Peter Mills
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Peter Mills (born 1943) is an American politician.
He was born in Farmington, Maine, and grew up in Maine. After graduating from Harvard College in 1965, he served five years on Navy destroyers with several duty tours to the Vietnam gunline for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. He later conducted intelligence missions against the Soviets for which he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal.
After graduating with honors from Maine Law School in 1973, he spent 32 years working as a lawyer in Maine. For 23 years, he has owned Wright & Mills in Skowhegan. He is a founding member of the Somerset Economic Development Corporation and a founding member of FirstPark, a business park in central Maine.
During 10 years in the Legislature, he has served as a Republican lead on Tax, Labor, Judiciary and Appropriations Committees. He is outspoken in advocating change in tax and school funding systems. He has worked with both parties to pass significant reforms in health care and education. He has a reputation as a coalition builder with practical and independent views and a business-like approach to state finances.
In 2005 Mills declared his candidacy for Governor in the 2006 election. In the Republican primary he will face former US Representative Dave Emery and State Senator Chandler Woodcock. Woodcock, the winner, will face incumbent Democrat John Baldacci in the November 7, 2006 general election.
External link
- More details on Peter Mills can be found at his[millsforgovernor.com campaign website]
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