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Pat McGowan
Maine House of Representatives
In office
1980–1990
Small Business Administration Regional Administrator
In office
1993–2001
Personal details
BornPatrick K. McGowan
Bangor, Maine, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Fayette, Maine, United States
Alma materUniversity of Maine at Farmington
Websitemcgowanformaine.com

Patrick K. "Pat" McGowan is an American politician from Maine. McGowan, a Democrat, served in the Clinton administration as the New England regional administrator of the Small Business Administration. From 2003 to 2010, he served as Maine's Commissioner of Conservation. In 2010, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party's nomination for Governor.

The Pittsfield, Maine native began his political career with his election in 1980 to the Maine House of Representatives where he served for ten years. He ran as the Democratic nominee for Maine's 2nd congressional district seat in 1990 and 1992. Both times, ran against incumbent Republican Olympia Snowe.

McGowan served as the Maine Commissioner of Conservation from 2003 to 2010. The Portland Press Herald endorsed McGowan for the Democratic Party's nomination for Governor. McGowan lost the primary to Libby Mitchell.

References

  1. Clinton, William J. (1994). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993. p. 2203. ISBN 9781623767921. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. Miller, Kevin (June 8, 2010). "Mitchell says voters chose 'politics of hope and not fear'". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 10 April 2016.


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