Tom Allen (Maine politician)

Tom Allen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	James B. Longley Jr.
Succeeded by	Chellie Pingree
110th Mayor of Portland
In office 1991–1992
Preceded by	Peter O'Donnell
Succeeded by	Charles Harlow
Member of the Portland City Council
In office 1989–1995
Personal details
Born	Thomas Hodge Allen (1945-04-16) April 16, 1945 (age 79) Portland, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Diana Allen
Education	Bowdoin College (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (BPhil) Harvard University (JD)

Thomas Hodge Allen (born April 16, 1945) is an American author and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maine's 1st congressional district, and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 against Republican incumbent senator Susan Collins. Allen lost to Collins 61.5% to 38.5%.

Allen was first elected in 1996, defeating Republican incumbent James Longley, Jr. with 55 percent of votes cast to Longley's 45 percent. Allen was re-elected five times, receiving over 55 percent of the vote each time in his district, until his defeat in his 2008 run for the U.S. Senate. After, Allen was appointed president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers and began his term on May 1, 2009.^[1] His book Dangerous Convictions: What's Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress came out in 2013.