AUGUSTA — She has been out of office for nearly two years, but former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has stayed focused on Washington. The three-term senator from Maine famously left Congress in 2012, dispirited by what she described as increasingly partisan gridlock and a failure of lawmakers to do the people’s work. She has […]
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Snowe proposes open primaries as a way to combat DC gridlock
AUGUSTA — She has been out of office for nearly two years, but former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has stayed focused on Washington. The three-term senator from Maine famously left Congress in 2012, dispirited by what she described as increasingly partisan gridlock and a failure of lawmakers to do the people’s work. She has […]
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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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R. Butler: Dignity with compassion
I have had the pleasure of knowing Kevin Raye for more than 30 years and have always admired his consistency, moral strength, outstanding reputation, deep Maine roots and dignity with compassion. He listens to the people, works for them and finds solutions. He is the kind of person who will find help when needed, when […]
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N. Ferguson: An informed perspective
For fellow Republicans from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District who would like to return the seat to the GOP, there is one clear choice in the upcoming primary election: Kevin Raye. He has the legislative experience, the informed perspective and the broad appeal that will lead voters to the Republican side of the ticket come November. […]
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M. Lavoie: Understands the art of compromise
From a song by the Rollings Stones, “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try, sometime you find you get what you need.” Kevin Raye is a Republican. I am a Democrat, so I won’t be voting for him in the upcoming primary. If, in the general election, my candidate does not […]
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D. Hodgkin: He will seek solutions
I write to support the nomination of Kevin Raye as the Republican candidate for Congress. I have watched him grow to become a highly respected leader as the president of the Maine State Senate. He was nominated by the Republican Party, but he received the votes of every member of the Senate. Raye is a […]
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Poliquin, Raye face off in ‘dirty’ GOP primary for 2nd Congressional District
NEWPORT — Eric Kinney gassed up his truck at the intersection Newport-area locals call the Crossroads of Maine and shook his head in dismay. His disgust wasn’t about high gas prices or the heavy traffic streaming along pockmarked Route 2 or nearby Interstate 95, or the surrounding central Maine towns where jobs are too scarce […]