Joseph E. Brennan

A Representative from Maine. Born in Portland, Maine, November 2, 1934. Attended public schools. B. S. , Boston College, 1958. LL. B. , University of Maine Law School, 1963. United States Army, 1953-1955. Member, Maine house of representatives, 1965-1971, Maine senate, 1973-1975. State attorney general, 1975-1977. Elected Governor of Maine in 1978 and served from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1987. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and the succeeding Congress (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1991). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress but was an unsuccessful nominee for Governor of Maine. Unsuccessful candidate in 1996 for election to the United States Senate. Died on April 6, 2024, in Portland, Maine.