'''Thomas H. (Tom) Allen''' (April 16, 1945) is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing [[Maine]]'s 1st congressional district from 1997-2009. He is a [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] who missed 157 votes in Congress and never introduced a bill that had been signed into law. Allen ran for the [[United States Senate]] in 2008 against moderate [[Republican]] [[Susan Collins]]. He was defeated 61%-39%.
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|name=Tom Allen
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|party=[[Democrat]]
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|spouse=Diana Allen
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|religion=Protestant
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|state=Maine
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|district=1st
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|terms=January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
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|preceded=Jim Longley
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|succeeded=Chellie Pingree
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'''Thomas H. (Tom) Allen''' (April 16, 1945) is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing [[Maine]]'s 1st congressional district from 1997-2009. He is a [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] who missed 157 votes in [[Congress]] and never introduced a bill that had been signed into law. Allen ran for the [[United States Senate]] in 2008 against moderate [[Republican]] [[Susan Collins]]. He was defeated 61%-39%.