About
Rep. Gilbert
Rep. Paul Gilbert is a lifelong resident of Jay. He graduated from Jay
High School before serving in the U.S. Army for 3 years. Following completion
of his military service, he attended the University of Maine Farmington
earning a bachelor ’s degree in 1972.
Rep. Gilbert has more than 30 years of private and public sector
management experience. He managed supermarkets prior to his long
career as a Job Service Manager at the Maine Department of Labor.
In his retirement he continues to be an active member of MSEA/SEIU
Local 1989 and the Maine Council of Senior Citizens. Rep. Gilbert
volunteers at the Senior Plus Western Maine Area Agency on Aging
helping people access information regarding the “circuit
breaker” program. He is on the board of Western Maine Community
Action (WMCA), a social service agency that provides services for
the people living in the western mountain region of Maine. He served
on the board of Friends Together, a group that works with people
suffering from mental illness and their families.
In 2008, after the announcement of the closing of the Wausau Mill
in Jay, Rep. Gilbert and Louise Chabot founded the Good Neighbor
Fuel Fund, which helps any former Wausau Mill worker affected by
the mill closing, or residents of Jay, Livermore, or Livermore
Falls with emergency fuel assistance. Rep. Gilbert also volunteers
with Literacy Volunteers.
Rep. Gilbert and his wife of 38 years, Jean, have 3 grown children
and 8 grandchildren.
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here.
News
| April 11, 2012 | Republicans strip earned benefits from unemployed workers
Maine House votes for bill that reduces unemployment benefits, curbs earned vacation pay
| | March 12, 2012 | Maine Republicans line up against Maine workers
By Rep. Paul Gilbert
| | February 23, 2012 | Democrats call for focus on jobs, not stripping workplace rights
Republicans put sweetheart deal for DeCoster ahead of Maine workers
| | January 17, 2012 | Rep. Gilbert announces College Goal Maine program
| | October 4, 2011 | Fraud should not be an excuse to target unemployed
By: Rep. Paul Gilbert, D-Jay
| | September 16, 2011 | Environmental group gives Rep. Gilbert top score
| | August 3, 2011 | Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program Applications Available
“Circuit Breaker” tax relief program for middle and low-income Mainers opens Aug. 1
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Committees
Rep. Gilbert serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Labor,
Commerce, Research
and Economic Development.
For more information about the schedule of committee hearings or to sign
up for advance notice of public hearings click
here.
Issues
You can learn more about what the House Democrats are doing for
Maine by clicking
here. And I'd like to hear what you think -- please Contact
Me.
Legislation
Click on the button below to see all bills, joint resolutions
and orders I sponsored or cosponsored this session, as well as
legislative sentiments that honor and recognize people from our
district and throughout the state.
To do a general bill search, click
here.
Contact Me
Thank you for taking time to contact me. You may use the online
Contact Form to reach
me.
You can also contact me at my home:
PO Box 186
Jay, ME 04239
Home tel: (207) 897-5143
When the Legislature is in session, you can leave
a message for me by calling the State House Message
Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TTY Line:
(207) 287-4469.
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