Charles Summers Jr, who has served two terms as a state senator, was elected as Maine’s Secretary of State yesterday.

From StarCourier.com:

In Wednesday’s legislative election, held at the beginning of the new term, Summers, 50, defeated six-term incumbent Mark Dunlap, the Democratic nominee, for a two-year term.

“We except Charlie to go even farther,” said proud father Charles Summers of Kewanee, after he and wife Pat watched the vote live from their home on the Maine legislature’s Internet video link. “It was quite an accomplishment in a state that has been heavily Democratic in the past.”

Summers, who grew up in the family business — parents Charles and Pat owned and operated the Hotel Kewanee — managed motels and several other small businesses in Maine before entering politics. He also served as New England administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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