Maine voters might not see independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s name on the November ballot if a pair of challenges spearheaded by Maine Democrats on Monday proves successful. “[T]here are serious questions regarding the methods Ralph Nader has used to get on ballots across the… Read More
    BANGOR – The race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat picked up steam this week with a Friday visit from President Bush’s top aide and particularly barbed exchanges between the two campaigns. With Labor Day – the unofficial start of the fall election season –… Read More
    AUGUSTA – There was a lot of backslapping going on at Maine Republican Party headquarters Monday after it became apparent that the GOP was about to place more legislative candidates on the ballot this fall than majority Democrats. “For the first time in over three… Read More
    MILWAUKEE – The Green Party’s turn to Maine radio personality Pat LaMarche as nominee for vice president will give national attention to a woman whose 1998 run for governor drew 7 percent of Mainers’ votes. Saturday’s decision during the Green Party’s national convention in Milwaukee… Read More
    With little more than a week before the June 8 primaries, keep in mind the stranger knocking at your door just might be representing you in Augusta next year. Such retail politicking is part and parcel of primary season, which this year includes a number… Read More
    AUGUSTA – A last-minute decision by a Washington County lawmaker to ditch his state Senate campaign has left majority Democrats scrambling to find a write-in candidate to take his place. Rep. Al Goodwin, D-Pembroke, abandoned his Senate District 29 bid Monday to enter a three-way… Read More
    NEWPORT – State Rep. Joshua Tardy, R-Newport, announced he will be seeking re-election to the Maine House of Representatives. Tardy will be running in the newly drawn District 25, which includes a portion of Corinth, Exeter, Corinna, Newport and Plymouth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR – Democratic state Rep. Joseph Perry on Wednesday said he will seek his party’s nomination to challenge two-term incumbent Tom Sawyer for the Bangor Republican’s Senate seat. Perry, 37, said he decided to seek the new Senate District 32 seat representing Bangor and Hermon… Read More
    BANGOR – In a state that leads the nation in lost manufacturing jobs, the race to represent Maine’s struggling 2nd Congressional District appears destined to be a showdown over the economy – and little else. “The candidate who makes the strongest case they can bring… Read More
    AUGUSTA – With their presidential election year caucuses concluded, Maine Democrats are now moving into the next phase of this politically supercharged year as they prepare for this spring’s state party convention. But Republicans and Greens, operating with far less public attention trained on them,… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Maine Democratic Party released official caucus results Tuesday, showing 98 percent of the delegates apportioned to the state convention. Those results, indicating Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry in the lead with 47 percent, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean with 27, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich at 14,… Read More
    BANGOR – It didn’t take John Kerry’s weekend victories in Michigan, Washington and Maine to convince Republicans that the Massachusetts senator would be their most likely opponent in November. Although the Bush campaign’s standard line, “It’s too early to tell,” remained in effect this weekend,… Read More
    BANGOR – Howard Dean found himself the bridesmaid again Sunday as Maine Democrats turned out in large numbers and supported the race’s undisputed front-runner, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry. Dean, a former Vermont governor and the race’s former favorite, had hoped a Maine win could help… Read More
    BANGOR – The Penobscot County municipalities of Bangor, Brewer, Carmel, Chester, Clifton, Eddington, Etna, Exeter, Hermon, Holden, Old Town, Orono and Orrington will hold their Republican caucuses at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Richard Dyke Business Center on the Husson College campus. U.S. Read More
    JACKMAN – The Jackman Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 2 p.m. today at the Jackman Town Hall Conference Room. For information, contact chairman of the Jackman Republican Committee, Marc Pembroke, at 668-4160. Read More
    FARMINGTON – The Western Maine Legislative Caucus will hold a public meeting at 7 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the University of Maine at Farmington. Kit St. John of the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Rep. Peter Mills, R-Cornville, will speak. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    MACHIAS – Following is a list of all Washington County municipalities that will hold a Democratic Party caucus on Sunday: Addison: 2 p.m., Merritt Elementary School. For information, call Homere Dansereau at 483-2290. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    EASTON – Easton Democrats will caucus at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Easton Elementary School. Participants will vote their presidential preference, choose delegates for the state convention, and elect local party officials. All registered Democrats are invited to attend the caucus. Those who… Read More
    BREWER – Kim Gray, who chairs the Brewer Republican Committee, has issued an invitation to all registered local Republicans to caucus at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at Husson College’s Center for Family Business. The purpose of the caucus is to allow registered Republicans to elect delegates and… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – The Pittsfield Democratic Party will caucus at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the town office on Somerset Avenue. People who are not registered in a political party and would like to register as a Democrat may do so immediately or the day of the caucus,… Read More
    JACKMAN – The Jackman Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Jackman Town Hall Conference Room. For information, contact chairman of the Jackman Republican Committee, Marc Pembroke, at 668-4160. Read More
    ORONO – The Orono Democratic Committee will hold its caucus at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the town hall council chamber. Town officers and election clerks will be selected, and there will be a division to determine presidential preference. State party convention delegates will be selected by… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – The following is a list of all Hancock County municipalities that will hold a caucus for the Democratic Party on Sunday, Feb. 8. . Amherst: 7 p.m., 590 Airline Road. For information, call Melody Knadler at 584-3876. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor Republican Caucus will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Peabody Hall, Husson College. Delegates to the state convention will be elected, candidates will be on hand to answer questions, and nominating petitions will be circulated for the primary ballot in June. Read More
    CHARLESTON – The Charleston Republican Committee will hold its town caucus at 6 p.m. today at the town office library. There will be an opportunity to meet legislative candidates, and election of town officers and delegates to the State Convention will be done afterward. All Charleston Republicans are… Read More
    SACO – With a collective shout they hoped could be heard all the way to the White House, Maine Democrats responded with an approving roar to campaign speeches offered Saturday night by two of the party’s leading presidential contenders. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and… Read More
    BANGOR – One of the country’s wealthiest women arrived in Bangor on Friday to campaign for her husband, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. “I’m really happy to come up here and lay the groundwork for my husband’s visit,”… Read More
    UNITY – Congressman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, one of 10 Democratic candidates vying for the presidency, said Friday as he strolled through the grounds of the Common Ground Country Fair, “Boy, if I put on a fair, this is what it would look like.” The candidate… Read More
    BANGOR – After a whirlwind week in Iowa and California, Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean landed in the city Friday with a message for the party faithful: “We can do better than that,” Dean, a doctor and former Vermont governor, told a crowd of more… Read More
    BANGOR – Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean will hold a Friday afternoon rally at the Bangor Motor Inn gazebo on the Hogan Road. Dean, a medical doctor and former Vermont governor, is among the top contenders in a crowded field seeking to challenge President George… Read More