Background
Raye, Kevin L. was born on February 7, 1961 in Eastport, Maine, United States.
Raye, Kevin L. was born on February 7, 1961 in Eastport, Maine, United States.
He graduated from Shead Memorial High School in Eastport and earned a degree in political science from Bates College in Lewiston.
From December 2010 to December 2012, Raye served as President of the Maine Senate, and as such, was next in line to the governorship of Maine. He spent seventeen years working for former United States. Representative and former United States. Senator Olympia Snowe. Raye represented Maine Senate District 29.
District 29 includes a portion of Hancock County and Washington County.
Elections
Committee assignments
Select Committee on Joint Rules
Senatorial Vote Committee
Senate Rules Committee
Legislative Council
2002
Michaud, then a State Senator, narrowly defeated Republican Raye in the race to replace incumbent Democrat John Baldacci, who ran for Governor of Maine. In the primary, Raye defeated State Senator Stavros Mendros, State Representative Dick Campbell, and Tim Woodcock.
The general election garnered considerable publicity because the Democratic candidate was pro-life, while the Republican was pro-choice. Michaud then became the only freshman Democratic member of Congress to vote for the 2003 ban on intact dilation and extraction (IDX), often called partial-birth abortion.
2012
Raye, who was unable to run for re-election the Maine Senate due to term-limits, considered a rematch against incumbent Democrat Mike Michaud in the 2012 congressional elections as early as the middle of 2011.
Raye received 41.8% of the vote and lost to incumbent Michaud. 2014
After Republican However, he lost the Republican primary to former Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin.
Maine Republican Party, Republican Party.
Raye is a member of the Republican Party and served as a member of the Maine Senate, representing the 29th district in northeastern Washington County from December 2004 to December 2012.
Married Karen Raye.