Democrats appeared to have tapped Lewiston state Rep. Jared Golden on Tuesday as their standard bearer to try to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in the general election. Golden said it is possible he racked up more than 50 percent of the vote across the sprawling 2nd District — results were incomplete — but […]
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Dems blast Poliquin at party convention
State Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, riles up the crowd at the Maine Democratic Convention on Friday evening at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Golden is challenging U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin for the 2nd Congressional District seat. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) State Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, riles up the crowd at the Maine Democratic Convention on […]
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Democratic challengers together raised more cash than Bruce Poliquin
The four Democrats jostling in a primary for the opportunity to challenge U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in the general election collectively raised 25 percent more campaign cash this year than the Republican incumbent. Filings with the Federal Election Commission Sunday show the four candidates together raised more than $550,000 from January through March, with Lewiston […]
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Democrats claim Bruce Poliquin's office bed is an abuse of taxpayer funds
An ethics complaint filed by 30 Democrats in the U.S. House claims their colleagues who sleep in their government offices are abusing taxpayer funds to give themselves free housing in the nation’s capital. One of the members who spends his nights in Washington in his office is U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican from […]
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Craig Olson hopes to go from a Maine island to Congress
Born on a little Wisconsin dairy farm near the Kickapoo River, Craig Olson isn’t one of those Mainers with deep roots who’s slightly suspicious of folks from away. The 52-year-old Democratic congressional hopeful is someone who lived in a number of states before buying “a complete fixer-upper” in a nice neighborhood on Islesboro 17 years […]
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Public can help maintain internet neutrality
Of the many crises and opportunities that seem to pop up every day — the one that has me worried is the current FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s plan to kowtow to big business and throttle back access to the internet on Dec. 14, abolishing the net neutrality provisions enacted by the Obama administration. The internet […]
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Democratic challengers trail Bruce Poliquin in fundraising efforts
There’s still a long time until Election Day, but Democrats have a big gap to make up if they hope to catch up with the campaign finances available to U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the two-term Republican from Maine’s 2nd District. Half a dozen hopefuls on the Democratic side have taken in more than $300,000 so […]
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Maine politicians offer criticism and support on Trump ending 'Dreamers' policy
Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington on Tuesday on President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as the DACA program. President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to end a program that shielded about 2 million Americans who arrived in the country as children from deportation drew criticism […]