AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate today voted unanimously to confirm Chandler Woodcock as the new commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Woodcock, a former Republican state senator from Farmington, is a former high school English teacher who ran for governor in 2006. He earned praise from Democrats and Republicans who spoke on the Senate floor in favor of his nomination.

Also today, the Senate voted 34-0 in favor of Paul Sighinolfi of Brewer to serve as executive director of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
 

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