AUGUSTA — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Garrett Mason of Lisbon is the first of many contenders for the job to earn a place on the ballot. Mason, the state Senate’s majority leader, said the dedication of volunteers who collected the required signatures “was instrumental in reaching our goal so quickly.” “We have just begun and I […]
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Republican Max Linn jumps into U.S. Senate race, will face Eric Brakey in primary
For the past nine months, state Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn has sailed along as the sole Republican challenger in the race to take on U.S. Sen. Angus King, a first-term Maine independent. Now, though, he has competition for the GOP’s backing. A colorful, 58-year-old financial planner, Max Linn of Bar Harbor jumped into the […]
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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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Lewiston Rep. Roger Fuller won't run for re-election; Craven, Reeder seek seat
LEWISTON — As this year’s campaigns shape up, it’s already clear that big changes are coming for the city’s legislative delegation. Perhaps the most surprising is that former lawmaker Margaret Craven, a Democrat, has filed to run for a House seat that most had expected to remain in the hands of incumbent Roger Fuller. Fuller […]
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Nutting seeks to return to state House from Leeds
LEEDS — With Republican Jeff Timberlake eyeing a state Senate seat this year, the contest to replace him in the state House is heating up. Democrat John Nutting of Leeds, who has served in the House and Senate in the past, hopes to claim the open 75th District seat representing Turner, Leeds and part of […]
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Craig Olson hopes to go from a Maine island to Congress
Born on a little Wisconsin dairy farm near the Kickapoo River, Craig Olson isn’t one of those Mainers with deep roots who’s slightly suspicious of folks from away. The 52-year-old Democratic congressional hopeful is someone who lived in a number of states before buying “a complete fixer-upper” in a nice neighborhood on Islesboro 17 years […]
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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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Former lawmaker seeks State House seat
WATERFORD — Retired state finance commissioner Sawin Millett is seeking the House District 71 seat. Millett, 80, is a Republican who has served for more than four decades in cabinet-level positions for four governors, most recently as the commissioner of administrative and financial services during Gov. Paul LePage’s first term. “I intend to go to […]
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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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Waterford farmer seeks election to state House seat
WATERFORD — Insisting it is “time for significant change in our government,” organic farmer and retired pastor Doretta Colburn is seeking election to a State House seat this fall. Colburn, a Democrat, is eyeing the 71st District seat held since 2010 by Norway Republican Tom Winsor. Winsor, who can’t run for re-election because of term […]