Name: Shane Bouchard Office sought: mayor Occupation: self-employed, owner of Maine Home Recreation and Bouchard Lawn Care. Education: Dirigo High School, 1997, Central Maine Community College. Family: wife, Allison. Political experience: three years, Lewiston City Council, representing Ward 4. ANSWERS 1. Why do you think you’re the most qualified, or best candidate for this seat? […]
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Ben Chin continues fundraising lead over Robert Macdonald for Lewiston mayor
LEWISTON — Fundraising in the Lewiston mayoral race continued to tilt lopsidedly in favor of challenger Ben Chin, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. Mayor Robert Macdonald picked up another $4,245, adding to the $1,063 he had left from the Nov. 3 election, according to a mayoral runoff financial report filed with the city […]
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Maine People’s Alliance plays new, aggressive role in elections
LEWISTON — The ink on the post-Election Day newspapers was barely dry and the ecstatic news releases declaring victory for Maine Republicans for the second year in a row were already streaming in. Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett declared the night’s events “historic.” It’s true, Republicans appeared to capture two seats in the Maine House […]
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Religious attack creates rift within Maine GOP; bishop calls for respect
LEWISTON — A former communications director on the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins denounced a Maine GOP-sponsored blog that’s provided fodder for attacks against Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin. Lance Dutson, who was once the chief executive officer for the right-leaning Maine Heritage Policy Center, called a recent post questioning whether Chin is […]
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Chin says ‘anytime, anywhere’ to debate with LePage on budget
Gov. LePage has challenged MPA to a public debate on his regressive budget proposal, which cuts health care and education to give a $10,000 average tax break to the top 1%. We accept. Posted by Maine People’s Alliance on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 AUGUSTA — Ben Chin, a candidate for the Lewiston mayor’s office and […]