Jim Dill
Jim Dill | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Maureen Terry |
Member of the Maine Senate from the 5th district | |
In office December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Emily Cain |
Succeeded by | Russell Black |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Old Town, Maine |
Alma mater | University of Maine Purdue University (Ph.D) |
Occupation | Professor of entomology; pest management specialist |
James F. Dill is an American entomologist, politician and professor from Maine. A Democrat, Dill serves Maine House of Representatives District 26, comprising Bradley, the Penobscot Nation Voting District, and Old Town. Dill was first elected to the Maine Legislature in 2010 when he represented Maine House District 14 for two terms before running for the Senate District 5 in 2014. He completed his fourth term in the Maine Senate in 2022. Dill works as the pest management specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Maine.[1] He is considered one of the foremost experts on insect pests in Maine and one of the pioneers of integrated pest management (IPM) in the state.[2]
Education & career
Dill received both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in entomology from the University of Maine[3][4] and a PhD in entomology from Purdue University in 1979.[5][3] He has worked as a pest management specialist for the University of Maine Extension since 1981. Dill coordinates the Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, the Integrated Pest Management, and the Pesticide Safety Education programs. He also serves as a legislative and congressional resource liaison for the university.[6]
Dill also serves as the state of Maine's first Integrated pest management coordinator. In 2021, he was awarded the University of Maine Presidential Public Engagement Award.[6]
Maine Legislature
Dill was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2010. He served two terms tin the House before running for Senate District 5 in 2014. Dill is currently serving his fourth term in the Maine Senate.[1]
Personal life
Dill lives in Old Town, Maine[1][3] where he has served on the boards of both the Regional School District 34 and Maine Vocational Region #4 since 2003.[1][3] Dill is a member of the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis.[1][3] He has been treated for Lyme disease twice.[2]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Dill | 512 | 60.9% | |
Democratic | Richard Blanchard | 329 | 39.1% | |
Total votes | 841 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 1,964 | 64.2% | |
Republican | Daniel Phillips | 1,093 | 35.8% | |
Total votes | 3,057 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Dill | |||
Total votes |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 2,577 | 65.6% | |
Republican | Carol Klitch | 1,351 | 34.4% | |
Total votes | 3,928 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 1,351 | 64.6 | |
Democratic | Herbert Clark | 739 | 35.4 | |
Total votes | 2,090 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 8,638 | 54.7% | |
Republican | Mitchell McLaughlin | 6,052 | 38.3% | |
Total votes | 15,805[a] | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | |||
Total votes | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 12,117 | 62.6% | |
Republican | Brent Baber | 7,241 | 37.4% | |
Total votes | 19,358 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 2,668 | 100% | |
Total votes | 2,668 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Dill | 8,789 | 55.7 | |
Republican | Debbi Perkins | 5,855 | 37.1% | |
Socialist | Maia Dendinger | 1,124 | 7.1% | |
Total votes | 15,768 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Dill | 3,447 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 3,447 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Dill | 11,571 | 58.0% | |
Republican | Christin Ireland | 8,381 | 42.0% | |
Total votes | 19,952 | 100% |
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Jim Dill". Maine Senate Democrats. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b Pols, Mary (14 June 2014). "Meet Jim Dill, Maine's tick expert". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Mahaleris, Nina (4 November 2020). "Orono voters select Maine legislators". The Penobscot Times. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b "James Dill (Maine)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Jim Dill". The University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Dill receives UMaine Presidential Public Engagement Award". Morning AgClips. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Notes
- ^ Includes 1,115 blank votes.
External links
- Entomologist & Maine State Senator Jim Dill on Your Maine
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