AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Democratic Maine House Speaker Mark Eves is set to join the increasingly crowded 2018 governor’s race. The former legislator is expected to announce his campaign during a Thursday evening barbecue at his North Berwick home. He becomes the fifth Democrat to seek the nomination to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who […]
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Janet Mills seeks to succeed Paul LePage as governor
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills declared her intention Monday to seek the state’s highest office next year. Calling state government broken, the Democrat said she couldn’t stay on the sidelines without fighting “to put it back together.” Mills, 69, is the most high profile Democrat to jump into the race that already includes Republican […]
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Mary Mayhew announces she will run for governor in 2018
After leading Maine’s effort to overhaul its welfare programs, former Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew is taking aim at the state’s highest office. In morning radio interviews Tuesday, Mayhew declared her intention to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2018. Mayhew, the most widely known of the handful of contenders […]
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Betsy Sweet to run as Democrat for governor
As expected, Hallowell lobbyist Betsy Sweet filed Tuesday to run for governor in 2018, issuing a news release saying she’s “not part of the political establishment” while referencing a lobbying and advocacy career dating back to the 1980s. “I think I’m the sweet spot — if you will — between not experienced and being part […]
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GOP group takes to airwaves to defend Bruce Poliquin
As part of its national effort to keep Congress in Republican hands, the American Action Network is kicking off a radio ad campaign to support U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Poliquin is one of 10 members of Congress from swing districts slated to benefit from a $400,000 advertising blitz that runs through June 5, the group […]
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Poliquin may be vulnerable in 2018 thanks to health care vote
Despite his big win at the polls last year, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin may be vulnerable. A new poll from a Democratic-oriented nonprofit found the two-term Republican is essentially in a dead heat against a generic Democrat in Maine’s 2nd District. The Patriot Majority USA poll conducted after Poliquin’s vote last week in favor of […]
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Brakey’s U.S. Senate bid gets boost from LePage decision to pass on race
Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, intends to run against Sen. Angus King in the 2018 U.S. Senate race. Auburn Republican Eric Brakey’s longshot bid to win a U.S. Senate seat next year grew a little more likely with the announcement late Wednesday that Gov. Paul LePage won’t jump into the race. A month after the governor […]
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Democrats hope to use health care vote to unseat Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Despite a big win in his re-election battle last year, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin remains a top target for Democrats who plan to start going after him with online ads soon. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed the second-term Republican among the incumbents it aims to unseat in a 2018 race it hopes to turn […]
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Political newcomer hopes to put a rural Mainer in US House
For Phil Cleaves, a rural mail carrier from Dexter, the day finally arrived when he couldn’t stomach “the crap and corruption going on” any longer. “I’d sat back and been a person on the sidelines long enough,” he said Wednesday. So the 55-year-old who said he’s been watching everything in town “just close down” over […]
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Sen. Rand Paul backs Eric Brakey’s bid to unseat Angus King
Republican Eric Brakey’s long shot bid for a U.S. Senate seat got a boost Monday with the public backing of one of the senators with whom he hopes to serve. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., sent out a fundraising email for Brakey on Monday that said the 28-year-old Mainer “has a proven liberty first resume.” […]