 Strimling previously served as a Democratic state senator from 2003 to 2009.After leaving the Maine Senate, he was the Executive Director of LearningWorks, a West End non-profit organization, and has served as a political columnist and commentator for the Portland Press Herald.Ethan Strimling was born and raised in New York City and attended the Juilliard School for Theater from 1985 to 1987.