Former Maine Gov. Joe Brennan died Friday evening at his home in Portland, Maine, at the age of 89.

Brennan’s career in public service spanned parts of six decades, beginning in 1965. After stints in both houses of the state legislature and a brief period as a district attorney, the Maine Democrat served as the state attorney general before winning gubernatorial elections in 1978 and 1982.

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