- Peter Mills
Peter Mills (born 1943) is an American
politician , a Republican from Maine.He was born in
Farmington, Maine , and grew up in Maine. After graduating from Harvard College in 1965, he served five years on Navy destroyers with several duty tours to theVietnam gunline for which he was awarded theNavy Achievement Medal . He later conducted intelligence missions against the Soviets for which he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal.After graduating with honors from Maine Law School in 1973, he spent 32 years working as a lawyer in Maine. For 23 years, he has owned Wright & Mills in Skowhegan. He is a founding member of the Somerset Economic Development Corporation and a founding member of FirstPark, a business park in central Maine.
During 10 years in the Legislature (most recently in the State Senate), he has served as a Republican lead on Tax, Labor, Judiciary and Appropriations Committees. He is outspoken in advocating change in tax and school funding systems. He has worked with both parties to pass significant reforms in health care and education. He has a reputation as a coalition builder with practical and independent views and a business-like approach to state finances.
In 2005 Mills declared his candidacy for Governor in the 2006 election. In the Republican primary he faced former US Representative
Dave Emery and State SenatorChandler Woodcock . Woodcock, the winner, lost to incumbent DemocratJohn Baldacci in theNovember 7 ,2006 general election. Peter will be returning to the State Senate, and will continue to have the longest overall service in that body, beginning his sixth Senate term in December 2006.Mills' family is well-known in Maine politics in both parties. One sister, Janet Mills, serves as a Democratic State Representative from Farmington; another, Dora Mills, is the state's health director under two consecutive Governors and a former member of the
Democratic National Committee . Peter's brother Paul is a Republican and a well-known political analyst.Electoral History
External links
* [http://www.petermills.info Official Website]
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