Tom Saviello

{{Short description|American politician}}

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|name= Thomas B. Saviello

|state_senate= Maine

|state= Maine

|district= 17th

|term_start= 2010

|term_end= 2018

|preceded= Walter Gooley

|succeeded= Russell Black

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1950|08|29}}

|birth_place= Englewood, New Jersey

|death_date=

|death_place=

|spouse=

|profession=Forester

|party=Republican (2009–present)

|otherparty = Democratic (until 2009)

|website=

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Thomas B. Saviello (born August 29, 1950) is an American politician. Saviello is a Republican former State Senator from Maine's 17th District, representing part of Kennebec and Franklin Counties, including the population center of Farmington and his residence in Wilton. He was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 2010 after serving for 8 years (4 terms) in the Maine House of Representatives and two years on the District 9 School Board.{{cite web | url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=56824 | title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Thomas B. Saviello }} His private experience is primarily in the field of forestry; Saviello works as a manager for International Paper. He was born in Englewood, New Jersey and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and the University of Maine.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/36956/thomas-saviello|title=Senator Thomas B. Saviello|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=3 May 2012}}

First elected as a Democrat, Saviello is known to cross party lines on measures and draw the ire of more conservative Republicans, including Governor Paul LePage.{{Cite news |url=http://www.sunjournal.com/paul-lepage-legislator-trade-insults-after-watchdog-committee-finds-governor-didnt-meddle-in-timber-diversion/ |title=Paul LePage, legislator trade insults after watchdog committee finds governor didn't meddle in timber diversion |last=Russell |first=Eric |date=August 20, 2018 |work=Lewiston Sun Journal}} As a Republican, he supported Democrat Jared Golden in his 2018 campaign for Congress against incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin.{{Cite tweet |number=1031532344103108609 |user=ASFried |title=I didn't know that GOP Sen. Saviello is backing Golden. Perhaps they'll be a Republicans for Golden group. #mepolitics https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-look-to-flip-new-englands-one-gop-house-seat-1534757401 … |author=Fried, Amy |date=August 20, 2018}} In 2017, he helped fundraise for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills.{{Cite news |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2017/09/12/politics/a-republican-is-helping-janet-mills-raise-cash-in-her-bid-to-succeed-lepage/ |title=A Republican is helping Janet Mills raise cash in her bid to succeed LePage |last=Cousins |first=Christopher |date=September 12, 2017 |work=Bangor Daily News |access-date=August 20, 2018}}