Charlie Summers
Charles E. Summers Jr. (born December 26, 1959) is an American politician, businessman, and Iraq War veteran. A Republican from the state of Maine, he served as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the Trump Administration.
Charlie Summers | |
|---|---|
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – May 19, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dana White |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Rath Hoffman |
| 48th Secretary of State of Maine | |
| In office January 5, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Governor | Paul LePage |
| Preceded by | Matthew Dunlap |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Dunlap |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 31st district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Hobbins |
| Succeeded by | Joan Pendexter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1959 Danville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Black Hawk College University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS) |
A member of the Maine Senate from 1991 to 1995, Summers ran for the Republican nomination for Maine's 1st congressional district in 1994, finishing second in the primary. He was the nominee for the same seat in 2004 and 2008, losing on each occasion to the Democratic candidate. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the Secretary of State of Maine. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate to succeed retiring Republican Olympia Snowe in the 2012 election, but lost to former independent Governor Angus King.