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John Lisnik

1946 – 2020

Member of the Maine House of Representatives

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Lived 1946 – 2020 (aged 73). John Lisnik was an American politician and teacher.

John Lisnik (December 19, 1946 – April 24, 2020) was an American politician and administrator in the University of Maine System. In 1980, Lisnik was elected to the Maine House of Representatives as a Democrat, replacing retiring Republican Bruce Roope. Lisnik was born in Presque Isle, Maine and graduated from area schools in 1965 before enlisting in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was a paratrooper and was honorably discharged in 1968 after serving in the 101st Airborne Division. He graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 1972 and taught social studies in Falmouth, Maine for a year. He then received a fellowship to study at the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a M.A. in government and international affairs. He returned to Aroostook County thereafter and taught at Caribou High School. At the time of his announcement to run for the House of Representatives, Lisnik was vice chairman of the Presque Isle city democratic committee.

He was the Assistant to the Chancellor for Governmental Relations for the University of Maine system, where he represented the system in the Maine Legislature.

He died on April 24, 2020, in Presque Isle, Maine at age 73.

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University of Maine, University of Notre Dame, University of Maine at Presque Isle
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives

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Who was John Lisnik?

Member of the Maine House of Representatives

When was John Lisnik born?

John Lisnik was born on 19 December 1946 in Presque Isle.

When did John Lisnik die?

John Lisnik died on 24 April 2020.

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John Lisnik was a politician and teacher.

What nationality was John Lisnik?

John Lisnik was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Lisnik

· Wikidata: Q6244937

· DBpedia: John Lisnik

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