Ronald Usher
Ronald E. Usher is an American politician from Maine. Usher, a Democrat, served on the Westbrook, Maine City Council from 1970-76. He then served 11 terms in the Maine Legislature between 1975 and 2004. Usher represented Westbrook, Maine as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate.
In 2012, Usher, now a resident of Buxton, Maine, unsuccessfully sought election to the House of Representatives. He was defeated by Republican Donald Marean.Personal
Usher was born and raised in Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook High School in 1957. From graduation in 1957 to 1959, he served in the United States Navy. After leaving the Navy, he studied at what is now the University of Southern Maine from 1960-62. He worked as both a firefighter in the Westbrook Fire Department and as a papermaker at the city's S. D. Warren Paper Mill.
