Richard Carey (politician)

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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|name= Richard Carey

|state_senate= Maine

|state= Maine

|district= 14th

|term_start= 1992

|term_end= 2000

|preceded=

|succeeded= Kenneth Gagnon

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1929|01|07}}

|birth_place= Waterville, Maine

|death_date= {{death date and age|2013|07|19|1929|01|07|mf=y}}

|death_place= Belgrade, Maine

|spouse= Helen Carey

|profession=

|religion=

|party= Democrat

|website=

}}

Richard J. "Spike" Carey (January 7, 1929 – July 19, 2013) was an American politician from Maine.{{cite news|url=http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Spike-Carey-longtime-legislator-Waterville-and-Belgrade-politician-dies.html|title='Spike' Carey, longtime legislator, Waterville and Belgrade politician, dies|author=STAFF REPORT|date=July 22, 2013|work=Morning Sentinel|accessdate=22 July 2013}} Carey served as an Alderman, Councilman, and as the longest serving Mayor of Waterville, Maine from 1970 to 1978. From 1967 to 1978, Carey also represented Waterville in the Maine House of Representatives. He served in the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000 (term limited). In 2004, he ran again for the State Senate against incumbent Chandler Woodcock and lost. Carey was also the first Town Manager for the Town of Belgrade, Maine. He later served on the Town of Belgrade Board of Selectmen.