Representative Joshua Tardy is serving his fourth term in the
Maine Legislature representing District 25, which includes Corinna, part of
Corinth, Exeter, Newport and Plymouth, and his second term as House Republican
Leader. As such, he plays a critical role in the Maine Republican Party and
tirelessly advocates for Republican principles in the State House.
Rep. Tardy served on the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Taxation
during his first term, as well as the Apportionment Commission, the group
charged with reconfiguring the House and Senate districts in Maine following
the decennial census. He was also named to the Joint Select Committee on Regionalization
and Community Cooperation. In his second term at the State House, Rep. Tardy
was elected by his fellow caucus members to the post of Assistant House Republican
Leader.
Rep. Tardy, an attorney, received his undergraduate degree from the University
of Maine in Orono. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of
Maine School of Law in 1993. Upon graduation, Rep. Tardy worked as a litigation
associate at the Bangor firm of Rudmen & Winchell. Since 1995 he has been
in private practice in Newport and in 2004 became a partner in the firm of
Irwin, Tardy & Morris, running the Newport office. The firm also has offices
in Portland, Brunswick, and Dover-Foxcroft. Rep. Tardy’s practice includes
a wide range of fields, including civil litigation, criminal law, real estate,
commercial law, and personal injury. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, are also
co-owners of a banquet business in the Newport area called Millennium Weddings
& Convention Center.
Rep. Tardy is active in many community organizations including the Masons,
Elks, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and the Maine State and Penobscot
Bar Associations. He is the past Commissioner of Maine Girls AAU Basketball,
served as chairman of the MSAD 48 school board, is president of the Nokomis
Alumni Association and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Maine Central
Institute in Pittsfield, Maine.
Rep. Tardy and his wife, Mary Ellen, reside in his hometown of Newport.
Contact
information:
Rep. Josh Tardy
P.O. Box 381
Newport, ME 04953
Phone: 207-368-4810
tardylaw@roadrunner.com
Representative
Philip A. Curtis of Madison is serving his third term in the Maine House of
Representatives and his first term as Assistant Republican Leader. He represents
District 86 - Madison, Norridgewock and Solon.
Representative Curtis is a self-employed Maine local road consultant. He also
served four years in the Maine National Guard.
Representative Curtis is a member of the United Baptist Church. He and his
wife, Deanna, have three children. Rep. Curtis enjoys spending time with his
family and six grandchildren.
Contact information:
Rep. Phil Curtis
93 Blackwell Hill Road
Madison, ME 04950
Phone: 207/696-3052
pdcurtis2@hotmail.com