About
Rep. Duchesne
Rep. Duchesne is serving his fourth 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
the House Democratic Lead member on the Joint Standing Committee
on Environment
and Natural Resource. 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
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Committees
Rep. Duchesne serves as
the House Democratic Lead member on the Joint Standing Committee
on Environment
and Natural Resource.
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
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:
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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