David F. Emery

David Farnham "Dave" Emery (born September 1, 1948) is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Maine. Emery grew up in Rockland before attending college at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he received a BS in electronics engineering in 1970. Upon graduating, he entered politics.

In 1974, Emery ran for the United States House of Representatives against incumnent Democrat Peter Kyros and won in an upset. He was reelected in 1976, 1978, and 1980. In 1982, he ran for the U.S. Senate against Democratic Senator George J. Mitchell, a former Federal Judge who had been appointed to succeed Democrat Edmund Muskie, whom President Jimmy Carter had appointed as U.S. Secretary of State. Emery was initially thought to be the favorite, but he ran a highly critical campaign which made a negative impression, and Mitchell won the election with 61% of the vote.

In 2005 he declared his candidacy for Governor of Maine in the 2006 election. He withdrew from the race upon the entrance of 2002 nominee Peter Cianchette, but following Cianchette's withdraw reentered. In the Republican primary he came in last of the three candidates on the ballot, finishing behind State Senators Chandler Woodcock of Farmington and Peter Mills of Skowhegan. Woodcock, the nominee, lost to incumbent Democrat John Baldacci in the November 2006 general election. Emery was endorsed by U.S. Senator John McCain for Governor, who urged voters to vote for Emery in the primary.

David Emery endorsed Mitt Romney for President in the 2012 election.^[1]

References

1. ^ Maine GOP Leaders Endorse Romney for 2012

• David F. Emery at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Peter N. Kyros	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st congressional district January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Succeeded by John R. McKernan

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