id: ocd-person/fa3e8ae3-757e-44fb-9451-6bf381d748ce
name: Russell Black
given_name: Russell
family_name: Black
gender: Male
email: russell.black@legislature.maine.gov
image: https://legislature.maine.gov/uploads/visual_edit/black-5x7.jpg
party:
- name: Republican
roles:
- start_date: 2022-12-07
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:me/government
  district: '5'
- start_date: 2018-12-05
  end_date: 2022-12-06
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:me/government
  district: '5'
- start_date: 2010-12-01
  end_date: 2018-12-04
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:me/government
  district: '5'
- end_date: 2018-12-31
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:me/government
  district: '114'
- end_date: 2022-12-07
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:me/government
  district: '17'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: 3 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
  voice: 207-287-1505
links:
- url: https://legislature.maine.gov/District-17
- url: https://legislature.maine.gov/District5
  note: homepage
- url: https://mesenategop.com/your-senators/senator-russell-black/
  note: website
other_names:
- name: BLACK of Franklin
- name: Black, R.
- name: R. Black
- name: R.J. Black
- name: Russell J. Black
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: MEL000125
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: MEL000462
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Russell_Black
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Black
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121044/russell-black
- url: https://legislature.maine.gov/District-17
- url: https://legislature.maine.gov/District5
- url: https://legislature.maine.gov/uploads/visual_edit/130th-senate-contact-information-as-of-31221.xlsx
- url: https://legislature.maine.gov/uploads/visual_edit/131-senator-contact-information-2.xlsx
extras:
  county represented: Franklin