![]() ![]() At age eleven, after his father beat him and broke his nose, he ran away from home and lived on the streets of Lewiston, where he at times stayed in horse stables and at a " strip joint". His father drank heavily and terrorized the children, and his mother was too intimidated to stop him. The eldest son of eighteen children of Theresa (née Gagnon) and Gerard LePage, both of French Canadian descent, he grew up speaking French in an impoverished home with an abusive father who was a mill worker. LePage was born in Lewiston, Maine, on October 9, 1948. He faced no primary opposition but lost to incumbent Janet Mills by 13 percentage points in the November general election. In April 2021, he announced that he would be a candidate for governor again in 2022. His plurality wins and unpopular tenure contributed to Maine voters changing their voting system from plurality voting to ranked-choice voting in a 2016 ballot initiative even though it is currently not applicable for gubernatorial elections. LePage was unable to seek a third consecutive term due to Maine's term limits law. ![]() His disapproval figure of 54% was the fourth-highest of the governors at the time. LePage left office with an approval rating of 39%. As governor he made controversial remarks regarding abortion, the LGBTQ community, racial minorities, the death penalty, voting rights, campaign financing, the government and the environment that sparked widespread national criticism including calls for impeachment. During his tenure as the Governor of Maine, he made extensive use of his veto power, vetoing 652 bills as of July 2018, more than the total by all Maine governors over the previous 100 years combined. He was re-elected with a stronger plurality, 48.2% of the vote, in a three-candidate election in 2014. LePage ran for governor of Maine in the 2010 election, winning the general election with a plurality, 37.6%, in a five-candidate race. A member of the Republican Party, LePage served two terms as a city councilor in Waterville, Maine, before being elected Mayor of Waterville in 2004, serving until 2011. He was SABEW president in 2001.Paul Richard LePage ( / l ə ˈ p eɪ dʒ/ born October 9, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 74th Governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. SABEW sends its condolences to Barhart’s family, journalism colleagues, and many friends inside and outside the industry. In observing Bill at two Chicago dailies where he and I both worked, he was an unswerving role model for serious business journalism, but a personable fellow with quick smile and hearty laugh as well.” Love and knowledge of business reporting made him a dedicated SABEW president. He possessed incredibly deep background on all he covered and could detect irony and facts others missed. ![]() “On the job, he dressed like a statesman and was intensely professional in his reporting. “Bill Barnhart was solid as a rock, giving a gravitas to business journalism that inspired those who hoped to follow in his footsteps,” said SABEW board member Andrew Leckey. He has co-authored two books with former state legislator Gene Schlickman, the first on former Illinois governor Otto Kerner, who served from 1961 to 1968, the second on the legal career of Justice John Paul Stevens. In addition, he aired a daily financial market report on Tribune Co.’s Chicago area cable television channel, CLTV In 1997, he began a column in the Sunday Tribune business section focusing on mutual fund investing. His daily column offered news and commentary on the stock, bond and currency markets. ![]() In addition to the Tribune, he worked as a business writer for the former Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times.īarnhart joined the Tribune since 1979. Later, Barnhart covered state and local politics in Springfield and the Chicago suburbs. He began his career in journalism in 1970 as a police reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago wire service. The Society for Advancing Business Reporting and Editing reports that past president William “Bill” Barnhart passed away over the July 4 weekend.īarnhart was with the Chicago Tribune for 26 years. ![]()
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