LEWISTON — Maine voters got their first look at all four candidates for governor on the same stage Monday night during a forum focused largely on workforce development issues. Democrat Janet Mills, Republican Shawn Moody and independents Terry Hayes and Alan Caron offered varying approaches to attracting and keeping young people in a state that’s facing an […]
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Shawn Moody: Self-made millionaire runs on authenticity
The Republican who hopes to follow in the current governor’s footsteps banks on his proven entrepreneurial ability and a life story built on success. Editor’s note: This is the first of four weekly profiles on the candidates campaigning for Maine governor. GORHAM — Shawn Moody built an auto repair business from nothing, transformed a junkyard […]
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Poll suggests that gender turnout will play a key role in Maine’s race for governor
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2018, has strong support among female voters, a recent poll from Suffolk University in Boston found. The early August poll found that 48 percent of female voters favor Mills while 29 percent support her Republican rival, businessman Shawn Moody. Looking at male voters, 50 […]
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New poll shows 2018 race for Maine governor in virtual dead heat
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills are locked in a dead heat in the Maine governor’s election, according to a new poll by Suffolk University in Boston. In the race for the U.S. Senate, incumbent Angus King, an independent, holds a commanding lead, with 52 percent saying they would vote for him if the […]
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Money race for Blaine House tightens as Maine’s campaign season heats up
The money race for the Blaine House is tightening as the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor both surpassed $1 million in fundraising – followed closely behind by an independent – headed into the summer campaign season. Campaign finance figures released Tuesday night show Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills edging out her Republican opponent, businessman […]
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Shawn Moody tells Republicans at rally he’d carry on LePage’s legacy
AUGUSTA – Republican state lawmakers and former candidates for governor rallied at the State House on Tuesday in support of Shawn Moody, the party’s pick to be its candidate in the 2018 governor’s race. With Maine Democrats still awaiting the results of their primary race as ballots were being counted and retabulated in Maine’s first […]
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Moody plans to cement party support as Republicans gear up for November election
Shawn Moody says he plans to move quickly to build support in the Republican Party that he joined eight months ago and reach out to lawmakers who supported others in the four-way gubernatorial primary that he dominated Tuesday. “I think Republicans know exactly who I am,” Moody said in an interview Wednesday. “Obviously economic issues […]
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Democrat Adam Cote leads candidates for governor in campaign contributions
Candidates in the race to succeed Gov. Paul LePage have spent just over $4.2 million, with a week to go until Democrats and Republicans make their respective choices in the June 12 primaries. Collectively, the 11 primary candidates were still sitting on more than $570,000 as of Monday, with Democrat Adam Cote boasting the largest […]
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Shawn Moody draws attention for saying a fire extinguisher could fend off gunmen
AUGUSTA — A Republican candidate for governor in Maine was drawing national media attention Tuesday for telling a Maine radio show this week that public school staff could use fire extinguishers to disable a would-be school shooter. Shawn Moody, of Gorham, the founder of Moody’s Collision Centers, made the comments to Bangor-based WVOM radio station […]
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Shawn Moody announces bid for governor
GORHAM — Shawn Moody, a plainspoken auto body entrepreneur who recently joined the Republican Party, announced his campaign to be Maine’s next governor Tuesday, saying Mainers were tired of simply getting by. Speaking to a crowd of 100 at his business headquarters in Gorham, Moody made reference to his childhood, being raised by a single […]