Shawn Moody
Encyclopedia
Shawn H. Moody is a Maine
entrepreneur, and former Independent
candidate for Governor of Maine
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, and is the youngest of three children. He lives in Gorham with his wife, Chris, and their four children.
, Moody borrowed $6,000 to start an auto body repair business. As of 2010, Moody’s Collision Centers is the largest auto repair business in New England, with 75 employees at five locations in Maine. In 2003 the company converted to an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), giving Moody’s workers a 34 percent financial stake in the company. The company has also been recognized in Maine and nationally for its environmental excellence and business achievements, ranking it in the top one percent of 40,000 shops nationwide in customer service and operating performance. The company won the 2003 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Business. In 2008, the Department of Environmental Protection recognized Moody’s as an industry leader in environmental excellence.
as an Independent on June 9, 2010. Moody registered as an unenrolled soon after he became eligible to vote in Maine in 1978. His initial television ads featured an endorsement from longtime Gorham High School teacher and reality TV star, Bob Crowley
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With 94% of precincts reporting on the day after the election, the Bangor Daily News
declared Republican Paul LePage
the winner, carrying 38.1% of the votes. Independent Eliot Cutler
was in second place with 36.7% of the votes (less than 7,500 votes behind LePage), while Democrat Libby Mitchell was a distant third with 19%. Moody and Independent Kevin Scott received 5% and 1% of the vote, respectively.
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...
entrepreneur, and former Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate for Governor of Maine
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....
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Personal life
Moody grew up in Gorham, MaineGorham, Maine
Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 16,381 at the 2010 census. In addition to an urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town also encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct...
, and is the youngest of three children. He lives in Gorham with his wife, Chris, and their four children.
Business
At 17, while in his senior year at Gorham High SchoolGorham High School (Maine)
Gorham High School, is a public high school located in Gorham, Maine. It houses grades 9–12.-History:Gorham High School received national media attention on January 4, 2008, when the administration was forced to cancel classes for a day after an apparent senior prank. School administrators arrived...
, Moody borrowed $6,000 to start an auto body repair business. As of 2010, Moody’s Collision Centers is the largest auto repair business in New England, with 75 employees at five locations in Maine. In 2003 the company converted to an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), giving Moody’s workers a 34 percent financial stake in the company. The company has also been recognized in Maine and nationally for its environmental excellence and business achievements, ranking it in the top one percent of 40,000 shops nationwide in customer service and operating performance. The company won the 2003 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Business. In 2008, the Department of Environmental Protection recognized Moody’s as an industry leader in environmental excellence.
2010 gubernatorial candidacy
Primarily self-funded, Moody joined the 2010 Maine gubernatorial electionMaine gubernatorial election, 2010
The 2010 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Baldacci was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010...
as an Independent on June 9, 2010. Moody registered as an unenrolled soon after he became eligible to vote in Maine in 1978. His initial television ads featured an endorsement from longtime Gorham High School teacher and reality TV star, Bob Crowley
Robert Crowley (Survivor contestant)
Robert "Bob" Crowley is the $1,000,000 winner of the American television show Survivor: Gabon. On December 14, 2008, it was revealed that he had been voted the winner, receiving four out of the seven votes and thus beating out hairdresser Susie Smith and pin-up model Jessica "Sugar" Kiper...
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With 94% of precincts reporting on the day after the election, the Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
The Bangor Daily News is an American newspaper that was founded on June 18, 1889; in 1900 the paper merged with the Bangor Whig and Courier. The Bangor Publishing Co. publishes the paper in Bangor, Maine, in addition to two weekly papers distributed by the BDN and several others distributed by the...
declared Republican Paul LePage
Paul LePage
Paul Richard LePage is an American businessman and politician who is serving as the 74th and current Governor of Maine. A Republican, he was previously mayor of Waterville from 2003 to 2011, and was a city councilor before that...
the winner, carrying 38.1% of the votes. Independent Eliot Cutler
Eliot Cutler
Eliot Cutler is an American lawyer and was an Independent candidate in Maine's 2010 gubernatorial race.Born and raised in Bangor, Maine, Cutler graduated from Harvard College and later earned a degree from Georgetown Law....
was in second place with 36.7% of the votes (less than 7,500 votes behind LePage), while Democrat Libby Mitchell was a distant third with 19%. Moody and Independent Kevin Scott received 5% and 1% of the vote, respectively.