Voters in Senate District 18 have an opportunity to elect a regular person instead of a politician to serve them. John Patrick is a lifelong resident of western Maine, a mill worker and a friend to Maine’s working families. I have watched him fight for middle class ideals in Augusta. When special interest groups and […]
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North to Augusta: Primary spin cycles accelerate Maine’s campaign season
With the June primaries behind them, Maine’s major political parties — Democrats and Republicans — are now working to heal any lingering hard feelings from what’s been some very heated races — especially in the state’s giant 2nd U.S. Congressional District. Every State House seat and the governor’s office is also up for grabs this […]
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It’s Cain vs. Poliquin in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
LEWISTON — Democratic voters picked Emily Cain to be their candidate in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat Tuesday while Republican voters decided Bruce Poliquin would be their party’s selection. Both Poliquin, a former state treasurer and Cain, a state senator from Orono, won their primary races by decisive margins, setting the stage […]
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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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M. Armstrong: Take back control of the country
Troy Jackson is an unusual Democratic candidate. He has been employed in the productive private sector. One would think that if the Democrat Party wants to represent working people, more of their candidates would be people who have actually had a real job. The professional students and attorneys in Congress don’t represent working people, or […]
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Democratic congressional primary pits a progressive dealmaker against a blue-collar firebrand
AUGUSTA — When Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud announced he’d run for governor, a lot of Democrats toyed with making a run to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Now the dust has settled, and there are two candidates: Emily Cain of Orono and Troy Jackson of Allagash, vying for the seat Democrats have held since […]
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J. McHugh: Stood firm for my family
I’m supporting Troy Jackson in the June 10 Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District. It was a simple decision for me. Jackson has stood firm for my family, and all middle class folks in Maine, while Emily Cain has not. In 2011-2012, during the budget battle, Cain compromised on the backs of the middle […]
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Maine Democrats continue Medicaid expansion push
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Democrats are advancing a new bill to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 70,000 low-income residents under the federal health care law, but its chance of getting past Republican Gov. Paul LePage is slim. The bill sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash was given initial approval in a 21-14 […]
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Androscoggin County Democrats to host candidate forum
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin County Democratic Committee will host a forum for 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidates Emily Cain and Troy Jackson. The state senators are from Orono and Allagash, respectively. The forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College, Room 170. The […]
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State senator’s bill attempted to undermine DEP
AUGUSTA — A state senator and candidate for Congress last month tried to get special legislation passed to help a single constituent by undoing at least part of a legal agreement with the state designed to protect a lake in Aroostook County. State Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, said his bill would allow the constituent to […]