14 Facts About Sawin Millett

In January 2011, Sawin Millett was unanimously approved as Commissioner by the Maine Senate, with key Democrats endorsing his appointment.

Sawin Millett served in the administrations of four separate governors with two different political affiliations.

Sawin Millett was appointed to the position in 1975 at the age of 37 and served until 1979.

In 2011, Sawin Millett was unanimously confirmed as Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services by the Maine Senate after being selected by Republican Paul LePage.

Sawin Millett announced his retirement on April 3,2014, to be effective on May 30.

Sawin Millett stated he wanted to spend more time with his family and in his hometown.

Sawin Millett retired in May 2014 and was replaced by Richard Rosen.

Sawin Millett first served in the legislature from 1969 to 1972.

In 2002, Sawin Millett won a seat in the Maine House of Representatives.

Sawin Millett was born in Waterford, Maine in Oxford County, Maine and his family settled on a farm in Dixmont in Penobscot County when he was in fourth grade.

Sawin Millett's father was a superintendent of schools and his mother was primarily a homemaker.

Sawin Millett, despite being an avid baseball fan and having lived his entire life in Maine, became a supporter of the St Louis Cardinals during the 1946 World Series in which the Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox.

Sawin Millett graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Maine in 1955 and attended the same college as his father, Bates College.

Shortly after being appointed commissioner, Sawin Millett had to miss work due to a second infection in his knee; he was temporarily replaced by Ryan Low, who had served as Commissioner of Finance under Democrat John Baldacci.