PORTLAND — House Speaker John Boehner is heading to Maine to give a boost to Republican Bruce Poliquin’s bid for the 2nd Congressional District seat. The fundraiser at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland kicks off with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. Thursday. Poliquin supporters will shell out at least $1,000 to get […]
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U.S. House Speaker Boehner to appear at Poliquin fundraiser
PORTLAND — House Speaker John Boehner is visiting Maine next week to raise money for 2nd Congressional District Republican candidate Bruce Poliquin. Poliquin Finance Director Jessica Corbett said that Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, will host a closed-door fundraiser on Sept. 25. She declined to provide further details. The former state treasurer and businessman is […]
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Maine 2nd Congressional Race: Poliquin asks Richardson to drop out
AUGUSTA — Republican Bruce Poliquin wants independent candidate Blaine Richardson to get out of the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. The Kennebec Journal reports that Poliquin called Richardson on Thursday night, asking him to drop out of the race. Richardson says that Poliquin believes that the independent will be to blame if Democrat […]
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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 2nd District hopefuls make final campaign appeals
AUGUSTA (AP) — The four candidates hoping to fill Maine’s open congressional seat were making their final appeals to voters Tuesday as the clock wound down on primary races that have pitted political firebrands against candidates calling themselves consensus-builders. Liberal dealmaker Emily Cain and working-class advocate Troy Jackson squared off on the Democratic ticket. Jackson, […]
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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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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 […]
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Democrats running for Congress square off in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Democrats vying to be their party’s candidate in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District discussed a range of issues Thursday during a forum at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. State Sens. Emily Cain, D-Orono, and Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, seemed to agree more than […]
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Macdonald offers support to 2nd District candidate Poliquin
LEWISTON — Lewiston Mayor Bob Macdonald said on Monday that he is supporting Bruce Poliquin in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in 2014. Poliquin, a Republican and former state treasurer, is running for the open seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democrat who is running for governor. “I encourage you to also […]
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Democrat Smith reports $8,054 raised for 2nd Congressional District race
PORTLAND — Former Navy officer Alden Smith raised just over $8,000 from July through September for his campaign for the Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. In his quarterly finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission, Smith reported raising $8,054 during the quarter. Smith, of Sangerville, is one of three Democrats running for the seat […]