Federally appointed officials say being replaced by a new administration comes with the territory Four of the top federal jobs in Maine are appointed by the President, and they typically change when there is a new administration in charge. Author: Don Carrigan Updated: 2:49 PM EST January 28, 2021 MAINE, USA — Noel March remembers the day he got the phone call from Congressman Mike Michaud’s office. It was 2009, and March was police chief at the University of Maine. The Democratic Congressman wanted him to apply to become U.S. Marshal for Maine. “I was very flattered, but I had to inform them that as a lifelong registered Republican, I probably wouldn’t be considered beyond that phone call,” March recalled.