Background
Cleveland, JOHN was born on June 6, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
politician Member of the Maine State Senate
Cleveland, JOHN was born on June 6, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1972. Juris Doctor, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant District Attorney, Superior Court, Eleventh Judicial District, 1976-1979.
Cleveland, a Democrat from Auburn, served as a State Senator from Maine"s 15th District, representing much of Androscoggin County, including the population center of Auburn. Cleveland lost his re-election bid in 2014 to Republican Eric Brakey. He was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 1990 and re-elected in 1992, 1994 and 1996 before being unable to seek re-election in 1998 due to term-limits.
He was re-elected in 2012 after defeating incumbent Republican Lois Snowe-Mello.
He graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn and then the University of Southern Maine in 1982. He served on the Auburn City Council from 1977-1981 and as Mayor of Auburn from 1981-1987.
Johnston County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Eleventh District and North Carolina State Bars. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Criminal and Civil Litigation.