Jacob Lorne

Jacob Mannox Lorne (born January 8, 1951) is an American politician and educator serving as the 43rd President of the United States since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he has previously served as a member of the Augusta Public Schools Board of Education, Superintendent of Augusta Public Schools, Maine Commissioner of Education, and the 71st Governor of Maine. He defeated former Vice President Anthony Hagel in the 2000 presidential election, the closests in history.