Theodore Curtis

Theodore S. Curtis Jr. (September 23, 1940 – April 24, 2015) was an American politician from Maine. Curtis, a Republican representing Orono, Maine, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975 and the Maine Senate from 1975 to 1978.

Early life Curtis was born on September 23, 1940 in Bangor, Maine to Theodore S. Curtis and Augusta Tolman Curtis. He graduated from Orono High School, Bowdoin College, and Harvard Law School. He was the first Vietnam Veteran elected to the Maine Legislature. In 1974, he upset Maine Senate president Kenneth P. MacLeod by 72 votes in the Republican primary. He did not seek reelection in 1978.

Later life Curtis served for many years on the Orono School Committee. He was a trustee of Unity College and the Lee Academy and a director of the University of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation and the Maine Veterans Homes. Curtis died on April 24, 2015 in Bangor.