AUGUSTA — An organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for public office has named Shenna Bellows its woman of the year. Bellows is the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine who challenged Republican Sen. Susan Collins last year. Emerge Maine will honor Bellows at a reception in […]
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Collins looks for fourth term in U.S. Senate
LEWISTON – Even with a substantial lead in the most recent polls, Susan Collins — Maine’s incumbent Republican U.S. senator and one of the state’s most popular politicians – still hits the campaign trail with the vigor of a first-time candidate. Collins, who is seeking her fourth term, of late has been alternating between her […]
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A feisty underdog, Bellows works to unseat Collins
PORTLAND – Ever since she announced her campaign to unseat Maine’s popular and senior U.S. Senator Susan Collins , Shenna Bellows, a Democrat and former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, knew she had an uphill climb. But she has never contemplated the possibility of defeat, often telling campaign supporters that […]
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Bellows challenges Collins’ U.S. Senate voting record
AUGUSTA — Shenna Bellows, the Democratic challenger trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, unleashed another round of criticism of Collins’ votes on a range of issues during a news conference at the State House on Thursday. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, went after Collins for […]
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Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates disagree on marijuana legalization
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, doesn’t support making marijuana legal for recreational use at the national level. But in November, Lewiston voters will get a shot at sending a message to Congress and the state Legislature when they vote on a citywide ballot question that would make possession of up to 1½ ounces […]
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Collins makes stops in Lewiston; PAC launches ads supporting Bellows
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins stopped by Simones’ Hot Dog Stand in downtown Wednesday as part of her re-election bus tour. Collins, seeking her fourth term in the Senate, is facing Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows in the November election. Collins is on the first three-day leg of a more than 350-mile “All of Maine” […]
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Collins snags more union support in U.S. Senate reelection campaign
The re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, touted another union endorsement Wednesday. According to a campaign news release, the Massachusetts & Northern New England Laborers’ District Council of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO has endorsed Collins. The union represents about 25,000 general construction laborers and public employees. The endorsement is […]
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Bellows strides into Lewiston in race against Collins
With about 110 miles to go, Bellows is walking to draw attention to her campaign against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her fourth, six-year term. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, has said she wants to focus on jobs and the economy and is using […]
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North to Augusta: Cattle, Collins and beer
It could be the start of a bad joke. What do cattle, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and beer have in common? You can find the unsurprising answer in Collins’ latest campaign video, a You Tube and television spot that began airing statewide Tuesday morning. Collins, a three-term Republican incumbent from Maine is running against Democratic […]
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Collins outpaces Bellows in campaign cash for Q2 in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is outpacing her Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows by a nearly 2-1 ratio in raising campaign cash. Figures released by both campaigns Wednesday showed Collins had raised just over $900,000 in the second quarter of 2014, while Bellows’ campaign had raised $563,000. Collins, seeking her fourth term in the […]