BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 28, 2023
Patrick Woodcock, who led the governor’s energy office from 2013 to 2016 and recently served in a similar Massachusetts position, will take over as the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s new leader on Monday. The chamber is “conservative” on economic issues. Though he worked for the stridently conservative LePage, Woodcock is in line with the center-right orientation of the chamber. He was respected across party lines as energy advisor. Longtime leader Dana Connors retired at the end of 2022, and Julia Munsey, his replacement as CEO, lasted only a few months before resigning due to personal reasons in June.