Two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin will head into a potentially tough re-election fight with nearly $2 million in his campaign coffers, far more than any of his Democratic challengers. His year-end report to the Federal Election Commission will show the 2nd District Republican had $1.93 million on hand after spending little so far, his campaign […]
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Democrats blame GOP for allowing a federal shutdown
Several Democrats hoping to win Maine’s 2nd District seat this year in the U.S. House of Representatives were less than impressed with the three-day federal government shutdown resolved Monday. “Congress needs to stop playing politics with our government,” said Bar Harbor cafe owner Tim Rich, a Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a 2nd […]
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Jared Golden touts fundraising numbers in congressional bid
LEWISTON — The first Democratic congressional candidate to release his campaign finances for the last quarter of 2017 is touting his success as evidence that his message is resonating with voters. State Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, announced Thursday that he raised $240,245 in the last quarter from more than 2,700 people. Counting his earlier fundraising, […]
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Disappointed with Rep. Poliquin
With hopefulness, I read the article (Jan. 7) in the Sun Journal about Second District Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s planned political agenda for 2018. In the past Congressional session, Rep. Poliquin did not share his decisions about important legislation affecting the citizens of the Second District until he voted. Despite many emails, phone calls and visits […]
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Transgender activist hopes to win U.S. House seat
Danielle VanHelsing hopes to become the first transgender member of Congress. The 35-year-old group home worker from Sangerville said it would benefit the entire country if voters tapped a transgender politician for a position as highly visible as a U.S. House seat. “Change doesn’t happen sitting in the dark,” VanHelsing said. “Seeing we can be […]
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Poliquin lays out his legislative agenda for the new year
Heading into what might be a tough re-election fight, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin plans to pursue an agenda this year with a clear appeal to the moderate Mainers who may decide his fate. The 2nd District Republican said “one of my top priorities” is to crack down on sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. Poliquin said […]
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Trump administration calls Poliquin's Iran bill 'unconstitutional'
Days before demonstrations broke out in cities across Iran, the U.S. Department of Justice told congressional leaders that a measure sponsored by a Republican congressman from Maine to unveil the secret holdings of Iranian leaders is unconstitutional. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s measure, approved last month by the House, would require the secretary of the treasury […]
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Eyed for elimination, estate tax remains controversial on campaign trail
Though the so-called “death tax” is on life support these days, some of the candidates vying for a U.S. House seat in Maine’s 2nd District aren’t ready to give up on it. Fifteen years ago, the federal government taxed more than 600 estates left behind by wealthy Mainers. During the past five years, the number […]
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Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin split on concealed carry bill
For U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Maine Democrat, a measure approved by the House on Wednesday to allow people to carry concealed weapons in states that restrict them is “absolutely sickening” given the “never-ending current” of mass shootings in America. But her Republican counterpart, 2nd District Republican Bruce Poliquin, called it instead “a common-sense fix […]
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Poliquin urges action to aid 'Dreamers' this month
Congress should approve legislation this month to deal with the undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and grew up in America, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said Tuesday. The 2nd District Republican joined 33 GOP House members in a joint letter seeking action on the controversial issue by year’s end. “While we […]