About
Rep. Cleary
Representative Richard C. Cleary is a Maine native. He represents
Houlton, the town where he was born and now maintains a law practice
and home. He has close ties to every town in his district. He was
raised in Cary Plantation, attended high school in Hodgdon and
served as the Town of Orient’s attorney. He has hunted and
fished often in Amity and also has close friends there, including
current or former football players that he has coached.
Rep. Cleary was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives
in 2006 and is serving his second term. He serves on the Business,
Research and Economic Development Committee and the Judiciary Committee.
He maintains a busy law practice, serves as one of only five bankruptcy
trustees in the State of Maine, coaches football
and runs, road cycles, cross-country skis and snowshoes. He enjoys
reading and writing and has had a number of short stories, articles
and law essays published. He was admitted to the Maine bar in 1993
and the Federal bar in 1994. He has one daughter who is about to
enter college.
To view high resolution photos of Rep. Richard Cleary click
here.
News
| June 4, 2009 | Utility bill signed into law
Cleary’s bill will reduce costs by allowing sale of excess electricity
| | June 2, 2009 | Cleary bills support access to justice
Personal recognizance and small claims bills receive unanimous votes for passage
| | May 28, 2009 | Legislators, Treasurer, Housing Authority coordinate on late session bill to help Mainers purchase new homes
Proposal would empower homebuyers to use federal credit at time of closing, or to perform energy efficiency upgrades
| | May 20, 2009 | Mixed Martial Arts bill moves to House floor
Legislation would allow MMA in Maine
| | May 14, 2009 | Rep. Cleary recognizes Lupus Awareness Month at State House
| | May 4, 2009 | Houses passes bill to reduce costs for consumer-owned utilities
Legislation would allow consumer-owned utilities to sell excess energy
| | April 9, 2009 | Rep. Cleary sees success with revenue generating, streamlining initiatives
Cleary bill would allow consumer-owned utilities to sell excess
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Committees
Rep. Cleary serves ont the Joint Standing Committee on Business,
Research and Economic Development and serves on the Joint Standing
Committee on Judiciary.
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
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 9
Houlton, ME 04730
Home tel: (207) 532-7526
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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