Independent congressional candidate Tiffany Bond (Photo provided) Tiffany Bond is a rare politician who doesn’t want your money. Instead of donating to her independent congressional campaign, the Portland family law attorney is asking supporters to give their cash to organizations that help Mainers struggling to pay their heating bills. Before that, she asked them to […]
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Golden outpaces Democratic rivals in congressional campaign fundraising
AUGUSTA — At least three Democratic congressional hopefuls in Maine’s sprawling 2nd District raised more than $100,000 last year in their quest to replace U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the Republican who has been in office since 2014. The last of the five Democratic challengers vying to enter the race, environmentalist Lucas St. Clair, collected $207,111 […]
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Cutler Files case may provide precedent for ethics complaint about Maine Examiner
AUGUSTA — A 2010 case in which Maine’s ethics commission slapped a $200 fine on the purveyor of a politically oriented website cloaked in anonymity suddenly seems relevant again. As Democrats and Republicans clash over the secretive Maine Examiner online site that helped contribute to the defeat of a Lewiston Democrat in last month’s mayoral […]
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Democrats cry foul as photos tie GOP to Maine Examiner
[UPDATE: More ties discovered between Maine GOP’s director and a secretive website] AUGUSTA — Shortly after lunch on the first Monday of December, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage copied an online photograph of Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin onto his computer. Savage’s copied picture, titled “chin-profile-two,” wound up illustrating a story that ran the […]
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Bruce Poliquin has almost $2 million in campaign cash, far more than opponents
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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Maine Democrats file ethics complaint against state GOP alleging ties to 'fake news'
AUGUSTA — In an ethics complaint filed Tuesday, the Maine Democratic Party accused its Republican rivals of working hand-in-hand to spread bogus claims through a secretive website masquerading as a news organization. Democrats asked the Maine Ethics Commission to investigate possible campaign finance violations by the Maine Examiner and Maine’s Republican Party in their publication […]
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Democrats charge Bruce Poliquin is in NRA's pocket
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine Democrats hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin are taking aim at the financial backing the Maine Republican has received from the National Rifle Association. Their assault follows publication of a chart this week in The New York Times that contained a striking statistic: Poliquin has received more NRA campaign […]
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Senate backs more cash for Maine Clean Election Fund
AUGUSTA — State senators agreed Tuesday to pump another $4.7 million into the Maine Clean Election Fund to ensure there will be enough next year to cover legislative and gubernatorial candidates who choose to participate in the program. By an 18-16 vote, senators declined to go along with Republican Majority Leader Garrett Mason’s assertion that […]
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Sen. Garrett Mason seeks to end 40-year-old financial disclosure rule
AUGUSTA — A proposal by Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason would decrease the information voters have before Election Day about political contributions made to Maine candidates. Mason, a Lisbon Falls Republican, proposed eliminating a requirement that candidates in the final weeks of a race report contributions of more than $1,000 within 24 hours because it […]
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Maine congressional race shattered spending records
Given all the television advertisements during the campaign, it’s not surprising that Maine’s 2nd District congressional race this year shattered state spending records. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this week show that the two candidates, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Emily Cain, raised $6.85 million between them. Cain raised slightly more than […]