BANGOR – The Maine Democratic Party will hold caucuses on Sunday, Feb. 26. The following is a list of caucuses running that day: . Alton, 1 p.m., 5753 Bennoch Rd., No. 12, community room, LaGrange. Contact Roberta Williams, 943-5850. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
AUGUSTA – The ghost of the largest funding abuse in Maine Clean Elections Act history hung in the air Wednesday as members of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee entertained a $5.7 million emergency funding request to prop up the potentially beleaguered public campaign finance program. Representatives… Read More
BELFAST – Jayne Crosby Giles has announced her intention to run for House District 43 under the Republican banner. The seat representing Belfast, Belmont and Northport is currently held by Rep. Walter Ash, D-Belfast. This will be Crosby Giles’ second attempt at the seat. The… Read More
AUBURN – Two more candidates, including former Lewiston Mayor John Jenkins, have entered the race for Maine governor. Jenkins, 54, filed papers on Friday to run as a Clean Elections candidate using public campaign funds. The Auburn resident said he will run as an independent… Read More
Turning $12,500 into more than $1 million in less than six months probably sounds tough to most people. It was for Bobby Mills. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
AUGUSTA – Democratic Gov. John Baldacci has collected more than twice as much in contributions for his re-election campaign as all other candidates combined, according to finance reports filed with the state. Reports filed by Tuesday’s deadline show that Baldacci’s campaign raised $199,566 in his… Read More
AUGUSTA – Mainers are apt to see a more assertive and cogent chief executive Tuesday evening when Gov. John E. Baldacci delivers his State of the State address highlighting how far Maine has come since he took office three years ago. Using a largely supportive… Read More
BANGOR – Republican Stephen Stimpson of Bangor on Friday dropped out of the 2006 governor’s race, citing the ailing health of his elderly mother. Stimpson, a 46-year-old concessions stand owner, was considered a long shot in the June Republican primary, the winner of which will… Read More
Gov. John Baldacci’s re-election campaign on Monday tapped Jesse Connolly of Portland to manage the governor’s bid to reclaim the Blaine House in 2006. Connolly most recently helped engineer the defeat of Question 1, the high-profile effort to overturn the state’s new gay rights law… Read More
AUGUSTA – State Sen. Peter Mills of Cornville brought his campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to the Maine State House on Monday, showing off some of the top organizers of his primary election drive and taking aim at incumbent Democrat John Baldacci. At his… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud of the 2nd District doesn’t seem to have many worries about his bid for re-election next year, to judge by his latest campaign finance report to the Federal Election Commission. The Democrat raised only $62,000 in the last quarter,… Read More
AUGUSTA – Three months after removing himself from the race for governor, David Emery announced Monday he’s joining the growing field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the Blaine House. The former Republican congressman took square aim at Democratic Gov. John Baldacci in making… Read More
LEWISTON – The Republican gubernatorial primary officially expanded to three candidates Monday when state Sen. Chandler Woodcock announced his intentions to become the Grand Old Party’s choice to oppose Democratic Gov. John E. Baldacci in 2006. A former teacher, coach and Vietnam veteran, Woodcock is… Read More
AUGUSTA – State Sen. Chandler Woodcock, R-Farmington, said Monday he has delayed his scheduled announcement to run for governor. Last week, Woodcock filed papers with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices indicating his intent to run for office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
AUGUSTA – State Sen. Chandler Woodcock of Farmington Wednesday became the third Republican to signal his intention to run for governor in 2006 while Democratic Gov. John E. Baldacci took the formal steps to trigger his re-election campaign. Both men filed their campaign paperwork Wednesday… Read More
AUGUSTA – With the most recent polls reflecting a persistent level of disapproval in the Baldacci administration, Republicans are becoming increasingly hopeful of reclaiming the Blaine House next year. There’s also no shortage of potential GOP gubernatorial contenders as Sen. Chandler Woodcock of Farmington confirmed… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine Republicans will have at least two choices for governor next June after state Sen. Peter Mills officially announced Tuesday he will seek the GOP nomination for the Blaine House. “I’ve got a plan for Maine,” Mills said. “I’ve got a 12-point plan,… Read More
AUGUSTA – State Sen. Peter Mills told Republican legislative colleagues Friday he may announce a candidacy for governor next week. The lawyer from Cornville did not say a bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination was a certainty, but stopped just short. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Two years is an eternity in political time. But Gov. John Baldacci’s informal, though predictable, announcement Thursday on Maine Public Radio that he would seek re-election set off a fair amount of political prophesizing about who would step forward to challenge the Bangor Democrat in… Read More