Maine

2022-12-16 16:29:13
by Dan McCue
$20M Going Toward Supporting Two Solar Projects in Maine

WASHINGTON — About $20 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding is headed to Maine where it will support the development... Read More

WASHINGTON — About $20 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding is headed to Maine where it will support the development of two large-scale solar energy projects. Both projects are being undertaken in the state’s 1st Congressional District, in southeastern coastal... Read More

Shying From Trump, Ex-Maine Gov. Paul LePage Seeks Job Back

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — When then-Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Donald Trump in 2016, he credited himself as a prototype... Read More

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — When then-Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Donald Trump in 2016, he credited himself as a prototype for the insurgent presidential candidate. "I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular, so I think I should support... Read More

Mills, LePage Look Ahead to November in Maine Governor Race

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Paul LePage, the Republican whose two terms as Maine's governor were dominated by his offensive rhetoric... Read More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Paul LePage, the Republican whose two terms as Maine's governor were dominated by his offensive rhetoric and combative leadership, is seeking a political comeback. With no opposition, LePage coasted to the Republican nomination for governor on... Read More

2022-06-13 17:43:08
by Madeline Hughes
Two Vie In GOP Faceoff In Maine With Hopes of Unseating Golden

AUGUSTA, Maine — The primary this Tuesday in Maine’s northernmost congressional district is worth watching as two Republicans vie for... Read More

AUGUSTA, Maine — The primary this Tuesday in Maine’s northernmost congressional district is worth watching as two Republicans vie for the chance to face Democratic incumbent Jared Golden in November. Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin — who is running for an... Read More

2020-11-03 06:44:31
by TWN Staff
MI-06 Jon Hoadley (D)

About Hoadley:  Hoadley comes from a family of educators. His mother and father, Michael and Diane, were university professors and... Read More

About Hoadley:  Hoadley comes from a family of educators. His mother and father, Michael and Diane, were university professors and administrators and his aunts and cousins have been teachers. Hoadley’s sister, Sara, became a teacher too. For the past five... Read More

2020-11-03 06:39:42
by TWN Staff
ME-02: Dale Crafts (R)

About Crafts: Dale Crafts has family roots that go back to the Mayflower and he has ancestors that have been... Read More

About Crafts: Dale Crafts has family roots that go back to the Mayflower and he has ancestors that have been involved in the fight for freedom since the start of the American Revolution.  He grew up in Lisbon, Maine. He... Read More

2020-11-03 06:30:32
by TWN Staff
ME-02: Jared Golden (D)

About Golden: Jared Golden was born in Lewiston and was raised in Leeds, a small town in Maine’s Second Congressional... Read More

About Golden: Jared Golden was born in Lewiston and was raised in Leeds, a small town in Maine’s Second Congressional District. After the September 11th attacks, he enlisted in the Marine Corps infantry and served combat tours in Iraq and... Read More

2020-10-28 16:07:21
by TWN Staff
ME Senate: Susan Collins (R)

About Collins: Susan Collins has been recognized by her colleagues as one of the hardest working members of Congress.  During... Read More

About Collins: Susan Collins has been recognized by her colleagues as one of the hardest working members of Congress.  During her entire time in the U.S. Senate, she has never missed a roll-call vote – more than 7,300. Collins is... Read More

2020-10-28 16:06:10
by TWN Staff
ME Senate: Sara Gideon (D)

About Gideon: Sara Gideon is speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Under governors of both parties, Gideon has shown... Read More

About Gideon: Sara Gideon is speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Under governors of both parties, Gideon has shown an ability to deliver results. She’s made expanding access to affordable health care a priority by helping pass a law... Read More

Trump and Biden Wage a Big Battle Over One Electoral Vote in Rural Maine

BANGOR, Maine — Maine is getting an outsized share of Trump love these days. The president visited a remote town... Read More

BANGOR, Maine — Maine is getting an outsized share of Trump love these days. The president visited a remote town of 1,500 in June. His son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Lara Trump, have stumped in the state. A lobsterman from... Read More

2018-11-05 20:32:50
by ME-02: Jared Golden (D)
ME-02: Jared Golden (D)

Rep. Jared Golden is serving his second term in the Maine Legislature and is current assistant majority leader of the ... Read More

Rep. Jared Golden is serving his second term in the Maine Legislature and is current assistant majority leader of the House, also known as the whip. Born in Lewiston, he grew up in central Maine, and served for four years... Read More

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