1. Michael Herman Michaud is an American businessman and politician from Maine.
51 Facts About Mike Michaud
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Mike Michaud served as the US representative for from 2003 to 2015.
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Mike Michaud was employed for over two decades at the Great Northern Paper Company and remains a member of the United Steelworkers.
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Mike Michaud was one of the few members of Congress during his tenure who did not attend college.
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Mike Michaud did attend the John F Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University.
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Mike Michaud has been awarded honorary Doctor of Public Service degrees from Maine's Unity College, Husson College, and Maine Maritime Academy.
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Mike Michaud, who speaks a little French, is the first openly Franco-American to be elected to a US federal office from Maine.
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Mike Michaud was elected as a co-chair of the congressional French Caucus in January 2011.
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Mike Michaud came out as gay in 2013, becoming one of the few openly LGBT members of Congress and the first to reside in Maine.
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Mike Michaud was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine in the 2014 election.
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Mike Michaud currently holds a seat on the East Millinocket Board of Selectmen.
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Mike Michaud was born in Millinocket, Maine, the son of Geneva Jean and James Mike Michaud, Sr.
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Mike Michaud grew up in Medway, Maine, and is a graduate of Schenck High School in East Millinocket.
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Mike Michaud was a mill worker and supervisor at Great Northern Paper Company in East Millinocket, from 1973 until his election to Congress in 2002, during which time he was a member of the United Steelworkers.
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Mike Michaud was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1980 to the 134th district.
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Mike Michaud won re-election in 1986,1988,1990, and 1992.
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Mike Michaud served eleven terms in the Maine Legislature, including seven in the Maine House of Representatives and four in the Maine Senate.
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From 1994 to 1996, Mike Michaud was appointed to Governor Angus King's Productivity Realization Task Force.
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Accordingly, in December 2000, Mike Michaud was unanimously elected President of the Maine Senate.
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In 2001, Mike was honored with the dedication of the Michael H Michaud Technology Center for helping to secure state funding for the University of Maine at Presque Isle Houlton Higher Education Center.
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Mike Michaud received the College Board's Education Award at the National Council of State Legislatures annual meeting.
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Mike Michaud ran for Congress in 2002 for Maine's 2nd congressional district after incumbent Democrat John Baldacci decided to run for Governor of Maine.
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Mike Michaud faced three other state senators in the Democratic primary.
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The general election garnered considerable publicity because Mike Michaud was anti-abortion, while the Republican was pro-abortion rights.
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Mike Michaud won every county in the district, except Piscataquis.
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Mike Michaud won every county except Washington, the location of Raye's hometown of Perry.
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Mike Michaud was the only freshman Democratic member of Congress to vote for the 2003 ban on intact dilation and extraction, often called partial-birth abortion.
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Mike Michaud has been an advocate for veterans for as long as he has served in Congress.
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In 2007 Mike Michaud came close to being elected Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
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Mike Michaud has called for lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
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Recently, Mike Michaud became an original cosponsor of "Hiring our Veterans Act" which gives tax credits to employers who hire veterans.
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Mike Michaud has worked with the US Department of Veteran Affairs on many projects.
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On May 29,2014, Mike Michaud called for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki in response to problems in the Veterans Health Administration regarding long wait times and coverups of poor performance.
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Mike Michaud had faced criticism on this issue from his opponents in the Governor's race.
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Mike Michaud has voted in favor of increased health coverage for children, and voted against cuts to Medicare.
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Mike Michaud joined a group of 44 congressmen in November 2011 to express the importance of men's being screened for prostate cancer.
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Mike Michaud is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives.
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Mike Michaud was the only Congressperson from New England in the coalition.
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Mike Michaud has a strong record of voting in support of environmental issues.
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Mike Michaud voted no on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling, on barring the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases, on scheduling permitting for new oil refineries, on authorizing construction of new oil refineries, on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy, and on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy.
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Furthermore, Mike Michaud co-sponsored a bill in 2005 to establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances; the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works but it never came to vote.
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Mike Michaud co-sponsored a bill in 2008 to allow states to define stricter greenhouse gas emission standards than those specified by the federal Clean Air Act.
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In keeping with his voting record, Mike Michaud adopted a Blue Dog Coalition press release to balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy.
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On June 13,2013, Mike Michaud announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to enter the 2014 race for Governor of Maine.
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Mike Michaud lost the general election to incumbent Republican Paul LePage by a larger than expected margin, in part due to the unknown popularity of LePage, an alleged massive Republican wave that took place nationwide, and a third-party candidate splitting votes.
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Mike Michaud was succeeded in Congress by Republican Bruce Poliquin in January 2015.
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Mike Michaud served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training from December 2,2015, to January 20,2017.
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Mike Michaud endorsed Michael Bloomberg as a nominee for President of the United States in the 2020 Maine Democratic primary.
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Mike Michaud came out as gay in an editorial released to the Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and the Associated Press on November 4,2013; however he stated that he has never had a romantic partner.
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Mike Michaud is the first openly LGBT congressman to serve the state of Maine; he was one of seven then-current members of the United States House of Representatives to be openly LGBT, and one of eight in either house of Congress.
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Mike Michaud served as a Grand Marshal for the 2014 Portland Pride Parade on June 21.