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

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

Denno died of lung cancer on 16 April 2019, aged 68.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Shepherd, Michael (17 April 2019). "Former Maine legislator who resigned last month dies of cancer". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Dale Denno-obituary
  3. ↑ "Dale Denno". Portland Press Herald. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Votesmart.org.-Dale Denno
  5. ↑ "Dale Denno For Maine House". Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. ↑ Nee, Liam (17 April 2019). "Southern Maine lawmaker dies amid cancer fight at 68". WCSH. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Thistle, Scott (17 April 2019). "Former Cumberland lawmaker dies after resignation in March". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Lear, Alex (5 November 2014). "GOP House wins: Timmons over Denno, Chace unseats Graham". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ↑ Ellis, Colin (5 November 2016). "Cumberland's Denno unseats Timmons in Maine House rematch". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ↑ Lear, Alex (4 October 2018). "House District 45: Incumbent, newcomer both emphasize civility". The Forecaster. Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Lear, Alex (24 September 2018). "Cumberland legislator faces challenge from political newcomer". The Forecaster. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Lear, Alex (26 March 2019). "Cancer forces Cumberland state Rep. Denno to resign". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. ↑ Miller, Kevin (26 March 2019). "Cumberland state representative resigning for health reasons". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  14. ↑ Acquisto, Alex (26 March 2019). "Cancer forces Democrat to give up his seat in the Maine House". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Special election set to fill District 45 House seat". Maine Secretary of State. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  16. ↑ Acquisto, Alex (March 29, 2019). "Special election set to replace Maine state rep who resigned". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  17. ↑ Lear, Alex (17 April 2019). "Former Cumberland-Gray state Rep. Denno succumbs to cancer". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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