John G. Richardson

John G. Richardson is a Maine politician. A Democrat, Richardson sought the Democratic Nomination for Governor of Maine in 2010. He withdrew from the race after questions raised about signatures collected by 4 campaign volunteers put his campaign's eligibility for Clean Elections funding at risk. He formerly served as Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. In 1998, Richardson beat an incumbent Republican to win election to the Maine House of Representatives. As a freshman on the Banking and Insurance Committee, he led the effort to enact a Patient Bill of Rights. The following term, as chair of the Business and Economic Development Committee, he sponsored and wrote the...