Ted Koffman
{{Short description|American politician (born 1944)}}
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Theodore 'Ted' S. Koffman (born October 28, 1944) is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat from Bar Harbor, Koffman served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. He was unable to seek re-election in 2008 due to term-limits. Koffman served as co-chair of the Natural Resources Committee from 2002 to 2008.{{cite news|url=http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2004/12/21/party-switching-senator-gets-key-post/|title=Party-switching senator gets key post|last=Higgins|first=A.J.|date=December 21, 2004|work=Bangor Daily News|page=B1|accessdate=28 September 2014}}
Koffman worked as the Director of Government and Community Relations at College of the Atlantic from 1976 to 2008. In 2009, he joined the Maine Audubon Society. He retired from Maine Audubon, May 1, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://maineaudubon.org/blog/2013/11/maine-audubon-executive-director-ted-koffman-announces-retirement/|title=Maine Audubon Executive Director, Ted Koffman, Announces Retirement - Maine AudubonMaine Audubon|accessdate=28 September 2014}} He ran for the Maine Senate in 2014, but lost the general election to Brian Langley.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=793439 He ran again in 2016, but lost the Democratic primary.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=814949
Personal
Koffman was born in 1944 in Morristown, New Jersey. He earned an A.A. from Franconia College in 1966 and with a B.A. from Bloomfield College in 1968. He later earned a M.A. from Goddard College.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/36596/ted-koffman#.VChDaPldWFk|title=Ted Koffman|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=28 September 2014}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Maine House of Representatives
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 35th district|years=2004–2008}}
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Category:People from Bar Harbor, Maine
Category:Politicians from Morristown, New Jersey
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Category:College of the Atlantic people
Category:Franconia College alumni
Category:Bloomfield College alumni
Category:Goddard College alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Maine Legislature
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