Dale J. Denno (May 1, 1950 – April 16, 2019) was an American politician who served in the Maine House of Representatives. He was also the assistant attorney general of Maine.
Early life edit
Denno was born on 1 May 1950 in California and raised in New York.[1][2] He graduated from Syracuse University and Cornell Law School.[3]
Career
Denno worked for Unum for sixteen years, followed by a stint as assistant attorney general of Maine.[1] He served on the SAD 51 School Board from 1991 to 1997 and was the chair of the school board in 1995 and 1996.[4][5] Denno later became an instructor at Saint Joseph's College of Maine and manager of the Preble Street Soup Kitchen.[6] He retired from the directorship of the Office for Family Independence within the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in 2013.[7]
Denno contested the open seat of Maine House of Representatives member Steve Moriarty in 2014, losing to Mike Timmons.[8] Denno defeated Timmons in 2016.[9] In November 2018, Denno retained his seat against Republican candidate Tamsin Thomas.[10][11] Following a diagnosis of lung cancer in 2018, Denno announced that he would resign from the state legislature in March 2019 and endorsed Steve Moriarty.[12][13][14] The special election for Denno's legislative seat in district 45 was scheduled for 11 June 2019.[15][16]
Personal life edit
Denno died of lung cancer on 16 April 2019, aged 68.[17]
References edit
- ^ a b Shepherd, Michael (17 April 2019). "Former Maine legislator who resigned last month dies of cancer". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Dale Denno-obituary
- ^ "Dale Denno". Portland Press Herald. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Votesmart.org.-Dale Denno
- ^ "Dale Denno For Maine House". Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ Nee, Liam (17 April 2019). "Southern Maine lawmaker dies amid cancer fight at 68". WCSH. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Thistle, Scott (17 April 2019). "Former Cumberland lawmaker dies after resignation in March". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Lear, Alex (5 November 2014). "GOP House wins: Timmons over Denno, Chace unseats Graham". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Ellis, Colin (5 November 2016). "Cumberland's Denno unseats Timmons in Maine House rematch". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Lear, Alex (4 October 2018). "House District 45: Incumbent, newcomer both emphasize civility". The Forecaster. Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Lear, Alex (24 September 2018). "Cumberland legislator faces challenge from political newcomer". The Forecaster. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Lear, Alex (26 March 2019). "Cancer forces Cumberland state Rep. Denno to resign". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Miller, Kevin (26 March 2019). "Cumberland state representative resigning for health reasons". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Acquisto, Alex (26 March 2019). "Cancer forces Democrat to give up his seat in the Maine House". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Special election set to fill District 45 House seat". Maine Secretary of State. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Acquisto, Alex (March 29, 2019). "Special election set to replace Maine state rep who resigned". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Lear, Alex (17 April 2019). "Former Cumberland-Gray state Rep. Denno succumbs to cancer". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.