Age (on Election Day): 62 Party affiliation: Democrat Occupation: Maintenance worker Community organizations: Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine; Webb River Valley Sportsman’s Club; Maine Snowmobile Association; Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club; Fraternal Order of Eagles; member, Holy Savior Parish Hobbies, activities etc.: Avid gardener, hunter, fisherman, competitive pool player, community volunteer, bowling Family status: Married Years […]
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Maine House 82: Randall Adam Greenwood
Age (on Election Day): 43 Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Small business general manager and citizen legislator Community organizations: Androscoggin County Commissioner; town meeting moderator; past Wales selectman; youth baseball coach for Sabattus Recreation; treasurer for Pleasant Hill Cemetery Hobbies, activities etc.: Camping, hiking, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, fishing, hunting and target shooting with family and friends. Family […]
Maine House 75: Jeff Timberlake
Age (on Election Day): 58 Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Business owner Community organizations: Turner firefighter, 35 years; member, Planning Board; vice chairman, Board of Selectmen; Kora Shrine, Nezinscot Lodge; Turner Ridge Riders Hobbies, activities etc.: Golfing, fishing and hunting. I also enjoy snowmobiling and flying, I’ve been a pilot for more than 30 years. My […]
Maine House 116: Richard Pickett
Age (on Election Day): 66 Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Retired law enforcement Community organizations: River Valley Healthy Coalition board member; deacon and Bible school superintendent, Cornerstone Baptist Church Hobbies, activities etc.: Hunting and fishing with wife, son and grandchildren; walks with my wife; golf; bowling Family status: Married Years in Legislature: 2 Clean Election candidate? […]
Maine House 70: Helen Rankin
Age (on Election Day): 84 Party affiliation: Democrat Occupation: Retired school nutrition director Community organizations: Hiram Congregational Church; Hiram Historical Society; Hiram Community Club Hobbies, activities etc.: Reading, gardening Family status: Widow; 2 adult children Years in Legislature: 6 Clean Election candidate? Yes Committee assignments wanted: Educational and Cultural Services What is the most pressing […]
Maine House 64: Michael Travers
Age (on Election Day): 66 Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Retired Community organizations: Hobbies, activities etc.: I’m an avid hunter, enthusiastic fisher and I’ve loved motorcycles for my whole life. My favorite sports are hockey and football and my wife and I have been very involved with youth sports. Golf is fun, but I’m strictly a […]
Senate District 17: Thomas Saviello
Age (on Election Day): Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Community organizations: West Farmington Fire Department; Wilton Lions; Western Maine Homeless Shelter, Board of Directors; Farmington Rotary Hobbies, activities etc.: Antique “picking”; wood furniture repurposing/repair Family status: Years in Legislature: Clean Election candidate? Yes Committee assignments wanted: Environment and Natural Resources What is the most pressing problem […]
2016 Legislative races for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties
Who is running for the Legislature from the Sun Journal coverage area. Check SunJournal.com/Election2016 for more coverage of candidates, issues, news stories and results on Election Day, Nov. 8. If you don’t know your legislative district, you can look it up at the Maine Voter Information Lookup Service. State Senate races District 17: Joanne Dunlap […]
Trump triumphant in Lisbon
LISBON — Unless the pollsters are botching it big time, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faces long odds of pulling off an upset to claim the White House — or even putting Maine in his win column. But on a rainy Friday, there’s no doubt he had much of Lisbon in his pocket. Taking the […]
FBI to review more emails from Hillary Clinton’s server
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The FBI says it will investigate whether there is classified information in newly discovered emails that appear to be related to its probe of Hillary Clinton’s email practices, reinjecting one of the most toxic political issues into the presidential campaign less than two weeks before Election Day. The new emails came from […]