Name: Constance MercierAge: 83Occupation: Retired.Family: Widowed. Four children, seven grandchildren.Community involvement: Former Auburn School Committee member. 1. Why do you think you are the most qualified or best candidate for this seat? I tried to do good for everybody. When I was on the school board before, there was a meeting, and they wanted to […]
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In Auburn’s Ward 4, Chapman faces off with Gormely for School Committee
Name: Lydia ChapmanAge: 20Occupation: Full-time employee/studentCommunity involvement: Candidate for School Committee 1. Why do you think you are the most qualified or best candidate for this seat?I grew up in Auburn and have lived here my whole life. I am a graduate of Edward Little(High School) and have observed how poorly students are set up […]
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Auburn School Committee candidates unopposed in wards 1-3
Ward 1’s McGuigan running unopposed Name: Korin McGuigan Age: 49 Occupation: Inventory analyst Family: Married for 24 years to husband Jim with two daughters, Caelan, a 2022 ELHS graduate, and Evelyn, a junior at ELHS. Community involvement: Current Auburn School Committee Ward 1 representative, former director of Bill Koch Cross Country Ski Club and former […]
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Graham Platner says he will remove a Nazi-linked tattoo. Bernie is standing by him.
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said he didn’t know the meaning of the skull tattoo, which he got in 2007 while on leave in Croatia during his time in the Marines.
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Former US Rep. Mike Michaud backs Jared Golden’s primary challenger
Golden’s campaign dismissed the endorsement of Matt Dunlap, pointing to Michaud’s loss in the 2014 governor’s race.
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Graham Platner still navigating political storm over social media posts
The head of the Democratic National Committee said Sunday that the U.S. Senate candidate’s comments are not disqualifying. Other supporters say they’re sticking with the oyster farmer, even after his political director quit.
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Early voting begins in Lewiston
The city has about 1,000 absentee votes already sent out or picked up.
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Can Maine primary losers appear on the general election ballot? | Fact brief
State law bars ‘cross-filing,’ meaning a candidate can seek to appear on the ballot via party primary or independent petition — but not both.
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Nirav Shah enters race to become Maine’s next governor
In addition to serving as director of the Maine CDC, the Democrat was a top federal health official in the Biden administration and is now a visiting professor at Colby College.
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The Janet Mills-Graham Platner primary is a reckoning for Democrats hungry for new voices
Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd says ‘there’s a real anti-incumbent and anti-establishment vibe inside the Democratic Party right now.’