AUBURN — Rather than trying to step up to a state Senate seat, Rep. Bruce Bickford, R-Auburn, plans to seek re-election to the House. Bickford’s decision clears the way for Assistant House Republican Leader Ellie Espling of New Gloucester to run for the 20th District Senate seat that Republican Eric Brakey is giving up to […]
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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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Donald Trump wants Paul LePage to challenge Angus King in 2018
President Donald Trump is pushing Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for the U.S. Senate, according to White House advisers. Trump has told advisers he plans to call LePage, the bombastic governor who endorsed him in February 2016, and ask him to jump in against Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, in 2018 — and that he […]
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Chellie Pingree considers running for Maine governor in 2018
First District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is considering a run for governor in 2018. “Chellie is considering a run for Governor and will make a decision by the end of the month,” Jesse Connolly, a political spokesman for Pingree, wrote in an email to the Press Herald Monday. Pingree, a progressive Democrat, was first elected […]
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Henry Bear: A challenging life, a challenge for Congress
LEWISTON — Growing up among French-speaking immigrants in the slums of Lewiston, Henry Bear starting working before his age reached double digits, peddling everything from apples to firewood to his impoverished neighbors. When his family shattered amid the social and financial pressures, his mother spiraled into depression and his father into drunkenness. It got so […]
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Shawn Moody announces bid for governor
GORHAM — Shawn Moody, a plainspoken auto body entrepreneur who recently joined the Republican Party, announced his campaign to be Maine’s next governor Tuesday, saying Mainers were tired of simply getting by. Speaking to a crowd of 100 at his business headquarters in Gorham, Moody made reference to his childhood, being raised by a single […]
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Shawn Moody recruits Paul LePage's daughter and former advisers
Body shop entrepreneur Shawn Moody, a former independent who joined the Republican Party in October, has assembled a team of former members of Gov. Paul LePage’s staff for his anticipated run for governor in 2018. Moody, of Gorham, is expected to announce his candidacy Tuesday. He said previously that he would disclose his intentions by Thanksgiving. […]
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Former Lewiston and Auburn mayor John Jenkins to run for governor
John Jenkins, a former state legislator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, has registered with the Maine Ethics Commission as a candidate for governor in 2018. Jenkins said public service has been “my calling all along” and he wants to “climb in the ring, get in the arena” and take a shot at the […]
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Bruce Poliquin says he favors tax overhaul plan
Citing a desire to help families and spur growth, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said Tuesday he plans to vote in favor of a controversial tax bill Thursday that critics say favors the wealthiest Americans. Poliquin, a 2nd District Republican, said he’s worked hard to make the measure “very pro-family” and a solid step forward for […]
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Independent Alan Caron jumps into governor's race
Alan Caron (submitted photo) By the age when most people graduate from high school, Alan Caron was a ninth-grade dropout, married with two children, loading tractor-trailers on the night shift to scrape by. It’s not exactly the typical background for someone vying to serve as the next governor of Maine. But Caron, a Freeport resident […]