About
Rep. MacDonald
Representative Bruce MacDonald is serving his third term in
the Maine House of Representatives and serves as the House Democratic
lead on the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. Representative
MacDonald previously was a member of the Joint Standing Committee
on Marine Resources as well as the Joint Standing Committee on
Business, Research and Economic Development. This committee assignment
is a good fit for a legislator who represents the islands of
Arrowsic, Georgetown, Southport and Westport Island and the mainland
coastal communities of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor. Bruce has
been very active in his efforts to support and sustain the fishing
industry and small businesses in his district and throughout
Maine.
Representative MacDonald was a school principal for 20 years
and worked as a computer program and software development manager.
He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and earned his masters’ degree
from Harvard University.
His commitment to public service includes three terms as a member
of the school committee and board of selectman in Reading, Massachusetts.
In Boothbay, he was a selectman for one term.
Representative MacDonald's family were fishermen from Gloucester,
and he has had a longtime interest in maintaining and strengthening
the fishing tradition in the Gulf of Maine. His other interests
include health insurance reform; energy conservation and development
of alternative energy sources; tax reform; and development of
the community college system and affordable higher education
opportunities.
He has recently served on both the Presiding Officers’ Heat
and Energy Emergency Task Force and the Wind Power Task Force
and will continue to work towards energy independence for Maine
and innovative, long-term efforts to create energy security for
Mainers.
To view high resolution photos of Rep. W. Bruce MacDonald click
here.
News
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Committees
Rep. MacDonald serves as the House Democratic Lead member on
the Joint Standing Committee on Marine
Resources.
For more information about the schedule of committee hearings or to sign up for
advance notice of public hearings click
here .
Issues
Serving on Marine Resources will give me the opportunity to
better represent the concerns of my district of four islands
and a peninsula, all with historical and present-day
working connections to the ocean.
Our committee work will be essential to ensuring a viable and
sustainable yield of fish, lobster and other organisms from the
ocean. We will work toward a balance that will be good for our
marine environment, good for our local maritime economy, and
good for the economy of the state of Maine.
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:
656 Back River Road
Boothbay, ME 04537
Home tel: (207) 633-0570
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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