Erik Jorgensen's Biography
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Full Name:
Erik Clark Jorgensen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Tamara; 1 Child: Will
Birth Date:
10/30/1964
Birth Place:
Boston, MA
Home City:
Portland, ME
Attended, History of Art, University of Sussex
MPA, Public Administration, Harvard University, 19981999
BA, Art History, Bowdoin College, 19831987
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 41, 2012-2020
Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 41, 2014, 2016, 2018
Former Member, Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, Maine State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Bills in the Second Reading Committee, Maine State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation, Maine State House of Representatives
Assistant Director/Executive Director, Maine Humanities Council, 1999-2012
Coordinator, New Century Community Program, Maine Cultural Affairs Council, 1999-2001
Executive Director, Pejepscot Historical Society, 1989-1999
Fellow, Department of Art Bowdoin College, 1987-1989
Board Member, Good-Will Hinckley, present
Member, Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission, present
Board Member, Portland Rotary, present
Member, Advisory Board, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Southern Maine
Former Board Member, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Former Board Member, Maine Center for Economic Policy
Former Chair, Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) Community Advisory Board
Former Board Member, Project On Civic Reflection
Father's Occupation:
Author of a Sierra Club natural history guide to New England
Wrote a book about the New England Landscape
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Hiking, Sailing, Beekeeping