Name James Handy | ||
James R. Handy is an American politician from Maine. He served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1982-1992 and in the Maine Senate from 1992-1994. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
During Handy's tenure in Maine politics he has served Chairperson for the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Aging Retirement and Veterans; and, Utilities; and Chairperson of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education, and a member of the Special Commission on Women in School Administration. He served on the Lewiston School Committee (1998–2016) and many years as the chairperson. Handy was again elected to Maine House of Representatives from Lewiston's District 58 in November 2016.
Handy earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Maine in Political Science and graduated cum laude in 1980.