he gan . ▁Wood cock , ▁the ▁nom ine e , ▁lost ▁to ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Bald acci ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁general ▁election . ▁Em ery ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁John ▁McC ain ▁for ▁Governor , ▁who ▁ur ged ▁vot ers ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁Em ery ▁in ▁the ▁primary . ▁ ▁Em ery ▁end ors ed ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁for ▁President ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Em ery ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Administr ative ▁and ▁Fin an cial ▁Services ▁by ▁Governor ▁of ▁Maine ▁Paul ▁Le Page . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Em ery ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁with ▁no ▁explanation ▁given . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Em ery ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁Maine ▁State ▁Senate ▁seat ▁against ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁David ▁Mir am ant ▁of ▁Cam den . ▁He ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁receiving ▁ 4 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁Mir am ant ' s ▁ 5 2 %. ▁ ▁Em ery ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Re Form ers ▁C au cus ▁of ▁Issue ▁One . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : Le Page ▁Administration ▁cabinet ▁members ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M aine ▁Republic ans ▁Category : M embers