The Maine Republican Party took a drubbing in the midterm elections of 2018, but it’s still unclear whether its leaders will remain in place or a significant shake-up is in the works. The party’s candidates for governor, the U.S. House and U.S. Senate were all defeated – some by wide margins — while Democrats also recaptured […]
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Maine GOP files federal lawsuit to halt ranked choice voting in June primary
AUGUSTA — The Maine Republican Party launched its latest challenge to ranked-choice voting Friday, changing party rules and filing a federal lawsuit that would block the secretary of state from employing the voter-approved system in the party’s primary on June 12. The party announced the suit shortly after delegates at its biannual convention voted unanimously to change […]
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Lepage ahead of the November elections
On a day largely devoted to official party business, several thousand state convention attendees approved a platform — essentially a statement of ideals — filled with conservative ideals. Among other things, the platform calls for eliminating the income tax, espouses the “sanctity of human life — from conception to natural death,” opposes federal Common Core education standards and […]
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Maine GOP convention to focus on candidates
AUGUSTA — Republican Party loyalists will converge here Friday and Saturday to hear from candidates for governor who hope to secure the Republican nomination in June, and to honor Gov. Paul LePage as his tumultuous tenure draws to a close. The first day of Maine Republicans’ two-day state convention will be consumed largely by insider […]
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Waterville mayor taking heat for tweet about Parkland student
WATERVILLE — A Twitter account that goes by Waterville Republicans is calling on Mayor Nick Isgro to apologize for comments he made about Florida school shooting survivor David Hogg telling him to “Eat it, Hogg.” In a tweet Tuesday, the newly formed account said it was “deeply disappointed” by Isgro’s comments, which according to the […]
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Maine’s Republican director failed to file income tax returns
Jason Savage, who has been linked to the anonymous right-wing website Maine Examiner, says ‘it’s been an unfortunate personal situation with many factors beyond my control.’ Have you heard the one about the high-ranking Republican official who got into hot water for failing to file his state income-tax returns? Sorry, but this is no joke. […]
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Maine GOP picks 19 Ted Cruz supporters as delegates
BANGOR — In a blow to Gov. Paul LePage, supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz took at least 19 of Maine’s 23 delegates to the party’s national convention on Saturday. They outmaneuvered front-runner Donald Trump — who is endorsed by the governor — on the floor of Maine’s state convention with an eye toward […]
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Alex Willette, Ellie Espling to serve Maine GOP on national committee
BANGOR — Maine Republican Party national committeeman Alex Willette was re-elected to his spot Friday, and Assistant House Minority Leader Ellie Espling, R-New Gloucester, was elected to join him as committeewoman. Willette, a former lawmaker who lives in Lewiston and is now an assistant district attorney in Sagadahoc County, was elected 710-474 over Earl Bierman, […]
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Rick Bennett of Oxford elected to lead Maine GOP
Maine’s Republican Party elected former state Senate President Rick Bennett of Oxford as its new chairman Saturday following the resignation of Richard Cebra this month. The Republican State Committee met in Augusta to choose the new GOP state chairman and a new vice chairwoman. Cebra stepped down for personal reasons after six months on the […]