Mark Cayer
Mark Cayer | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Lewiston, Maine | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kristen Cloutier |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Mark Cayer is an American politician and former police officer who has served as mayor of Lewiston, Maine since January 6, 2020.[1] Cayer ran as a non-partisan but was mainly Demoractic Party-backed and is a registered Democrat. In the 2019 mayoral election, he beat two other candidates and was elected with 54.6% of the vote. He served as Lewiston School Committee chairman before becoming mayor.[2]
2014 Maine House of Representatives run[edit]
Cayer ran for district 61 of the Maine House of Representatives in 2014 for the Lewiston's Independent Voice party. He lost to Democrat Heidi Brooks in the general election with 42% to Brooks's 50%.[3]
2019 Lewiston mayoral run[edit]
Cayer was a candidate in the 2019 Lewiston, Maine mayoral election. He defeated Tim Lajoie, also non-partisan, with 3,237 votes to Lajoie's 2,521.[2]
Traffic incident[edit]
On October 24, 2019, Cayer was involved in a car accident where he hit a pedestrian crossing a crosswalk. Cayer explained that he was distracted by a "fire truck, scooter and bicyclist" while coming towards the intersection. Cayer was issued a traffic citation. The pedestrian was sent to a hospital but survived.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Rice, Andrew (January 6, 2020). "Lewiston inauguration: Mayor Mark Cayer promises to be 'champion' for city". Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rice, Andrew (November 5, 2019). "Mark Cayer elected Lewiston's next mayor". Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ "Mark Cayer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ McEvoy, Beth (November 25, 2019). "Video shows Lewiston's mayor-elect hit pedestrian in crosswalk". Newscenter Maine. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ "Video shows mayor-elect hitting pedestrian with van | Boston.com". www.boston.com.
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