Jeff Timberlake
{{short description|American politician}}
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|name = Jeffrey Timberlake
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|office = Minority Leader of the Maine Senate
|term_start = December 2, 2020
|term_end = December 7, 2022
|predecessor = Dana Dow
|successor = Trey Stewart
|office2 = Member of the Maine Senate
|term_start2 = December 5, 2018
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|predecessor2 = Garrett Mason
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|constituency2 = {{ubl|22nd district (2018–2022)|17th district (since 2022)}}
|order3 = Member of the Maine House of Representatives
|term_start3 = December 1, 2010
|term_end3 = December 5, 2018
|predecessor3 = Lawrence Sirois
|successor3 = Joshua Morris
|constituency3 = {{ubl|96th district (2010–2014)|75th district (2014–2018)}}
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|party = Republican
|education = Central Maine Community College
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Jeffrey Timberlake is an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Timberlake represents District 17 in the Maine Senate, having previously represented District 22. Previously, he served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=260105 In the House, Timberlake represented District 96, which Hebron, Minot and his residence in Turner. He earned an associate degree in business management from Central Maine Community College. He is also a former member of the Turner Planning Board.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121048/jeff-timberlake#.U1L_dfldWFk|title=Jeff Timberlake's Biography|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 19, 2014}}
During his first term in the Senate, Timberlake served as Assistant Minority Leader. After Sen. Dana Dow lost re-election in November 2020, Timberlake was elected Minority Leader of the Republican caucus.{{cite news |title=GOP picks longtime lawmakers to lead Maine Senate minority |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2020/11/11/politics/gop-picks-longtime-lawmakers-to-lead-maine-senate-minority/ |work=Bangor Daily News |date=November 11, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Lawmakers kick off a pandemic-altered session |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2020/12/02/politics/lawmakers-kick-off-a-pandemic-altered-session/ |work=Bangor Daily News |date=December 2, 2020}}
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Category:Central Maine Community College alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Category:Minority leaders of the Maine Senate
Category:People from Turner, Maine