Staff Writer
A Cyr Plantation man, Daniel Deveau, has announced his candidacy for Senate District 35.
Deveau, a Republican, is a potato grower and his community’s first assessor. He will face the winner of the Democratic primary in June between State Rep. Troy Jackson of Allagash and Gary Pelletier of Cross Lake.
Aroostook Republican photo/Debra Walsh
Daniel Deveau, a Republican from Cyr Plantation has announced his candidacy for Senate District 35.
The senate seat is held by state Sen. John L. Martin, D-Eagle Lake, who is seeking the House seat during the November elections due to term limits.
Deveau said he is looking to restore fiscal responsibility to the citizens of Maine and to bring respect back to the political system in the state.
“I understand the struggle that Maine people are going through,” said Deveau. “I want to be in touch with my constituents in Maine.”
The candidate also wants less regulation for business, which would foster future growth in the state.
Deveau is a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono and has been involved in farming since 1981. He has been the town’s first assessor (town manager) since 2003.
He is past chairman of the Aroostook County Extension Committee and a past director of the U.S. Potato Board. He also has served as past chairman of the Farm Service Agency committee of Aroostook and past president of the Van Buren Jaycees.
Deveau is a past council member of St. Bruno Catholic Church in Van Buren and is a member of several of local fraternal organizations.
The candidate is married to Brenda Deveau and the couple has one daughter, Chantal.
Communities that compose Senate District 35 include Caribou, Caswell, Connor Township, Limestone, Mapleton, New Sweden, Stockholm, Van Buren, Woodland, Westmanland and Washburn.
