The contest for governor in Maine could not be more important. Janet Mills has expertly served as a county attorney, a legislator and as Maine’s attorney general. Mills is pro-education. While Shawn Moody may have expertly run several body shops, he has reportedly stated that Maine schools are overfunded. Maine voters have voted for increased […]
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Janet Mills for governor
I have known Janet Mills since the 1980s when she ran for district attorney. I was the treasurer for one of her campaigns. She is a person who understands that laws must always be in the best interest of the people. As district attorney, she supervised many individuals and made sure that the cases that […]
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Vote for the antidote — Janet Mills
Anyone who wants to turn the page on eight years of a Republican governor who bragged about being “Trump before Trump was Trump” should vote to replace him with Janet Mills, who will: • Fight for affordable health care. Reversing mean-spirited Republican policy, she will enforce the wishes of Maine voters by expanding Medicaid. • […]
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Gun groups back Moody, but disagree over Mills' performance
Republican businessman Shawn Moody has won the endorsement of gun rights groups in the race to be Maine’s next governor, but the groups are at odds over Democrat Janet Mills’ performance in supporting their views on the Second Amendment. Mills, the state’s attorney general, received an F grade earlier this year from the political action […]
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Mills cares about Mainers
In the first six months of 2017, Maine saw 185 drug overdose deaths compared to 180 for the same period in 2018. In 2017 there were 418 drug-induced deaths, an increase from 2016 when my sister, Sarah Cookson, lost her battle with drug addiction and depression. My sister became one of those numbers, Dec. 16, […]
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Eager to vote for Janet Mills
Maine needs a strong but compassionate governor who can lead with vision and an understanding of the issues facing the state’s citizenry and communities. Janet Mills is that person and I am eager to vote for her this November. I have witnessed Mills’ service as a public prosecutor, a private attorney, a state legislator, and […]
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Mills will work for the people of Maine
I am voting for Janet Mills because she shares some of my most deeply held values. She has worked successfully for the people of Maine and will continue to do so. Mills will work for the state to provide excellent public education — the best way to work out of poverty, as reported recently in […]
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Mills the top fundraiser in Maine’s race for governor, new reports show
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills raised almost $800,000 in campaign contributions in the last two months, more than twice the amount that Republican Shawn Moody raised in the same period, according to the latest campaign finance reports, filed Tuesday night. Mills has raised a total of $1.8 million for the race, to Moody’s $1.4 million. […]
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Janet Mills has proven herself
Janet Mills has proven herself repeatedly, both as a state legislator in the past and, recently, as Maine’s attorney general. She is well liked by both parties. I am so pleased that voters have a calm, dedicated, bright, effective candidate for governor. Independent Terry Hayes has been state treasurer under the current administration and thinks […]
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Governor candidate Caron made nearly $1 million last year; Moody’s income is under wraps
Three of the four candidates in the race to be Maine’s next governor released copies of their state and federal tax returns at the request of the Portland Press Herald on Friday, and independent candidate Alan Caron reported the highest income, $912,952, in 2017 and paid $190,193 in state and federal taxes. Republican Shawn Moody, […]