Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement on Governor Janet Mills’ announcement today that she is running for reelection:
“The Maine Democratic Party is excited by Governor Mills’ announcement, and we stand ready to fight alongside her to make sure Democrats are elected up and down the ticket this November. Since taking office in 2019, the Governor has taken on the biggest challenges facing Maine people and delivered the progress that Maine people deserve. She has expanded access to health care, prepared our state for the climate crisis, and invested in our public schools, our infrastructure, our businesses, and our children. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, she led one of the most effective pandemic responses in the nation. And, as she said in her announcement video, there is so much more progress yet to come.
“On the ballot this November, Governor Mills will represent progress—both protecting the progress that we have made, and ensuring the progress yet to come. Her opponent, former Governor Paul LePage, wants to dismantle that progress and return Maine to a time when the biggest problems facing our people remained unsolved. We can’t let Paul LePage drag us backward once again.”
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