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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          =Ed Mayne
| image         = 
| caption       = 
| state_senate  = Utah
| term_start    = 1995
| term_end      = 2007
| predecessor   = Brent C. Richards
| successor     = [[Karen Mayne]]
| district      = [[5th Utah Senate District|5th]]
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1945|9|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Bingham Canyon, Utah]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2007|11|25|1945|9|16}}
| death_place   = [[West Valley City, Utah]], U.S.
| party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse        = [[Karen Mayne]]
| residence     = [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]], [[Utah|UT]]
| occupation    = President – [[AFL-CIO|AFL-CIO Utah]]
| website       = [http://www.edmayne.com Personal Website]
}}

'''Eddie Paul Mayne''' (September 16, 1945 – November 25, 2007) was an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]] from [[Utah]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], he was a member of the [[Utah State Senate]], representing the state's 5th senate district in [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]].

== Early life and education ==

Mayne studied at [[Snow College]] and the [[University of Utah]]. He worked for [[Kennecott Utah Copper]] in the [[Bingham Canyon Mine]] after his first year in college.

== Labor leader ==

In 1977, at age 31, he became the youngest person to win election to the state presidency of the [[AFL-CIO]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20120727232417/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695230796,00.html?pg=3 Deseret News] "Sen. Ed Mayne dies of cancer," Deseret News, November 26, 2007</ref> a position he held until his death.

== Politics ==

Mayne was first elected to the Utah State Senate in 1994. He rose to the position of Assistant Minority Whip.

== Death and tributes ==

Mayne was diagnosed with lung cancer in the spring of 2007, and died on November 25, 2007, at his home.

On September 19, 2008, the [[Hunter High School]] football stadium, in West Valley City, Utah, was named 'Ed Mayne Stadium' for his support in getting funding for stadium lights as well as for other athletics in the school.

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[[Category:Latter Day Saints from Utah]]
[[Category:University of Utah alumni]]
[[Category:Snow College alumni]]
[[Category:Democratic Party Utah state senators]]
[[Category:People from West Valley City, Utah]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Utah Legislature]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the Utah Legislature]]
[[Category:People from Bingham Canyon, Utah]]
[[Category:Spouses of Utah politicians]]


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