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Preceded by
  
Andrew Ketterer

Nationality
  
American

Children
  
4

Role
  
Politician

Party
  
Democratic Party

Full Name
  
G. Steven Rowe

Political party
  
Democratic

Name
  
G. Rowe

Spouse
  
Amanda Rowe

Succeeded by
  
Janet T. Mills

Governor
  
Angus King John Baldacci

Alma mater
  
University of Maine School of Law, University of Utah, United States Military Academy

Residence
  
Portland, Maine, United States

Education
  
University of Utah, University of Maine School of Law, United States Military Academy

G. Steven Rowe, known commonly as Steve Rowe, is a former Maine politician. A Democrat, he first entered politics in 1992 as a member of the Maine House of Representatives. In 1998, he became the 94th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, serving until he was term-limited from the House in 2000. In 2001, Rowe was elected as the 54th Maine Attorney General, serving eight years in that position.

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In 2009, Rowe became Counsel at Verrill Dana, a Portland law firm. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maine in 2010. He then returned to the practice of law, but in 2012 became President of the Endowment for Health, New Hampshire's largest health foundation. In 2015, Rowe assumed the position of President and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation.

Education

  • JD, University of Maine School of Law, 1987
  • MBA, University of Utah, 1978
  • BS, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1975.
  • Professional Experience

  • President, Endowment for Health, Present
  • Counsel, Verrill Dana, 2009-2012
  • Attorney General, State of Maine, 2001-2009
  • Litigation Counsel, UNUM Provident Corporation, 1987–2000
  • Manager, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, 1981–1984
  • Officer, United States Army, 1975–1981
  • Political Experience

  • Maine Attorney General, 2001–2009
  • Representative, Maine House of Representatives, 1992–2000
  • Speaker, Maine House of Representatives.
  • Personal

    Rowe was born and raised near Gore, Oklahoma. He was married to Amanda Rowe for 32 years, until she died in 2013. He has four children and lives in Portland, Maine.

    References

    G. Steven Rowe Wikipedia