esty, Cianchette to battle for presidency of Maine Senate", Bangor Daily News (August 26, 1994).
  5. ^ "WESTBROOK MAYORS" (PDF). WestbrookHistoricalSociety.org. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "On Location: Main Street". westbrookdiarist.blogspot.com. March 4, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2020.