Dale Denno, a Democrat who resigned his House District 45 seat on March 22 as he battled lung cancer, was praised for his dedication and service to constituents by colleagues in the State House.
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Maine Speaker of the House addresses Franklin County Democrats
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, was the guest speaker at the Franklin County Democrats’ February meeting.
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Auburn Democrats to gather at Margarita's
AUBURN — The monthly meeting and annual holiday gathering of the Auburn Democratic City Committee will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Margarita’s Restaurant at 180 Center St. in Auburn. All Auburn Democrats are invited to attend. Please bring a nonperishable item for the pantry at the Trinity Jubilee Center. […]
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Auburn Dems to meet Tuesday
AUBURN — The monthly meeting of the Auburn Democratic City Committee will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Auburn Hall. The results of the election Nov. 6 will be discussed by the newly elected candidates. All Auburn Democrats are urged to attend the city committee meetings, which take place on […]
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Maine Democratic chair, vice chair won't see new terms
AUGUSTA — Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett and Vice Chairwoman Peggy Schaffer won’t be seeking re-election to their posts. Bartlett and Schaffer, who announced their decisions Sunday, are going out on a high note. Democrat Janet Mills won the gubernatorial race, Democrat Jared Golden flipped a Republican congressional seat thanks to ranked-choice voting, and […]
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The Kavanaugh debacle cost the Democrats the Senate
WASHINGTON — Brett Kavanaugh must have been smiling as the returns came in on Election Day, because it is now clear that the Democrats’ campaign to destroy him will go down as a massive blunder. It failed to keep Kavanaugh off the court. It cost Democrats their chance to regain control of the Senate. And […]
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'Big, bold things' on tap for Democrats in Augusta, Nate Libby says
LEWISTON — With his former dog sitter likely to be the city’s next member of Congress, his party soon to control both the state House and state Senate, and a Democratic governor soon to take office, state Sen. Nate Libby is pretty darn happy. In the wake of Tuesday’s successful election for Democrats in Maine, […]
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Democrats hold edge in voter registrations, while Republicans go rural
Maine has taken on a somewhat bluer tinge since the 2014 gubernatorial election, as more voters register as Democrats than Republicans or independents. Yet statewide voter registration data reveals a more complicated — and consequential — shift, with much of rural Maine becoming increasingly Republican even as more populated pockets of the state lean farther to the […]
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Give thanks to the Democrats
The Republican 2019 proposed budget is out. It contains more big tax cuts for corporations and banks and small tax cuts for working class families. It includes cuts to Social Security, Medicare Medicaid and veterans benefits. They also plan to raise the age for Medicare benefits to start at 67 instead of 65. Republican Bruce […]
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Vote red to save Constitution
I can’t wait to vote on Nov. 6. I believe this will be another mind-blowing defeat for the Democratic Party. People have resorted to threats and mob violence in the past few months, and it has only hurt their party. Watching people trying to tear open the doors at the Supreme Court was unreal. I […]