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Paul Richard LePage was elected 74th Governor of Maine and took office on January 15th, 2011. He is the first Franco-American Governor of the state of Maine, born in Lewiston, Maine. A Republican, he was previously mayor of Waterville from 2003 to 2011. He worked in the private sector as general manager of the 14-store discount chain, Marden's Surplus and Salvage, from 1996 to 2011.