Henry Joy (Maine)
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Henry L. Joy is a Maine
politician and retired teacher. He is from Crystal, Maine
. He was first elected as a Republican to the Maine House of Representatives
in 1992, which was the 116th Legislature, and has served in every consecutive Legislature except for the 120th Legislature, when he made an unsuccessful bid for governor of the State of Maine, after which he served as a Selectman for the town of Crystal, and was returned to the 121st Legislature in 2002, reelected in 2004 and 2006. He is currently the ranking minority member.
Representative Joy's District serves the localities of Bancroft, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Haynesville, Hersey, Island Falls, Linneus, Ludlow, Merrill, Mount Chase, New Limerick, Oakfield, Patten, Sherman, Smyrna, Stacyville, Weston and Plantations of Glenwood, Macwahoc, Moro and Reed, plus the unorganized territories of North Penobscot (part, including Herseytown Township) and South Aroostook (including Benedicta, Molunkus and Silver Ridge Townships).
He attended Hillyer College, in Hartford Connecticut, from 1951–1953, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ricker College
in 1963, and a Masters in Education from the University of Maine
, at Orono
in 1976.
Mr. Joy was an educator in Island Falls, Maine
from 1963–1969 and from 1972–1974, Superintendent of Schools, CSD #9, 1976–1981, and a teacher with Maine Administrative School Administrative District #25 (MSAD #25), from 1981–1992, after which he retired from teaching.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
politician and retired teacher. He is from Crystal, Maine
Crystal, Maine
Crystal is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
. He was first elected as a Republican to the Maine House of Representatives
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...
in 1992, which was the 116th Legislature, and has served in every consecutive Legislature except for the 120th Legislature, when he made an unsuccessful bid for governor of the State of Maine, after which he served as a Selectman for the town of Crystal, and was returned to the 121st Legislature in 2002, reelected in 2004 and 2006. He is currently the ranking minority member.
Representative Joy's District serves the localities of Bancroft, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Haynesville, Hersey, Island Falls, Linneus, Ludlow, Merrill, Mount Chase, New Limerick, Oakfield, Patten, Sherman, Smyrna, Stacyville, Weston and Plantations of Glenwood, Macwahoc, Moro and Reed, plus the unorganized territories of North Penobscot (part, including Herseytown Township) and South Aroostook (including Benedicta, Molunkus and Silver Ridge Townships).
He attended Hillyer College, in Hartford Connecticut, from 1951–1953, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ricker College
Ricker College
Ricker College was a small college located in Houlton, Maine. It opened in 1848 and closed in 1978.It began as Houlton Academy in 1848, before being subsequently renamed Ricker Classical Institute in 1887...
in 1963, and a Masters in Education from the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
, at Orono
Orono, Maine
Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot Nation. It is home to The University of Maine. The population was 10,362 at the 2010 census.- Geography :...
in 1976.
Mr. Joy was an educator in Island Falls, Maine
Island Falls, Maine
Island Falls is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 793 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water...
from 1963–1969 and from 1972–1974, Superintendent of Schools, CSD #9, 1976–1981, and a teacher with Maine Administrative School Administrative District #25 (MSAD #25), from 1981–1992, after which he retired from teaching.