Mark Lawrence (politician)

Mark W. Lawrence (born June 27, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician from Maine. He was born in Kittery, Maine, the Democrat, Lawrence served in the Maine State Legislature from 1988-2000. He was elected to be President of the 118th Maine Senate in December 1996^[1] and then elected as President of the 119th Maine Senate in December 1998,^[2] serving in that capacity until 2000.^[3] He challenged Republican incumbent Olympia Snowe in the 2000 U.S. Senate election and lost. He lost in the Democratic primary for the open seat in the 1st congressional district in 2008. He served from 2003-2010 as the York County District Attorney and did not seek re-election in 2010. He returned to private practice in South Berwick, Maine.^[4]

References

1. "Senate Legislative Record, One Hundred And Eighteenth Legislature, State Of Maine" (pdf). Maine State Legislature. December 4, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2014. This being done, Senator Mark W. Lawrence of York, was duly elected President of the Senate of the 118th Legislature.
2. "Mark W. Lawrence". Maine Senate. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
3. "Past Senate Presidents". Maine State Senate. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
4. Hench, David (July 10, 2013). "Lawrence pulls out from fall election". Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine, United States: MaineToday Media). Retrieved November 18, 2014.