Stephen Moriarty

Stephen W. Moriarty (born December 14, 1949, in Boston, Massachusetts)[1] is an American politician from Maine. Moriarty is a graduate of Bowdoin College (1972) and the University of Maine School of Law (1978).[2] He joined the law firm Norman, Hanson, & DeTroy in 1981.[3]

A member of the Democratic Party, Moriarty served as a member of the Cumberland, Maine, Town Council from 1987 to 1993, and again between 1997 and 2012. He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives from district 108, encompassing Cumberland, in 2012,[4] and stepped down in 2014 after Cumberland was redistricted to district 45.[5] In April 2019, Moriarty was selected by the Democratic Party to contest the open seat of district 45 House of Representatives member Dale Denno, who had resigned.[6] Moriarty defeated Kevin Hughes in a June 2019 special election.[7]

Moriarty had three siblings and is married to Pam.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (December 1994). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, 1994. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600779.
  2. ^ "Stephen Moriarty's Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Stephen W. Moriarty". Norman Hanson DeTroy. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ Lear, Alex (13 November 2012). "Longtime Cumberland town councilor prepares for move to Legislature". The Forecaster. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ Lear, Alex (5 November 2014). "GOP House wins: Timmons over Denno, Chace unseats Graham". The Forecaster. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ^ Acquisto, Alex (11 April 2019). "Dems, GOP pick special election candidates to replace state rep who resigned for health reasons". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ^ Murphy, Edward D. (11 June 2019). "Democrat wins special election in House District 45". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Keith W. Moriarty". Sun Journal. 18 August 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2019.