Maine’s newest member of Congress will play a role in overseeing Bath Iron Works.
Jared Golden
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Trump’s threats to quit NATO spur Maine lawmakers to defend 70-year-old alliance
A day after the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly for a measure aimed at making it difficult for a president to quit NATO, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins declared her support for the proposal. Collins, a Maine Republican, is part of a bipartisan group that introduced a resolution this month to prohibit a president from withdrawing from […]
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Jared Golden vows to defend transgender military personnel
Maine’s new congressman, 2nd District Democrat Jared Golden, said Tuesday he is opposed to President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict transgender people from military service. “I believe anyone who loves America and has the courage to serve should be given that opportunity and respected for it,” Golden said in a statement on Twitter. Golden, who […]
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Poliquin repays $100K loan to himself; campaign coffers all but empty
After his unsuccessful bid to retain his 2nd Congressional District seat, former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s campaign has $3,593 in its coffers and an unpaid debt to the candidate of $36,400. In short, after losing a multimillion-dollar race last year to Lewiston Democrat Jared Golden, Poliquin’s campaign owes more than it has in the bank, […]
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Jared Golden assigned to House Armed Services Committee
Freshman U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a 36-year-old combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, has been tapped to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, a perch that could help him preserve Maine jobs at Bath Iron Works. The panel oversees the funding of the American military and is considered a plum assignment for members […]
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Jared Golden calls for bipartisan talks with Donald Trump to resolve shutdown
LEWISTON — It is time for congressional leaders and President Donald Trump “to stop hiding and show a little leadership” to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said Monday. Golden, D-Maine, said instead of three-way talks among Trump and two Democrats — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate […]
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Maine's congressional delegation hopes for better in Washington
WASHINGTON — For congressional newcomer Jared Golden, having the House controlled by Democrats, the Senate by Republicans and a mercurial executive doesn’t strike him as a problem. It is, after all, what he’s dealt with for the past four years as a state representative from Lewiston. Now, though, the 2nd Congressional District’s freshman lawmaker is […]
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Please represent all Mainers
Jared Golden is the newly elected representative for Maine Second Congressional District to the U.S. House of Representatives. I offer my congratulations. He achieved that position by defeating Republican Bruce Poliquin by 3,509 votes, or by a whopping 1 percent. Additionally, his victory was the result of ranked-choice voting. Not what one would call a […]
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Jared Golden takes his seat in U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than a half-century, a Lewiston resident took the congressional oath of office Thursday to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. As he stood in the chamber to become a member of the 116th Congress, Democrat Jared Golden, a 36-year-old U.S. Marine Corps […]
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Jared Golden voted against Nancy Pelosi for U.S. House speaker
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is among 15 Democrats who voted against returning Nancy Pelosi to the House speaker’s office. A spokesman says Golden kept his campaign vow that he would not support Pelosi for speaker. Instead he voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois for the leadership position. Golden […]