Dan Gwadosky

American politician

Dan Gwadosky

Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1978–1995

Dan A. Gwadosky (February 16, 1954 – August 10, 2011) was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Gwadosky was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1978 at the age of 23 and served there for 18 years as well as 8 years as Secretary of State of Maine from 1997 to 2005.^[1] Beginning in 2005, Gwadosky was appointed Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. He was Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1994 to 1996.^[2]^[3]

Personal and education

Gwadosky was born in Waterville, Maine^[4] and grew up in nearby Fairfield, Maine, where he attended Lawrence High School. He earned a B.S. in Management and a M.A. in Computer Technology from Thomas College in Waterville. He was married to Cheryl Norton, who works for Sappi fine paper in Skowhegan.They have two children and lived in Augusta.^[2] Gwadosky died in August 2011 of pancreatic cancer.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Former Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky dies at 57 Portland Press Herald, August 11, 2011
^ ^a ^b Bureau Director Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Maine.gov
^ L'Hommediu, Andrea (January 18, 2002). "Interview with Dan Gwadosky" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel".