Charlie Summers

Charlie Summers
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Acting
In office January 1, 2019 – May 19, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Dana White
Succeeded by	Jonathan Rath Hoffman
48th Secretary of State of Maine
In office January 5, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Governor	Paul LePage
Preceded by	Matthew Dunlap
Succeeded by	Matthew Dunlap
Member of the Maine Senate from the 31st district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Barry Hobbins
Succeeded by	Joan Pendexter
Personal details
Born	(1959-12-26) December 26, 1959 (age 64) Danville, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Black Hawk College University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS)

Charles E. Summers Jr. (born December 26, 1959) is an American politician, businessman, and Iraq War veteran. A Republican from the state of Maine, he served as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the Trump Administration.^[1]

A member of the Maine Senate from 1991 to 1995, Summers ran for the Republican nomination for Maine's 1st congressional district in 1994, finishing second in the primary. He was the nominee for the same seat in 2004 and 2008, losing on each occasion to the Democratic candidate. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the Secretary of State of Maine. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate to succeed retiring Republican Olympia Snowe in the 2012 election, but lost to former independent Governor Angus King.