Jim Dill
{{Short description|American politician and professor of entomology}}
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| state_house = Maine
| district = 26th
| term_start = December 7, 2022
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| predecessor = Maureen Terry
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| district1 = 5th
| term_start1 = December 3, 2014
| term_end1 = December 7, 2022
| predecessor1 = Emily Cain
| successor1 = Russell Black
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| party = Democratic
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| residence = Old Town, Maine
| alma_mater = University of Maine
Purdue University (Ph.D)
| occupation = Professor of entomology; pest management specialist
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James F. Dill is an American entomologist, politician and professor from Maine. A Democrat, Dill serves Maine House of Representatives District 26, comprising Bradley, the Penobscot Nation Voting District, and Old Town. Dill was first elected to the Maine Legislature in 2010 when he represented Maine House District 14 for two terms before running for the Senate District 5 in 2014. He completed his fourth term in the Maine Senate in 2022. Dill works as the pest management specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Maine.{{R|mesenatedems}} He is considered one of the foremost experts on insect pests in Maine and one of the pioneers of integrated pest management (IPM) in the state.{{R|meetjimdill}}
Education & career
Dill received both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in entomology from the University of Maine{{R|2020results}}{{R|ballotpedia}} and a PhD in entomology from Purdue University in 1979.{{R|umainestaff}}{{R|2020results}} He has worked as a pest management specialist for the University of Maine Extension since 1981. Dill coordinates the Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, the Integrated Pest Management, and the Pesticide Safety Education programs. He also serves as a legislative and congressional resource liaison for the university.{{R|umaineaward}}
Dill also serves as the state of Maine's first Integrated pest management coordinator. In 2021, he was awarded the University of Maine Presidential Public Engagement Award.{{R|umaineaward}}
=Maine Legislature=
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Dill was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2010. He served two terms tin the House before running for Senate District 5 in 2014. Dill is currently serving his fourth term in the Maine Senate.{{R|mesenatedems}}
Personal life
Dill lives in Old Town, Maine{{R|mesenatedems}}{{R|2020results}} where he has served on the boards of both the Regional School District 34 and Maine Vocational Region #4 since 2003.{{R|mesenatedems}}{{R|2020results}} Dill is a member of the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis.{{R|mesenatedems}}{{R|2020results}} He has been treated for Lyme disease twice.{{R|meetjimdill}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title= 2010 Maine House District 14 Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 512
|percentage= 60.9%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Richard Blanchard
|votes= 329
|percentage= 39.1%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 841
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title= 2010 Maine House District 14 general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 1,964
|percentage= 64.2%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Republican Party (United States)
|candidate= Daniel Phillips
|votes= 1,093
|percentage= 35.8%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,057
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2012 Maine House District 14 Democratic primary}}
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|candidate= Jim Dill
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2012 Maine House District 14 general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 2,577
|percentage= 65.6%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Republican Party (United States)
|candidate= Carol Klitch
|votes= 1,351
|percentage= 34.4%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,928
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2014 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 1,351
|percentage= 64.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Herbert Clark
|votes= 739
|percentage= 35.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,090
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2014 Maine Senate District 5 general election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 8,638
|percentage= 54.7%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Republican Party (United States)
|candidate= Mitchell McLaughlin
|votes= 6,052
|percentage= 38.3%}}
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| votes = 15,805{{efn|name="blankvotes"|Includes 1,115 blank votes.}}
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2016 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary }}
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|candidate= Jim Dill
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2016 Maine Senate District 5 general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 12,117
|percentage= 62.6%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Republican Party (United States)
|candidate= Brent Baber
|votes= 7,241
|percentage= 37.4%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,358
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2018 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 2,668
|percentage= 100%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,668
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2018 Maine Senate District 5 general election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 8,789
|percentage= 55.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Republican Party (United States)
|candidate= Debbi Perkins
|votes= 5,855
|percentage= 37.1%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Socialist Party (United States)
|candidate= Maia Dendinger
|votes= 1,124
|percentage= 7.1%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,768
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title= 2020 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 3,447
|percentage= 100.0%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,447
| percentage = 100.0%
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{{Election box begin no change|title= 2020 Maine Senate District 5 general election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party= Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate= Jim Dill
|votes= 11,571
|percentage= 58.0%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party= Republican Party (United States)
|candidate= Christin Ireland
|votes= 8,381
|percentage= 42.0%}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,952
| percentage = 100%
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References
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External links
- [https://vimeo.com/136146486 Entomologist & Maine State Senator Jim Dill on Your Maine]
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