Maine Legislature
Michaud was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1980, and served seven terms there. Then in 1994 he ran for and was elected to the Maine Senate. During his years in the state legislature he continued to work at the Great Northern Paper Company until his election to Congress. To accommodate his legislative schedule he shifted his factory shifts, for instance by working weekends. In 1996 he was appointed chair of the Joint Appropriation Committee and in December 2000 was unanimously elected President of the Maine Senate.
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