34 Facts About Sean Faircloth

From 2006 to 2008, Sean Faircloth was Majority Whip in the Maine House.

Sean Faircloth had the idea for the Maine Discovery Museum in 1996 and led the project from concept to completion in 2001.

Sean Faircloth was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives from the 118th district, representing Bangor, in 1992.

Sean Faircloth replaced John Baldacci, who had been elected to the United States Congress that same year.

Sean Faircloth was not a candidate for re-election in 1996, instead running for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Republican William Cohen.

Sean Faircloth returned to the legislature in 2002, winning election to the 117th district, representing a portion of Bangor.

Sean Faircloth would be re-elected in 2004 and 2006, in the renumbered 17th district.

Sean Faircloth had numerous legislative successes in children's issues and justice system reform.

Sean Faircloth proposed and led to creation EnergySmart Bangor for residents in July 2016 to help reduce energy costs as a residential rebate program.

On January 27,2018, Sean Faircloth launched his campaign to become the next governor of Maine.

On February 25,2025, Sean Faircloth made his return to electoral politics, winning a special election to the vacant 24th Maine House district, representing portions of Bangor, Veazie, Brewer, and Orono.

In 1996, Sean Faircloth had the idea for the Maine Discovery Museum and led that project through completion of the $4.5 million facility in 2001.

Sean Faircloth led the creation of Maine's Healthy Start child abuse prevention initiative, and sponsored the first law making possession of child pornography a crime in Maine.

Sean Faircloth received the Outstanding Advocacy Award from the Maine Association of Community Service Providers in 2003, in part because Sean Faircloth twice successfully opposed cuts to children's mental health programs.

Sean Faircloth has proposed are among the most innovative in the country.

In 2007 Sean Faircloth was appointed House Chair of the Commission to Establish a Strategic Priorities Plan for Maine's Young Children, which created a prioritized plan regarding children's policy, and resulted in creation of the Maine Children's Growth Council.

Sean Faircloth is hoping the book will be a "wakeup call to many liberal religionists" and create an alliance between skeptics, non-theists and many religious liberals who should all care about the harm done by religious bias in the law.

In 2016, Sean Faircloth published The Enchanted Globe which is a fantasy adventure story that teaches geography.

Sean Faircloth was a regular opinion columnist for the Bangor Metro Magazine from 2004 to 2009, and a columnist for the Bangor Daily News in the late 1990s.

Sean Faircloth's lecture centered on Turkish secularism, Ataturk and the Erdogan government.

In 2013 Sean Faircloth traveled to New Zealand and Australia, lecturing at the Sydney Opera House to start policy oriented secular groups, whose model can be duplicated in other countries.

Sean Faircloth graduated from the University of Notre Dame and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Attorney Sean Faircloth worked in private law practice, served as an Assistant Attorney General, as Legal Counsel to the Maine State Senate, and lobbied on behalf of the Maine State Bar Association.

Sean Faircloth taught courses within the University of Maine system, including Criminal Law, Criminal Evidence, Judicial Process, Administrative Law, Legal Controversies, Advocacy, as well as Legal Writing and Research.

Sean Faircloth served on the Judiciary Committee six years and initiated improvements in the Unfair Trade Practices Act and adoption law.

Sean Faircloth voted strongly pro-choice, and favored equal rights for gay citizens.

Sean Faircloth received awards of recognition, including the 2006 Legislator of the Year Award from the Maine People's Alliance, the 2005 Excellence in Advocacy Award from the American Heart Association's Northeast Affiliate, and Legislator of the Year awards from the Maine Chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and the Software Developers Association.

Sean Faircloth was Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America from 2009 to 2011, advocating for separation of church and state, and for greater acceptance of nontheistic viewpoints in American life.

Sean Faircloth's duties included advocating on Capitol Hill and to the administration for a strong separation of church and state.

Sean Faircloth worked with the Secular Coalition for America board to create a ten-year plan called Our Secular Decade.

Sean Faircloth has been active in the protection of the separation of church and State.

Sean Faircloth was the opening speaker for Dawkins's 2011 and 2012 book tours.

Sean Faircloth has represented the Richard Dawkins Foundation on many radio shows including Catholic Answers Live and Wisconsin Public Radio.

Sean Faircloth is the father of three sons, the youngest, Declan was the unofficial editor for The Enchanted Globe.