AUBURN — In a tag-team appearance Thursday, two of the top Democratic candidates in the fall elections accepted a pair of boxing gloves from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare for their efforts to protect those programs for senior citizens and others. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District and a […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District an unlikely battleground for abortion
BANGOR — Social issues, in particular abortion, are poised to become part of the campaign narrative in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, with supporters of Sen. Emily Cain, the Democrat, and Republican Bruce Poliquin making plans to bring them to the fore. Voters in this congressional district, which includes Lewiston, Bangor and some of the most […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District: Emily Cain outraises Bruce Poliquin in 2nd quarter
AUGUSTA — The Democrat vying for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat outpaced her Republican opponent in fundraising over the latest three-month reporting period, according to figures released Tuesday. Democrat Emily Cain’s campaign said she brought in more than $379,000 during the period that ran from April 1 to June 30. Republican Bruce Poliquin’s team said he […]
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Maine AFL-CIO votes to back Democrats Bellows and Cain
AUGUSTA — One of the state’s largest labor organizations says it’s backing a pair of Maine Democrats running for federal office in 2014. On Saturday, the Maine AFL-CIO voted to endorse state Sen. Emily Cain of Orono in her bid for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat in and Shenna Bellows of Manchester in her […]
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North to Augusta: Primary spin cycles accelerate Maine’s campaign season
With the June primaries behind them, Maine’s major political parties — Democrats and Republicans — are now working to heal any lingering hard feelings from what’s been some very heated races — especially in the state’s giant 2nd U.S. Congressional District. Every State House seat and the governor’s office is also up for grabs this […]
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It’s Cain vs. Poliquin in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
LEWISTON — Democratic voters picked Emily Cain to be their candidate in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat Tuesday while Republican voters decided Bruce Poliquin would be their party’s selection. Both Poliquin, a former state treasurer and Cain, a state senator from Orono, won their primary races by decisive margins, setting the stage […]
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Primary candidates in congressional race span political spectrum
LEWISTON — The outcome of Tuesday’s primary to pick the contenders to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud in Congress will be a bellwether for both political parties in the summer and fall political campaigns. Democratic and Republican primary voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the vast majority of the state from Androscoggin County […]
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D. Grandmaison: Willing to find solutions
On Tuesday, June 10, Democrats have the opportunity to vote for Emily Cain. Her charismatic personality, debating skills, dedication to work hard and understanding of the issues makes her the best qualified candidate for the Congress. She supports increasing the minimum wage and investing in small businesses that will help the middle class. Protecting Medicare […]
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R. Wagner: Standing up for working people
The issue of wages and jobs is a critical one for Maine, not least of all in Androscoggin County and Lewiston-Auburn. The poverty rate for all of Androscoggin County is 14.8 percent and its median income is $44,826. That poverty rate is higher than the state’s overall rate and that median income is below the […]
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C. Quint: Creating opportunities for Maine
Emily Cain is an outstanding candidate to represent Maine in Congress, and I am pleased and proud to support her. I have known her for more than 10 years and have found her to be a consistently hard worker who knows how to get things done for this state. She knows how to ask tough […]