Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham

State Representative, House District 12

Franklin, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Steuben, Sorrento, Sullivan, and Winter Harbor

House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is serving his third term representing House District 12, which includes the towns of Franklin, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Steuben, Sorrento, Sullivan, and Winter Harbor. Prior to his election as Leader, Rep. Faulkingham served on the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources.

Rep. Faulkingham attended Southern Maine Technical College before serving three years as Lance Corporal Infantry Rifleman in the United States Marine Corps. Since he was a teenager, Billy Bob has been a commercial lobster fisherman in his hometown of Winter Harbor. That has been his occupation since his time in the Marines.

Billy Bob also serves his community as a member of the Winter Harbor Masonic Lodge and the Knights of Pythias Schoodic Lodge. He is very active in the protection of Maine’s heritage lobster fishing industry, and is a member of the Lobster Union Local 207, the Maine Lobsterman’s Association, and Downeast Lobsterman’s Association.

Billy Bob and his wife, Carrie, have three children; Robin, Carter, and Harper. Spending time doing anything with his family is his greatest joy in life.