Political party Republican Party Maine Republican Party Role Politician | Name Peter Edgecomb Profession Educator Succeeded by Carol McElwee | |
Alma mater University of Maine, University of New Hampshire Residence Caribou, Maine, United States Education University of Maine, University of New Hampshire | ||
Peter Edgecomb, Candidate for Maine State Senate, Part 1
Peter Edgecomb is an American politician from Maine. Edgecomb represents District 1 in the Maine Senate. He previously represented District 4 in the Maine House of Representatives, which was part of Aroostook County. He resides in the city of Caribou. He is a Republican and was first elected to the House in 2004. He was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and was unable to run again for re-election in 2012 due to term limits. In 2014, Edgecomb was elected to the Senate from District 1. He announced he would not run for re-election in 2016.
Edgecomb graduated from the University of Maine in Orono in 1963. He later earned an M.A. in education at the University of New Hampshire and was a teacher and principal.
From 2010-12, Edgecomb was co-chairman of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Joint Standing Committee.
His grandson Anthony “A.J.” Edgecomb at age 21 became a member of Maine's House of Representatives 127th Maine Legislature. He became the youngest member of Maine's House of Representatives for Maine District 148.