William Diamond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

William Diamond

Maine State Senator

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1945

Place of Birth: Gardiner, Maine, United States

Profession: teacher, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William 'Bill' Diamond (born February 19, 1945) is an American politician and former teacher.
Diamond served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 12th District, including his residence in Windham.
He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1976 and served in the House until 1982, when he was elected to the Maine State Senate.
He served in the Senate until 1986.
In 1989, he succeeded Rodney S.
Quinn as Maine's Secretary of State and was re-elected four years later.
He returned to elected office in 2004 when he was elected to the Senate.
Unable to seek re-election due to term-limits in 2012, Diamond was replaced by Republican Gary Plummer.In 2014, Diamond again ran for the State Senate, this time in the Windham-based 26th district in Cumberland County, and was elected to a 7th non-consecutive term.