About
Rep. Duchesne
Rep. Duchesne is serving his third term in the Maine Legislature,
after his decades of public service outside the Legislature. In September
2003, he retired from a 31-year career in radio, the last 17 of which
were on WQCB-FM (Q-106.5) in Bangor as Eastern Maine’s #1 radio
personality. In 2001 he was inducted into the Maine Association of
Broadcasters Hall of Fame and in 2003 entered the Country Music Disk
Jockey Hall of Fame in Nashville.
During his radio career, Bob was an active leader among charity
and public service organizations in the Bangor area, including stints
as president of Downeast Big Brothers/ Big Sisters, Maine Audubon,
and the Maine Association of Broadcasters. In addition to continued
service with Maine Audubon, he is on the Board of Directors for Brewer
Economic Development Corporation, the Bangor Land Trust, and the
Caribou Bog-Penjajawoc Marsh Corridor Project.
Rep. Duchesne earned a degree in Government from Colby College and
a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of
Maine. His experience in both business development and environmental
activism has led to his serving as Chair of the Natural Resources
Committee on which he is serving his third consecutive term. He has
been instrumental in creating the Maine Birding Trail to help promote
Maine’s natural resources based tourist economy.
Rep. Duchesne lives with his wife, Sandi, on Pushaw Lake in Hudson.
To view high resolution photos of Rep. Robert Duchesne click
here.
News
| April 2, 2009 | Green jobs bill gaining support at State House
Maine’s Energy Future Committee gets first look at legislation to add jobs and reduce state’s dependence on foreign energy sources
| | March 4, 2009 | Federal recovery dollars fund local transportation projects
Local school cuts also restored
| | September 9, 2008 | Local Reps. honored for voting record on natural resources bills
Environmental advocacy group praises Reps. Cain and Duchesne for work this session
| | August 5, 2008 | Reps. Blanchard, Duchesne and Pratt announce applications available for Property Tax and Rent Refund Program
Last year’s applicants will automatically receive new applications
| | July 21, 2008 | Rep. Duchesne reminds Maine seniors and veterans to apply for economic stimulus payments
IRS and AARP have discovered that 31,000 have yet to apply, and time is running out
| | July 11, 2008 | Rep. Duchesne announces early applications for heating assistance
Program assisting low income Mainers with heating oil accepting early applications
| | February 12, 2008 | House passes measure to define assault on firefighters in the line of duty as a felony
Protection already in place for police and EMTs – measure would create parity for all first responders
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Committees
Rep. Duchesne serves as House chair of the Joint Standing Committee
on Natural
Resources.
For more information about the schedule of committee hearings or to sign
up for advance notice of public hearings click
here.
Issues
Rep. Duchesne co-chaired the Blue Ribbon Commission on Solid Waste
Management. And, he served on the commission to study the cost
of providing certain services in the unorganized territories.
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:
478 Beechwood Avenue
Old Town, ME 04468
Home tel: (207) 827-3782
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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