Democrats are taking aim at Maine’s two-term Republican congressman, Bruce Poliquin, with an advertising blitz that got underway Thursday. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee assailed Poliquin and 10 other GOP lawmakers it considers vulnerable in the wake of a House vote in May for a failed health care overhaul that critics said would have stripped […]
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Supporters want Susan Collins to stay in Senate, not run for governor
Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. listens at left as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine introduces him on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at Sessions confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing. As Sen. Susan Collins of Maine prepares to announce next week whether she will run for governor in 2018, […]
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Garrett Mason vows to put Maine first as he enters race for governor
Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, announces his intention to run for governor at a rally in Lewiston. LEWISTON — Hoping to become Maine’s youngest elected governor, state Sen. Majority Leader Garrett Mason told a crowd of nearly 200 supporters Thursday that “it’s time to seize the moment, rise up and fight for Maine.” He promised to […]
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Jared Golden, Bruce Poliquin spar over protections for Equifax, others
LEWISTON — On the heels of perhaps the largest-ever breach of consumer privacy by the data collection and monitoring firm Equifax, which recently announced that records connected to 143 million people may have been stolen by hackers, addressing how the government deals with credit agencies has suddenly become a hot campaign issue. Congressional candidate Jared […]
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Bruce Bickford takes aim at a state Senate seat
Rep. Bruce Bickford, an Auburn Republican, is aiming to move on to the state Senate. Bickford said Thursday he intends to run for the seat that Republican Eric Brakey has held since 2014. Brakey is running for the U.S. Senate instead. Bickford has served four nonconsecutive terms in the House. He could have simply chosen […]
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Tom Saviello to help Janet Mills raise funds for gubernatorial bid
Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday that he has not decided who he will endorse for governor in the 2018 election, but for now he’s helping raise campaign cash for Janet Mills, who is running as a Democrat. Saviello, who has been friends with Mills for more than 20 years, confirmed rumors that he and […]
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Ex-Maine GOP Chair Rick Bennett backs Eric Brakey for U.S. Senate
Former chairman of the Maine Republican Party Rick Bennett on Thursday endorsed state Sen. Eric Brakey’s bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate. “Eric has demonstrated the kind of principled leadership and dedication to accountable governance that we need in Washington, D.C., and I am proud to endorse his campaign for U.S. Senate,” Bennett […]
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Ken Fredette announces he is running for governor
House Minority leader Ken Fredette, a Republican, announced he is running for governor in 2018. PORTLAND (AP) — Ken Fredette, a Republican and longtime ally of Maine Gov. Paul LePage, is joining the state governor’s race. The Portland Press Herald reports the 53-year-old announced his run Wednesday morning at his law offices. Fredette is barred from […]
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Holbrook says he looked at running for U.S. Senate but will stay in U.S. House race
Republican Mark Holbrook, who has his eye on the 1st District congressional seat, said Tuesday he considered running for U.S. Senate instead. Holbrook, a Brunswick physician who lost a 2016 bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, said he’ll seek a rematch with her instead of taking on “the biggest fraud in American politics,” […]
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Garrett Mason postpones campaign launch to mourn passing of his mother
Wednesday was all set to be a memorable day for Sen. Garrett Mason, who planned to announce his intention to run for governor. Instead, the 32-year-old Lisbon Falls lawmaker is dealing with the sudden death of his mother, Gina Mason, who serves in the state House. “It is with great sadness that I inform you […]