Michael F. Brennan

Michael F. Brennan (born 1953) is an American politician who formerly served as the 87th Mayor of Portland, Maine. Brennan, a Democrat, served as State Senator from 2002 to 2006 and Senate Majority Leader and a 2008 Democratic candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district. On May 15, 2011 Brennan announced his candidacy in the Portland, Maine mayoral election. On November 9, Brennan won the 15-candidate contest and became the first directly-elected mayor of Portland since 1923. Early life and education Brennan earned his BS in Education from Florida State University, his MA in Public Policy from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, his MSW from the University of New England and has completed the Senior Executive Program in State and Local Government at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University. Brennan is a licensed clinical social worker and worked as a policy associate at the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, where he directed projects related to child welfare, substance abuse, mental health, and public policy. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England and served as Co-Chair on the National Board of Advisors of Casey Family Services. Brennan has also worked as an affordable housing developer and, in the 1970s was an anti-nuclear activist with the Clamshell Alliance. Maine legislature