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Michael Herman "Mike" Michaud (born January 18, 1955) is an American politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. Representative for 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor, and Presque Isle. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River. Michaud was previously President of the Maine Senate. He was employed for over two decades at the Great Northern Paper Company and remains a member of the United Steelworkers. He was one of the few members of Congress during his tenure never to have attended college. He did, however, attend the John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University.〔 He has also been awarded honorary Doctor of Public Service degrees from Maine's Unity College, Husson College, and Maine Maritime Academy.〔〔 Michaud, who speaks fluent French, is the first Franco-American to be elected to a U.S. federal office from Maine.〔〔 He was elected as a co-chair of the congressional French Caucus in January 2011. Michaud was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine in the 2014 election. While initially considered a favorite by some analysts on account of the general unpopularity of incumbent Paul LePage, he lost to the aforementioned by a larger than expected margin, in large part due to the massive Republican wave election that took place nationwide. Michaud's political future is unclear at this point, since in running for Governor, he also gave up his seat in Congress, which was taken over by Republican Bruce Poliquin in January 2015. ==Early life, education, and business career== Michaud was born in Millinocket, Maine, the son of Geneva Jean (née Morrow) and James Michaud, Sr. His parents were both of French-Canadian descent. He grew up in Medway, Maine, and is a graduate of Schenck High School in East Millinocket. He was a mill worker and supervisor at Great Northern Paper Company in East Millinocket, from 1973 until his election to Congress in 2002, during which time he was a member of the United Steelworkers. Michaud's interest in politics began when he campaigned to clean up the Penobscot River in the late 1970s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Michaud」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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