News Article / Wednesday Apr 6, 2022
LePage Caught Spewing Misinformation Again
In case you missed it, the Bangor Daily News reported today that former Governor Paul LePage was caught spreading blatant misinformation about Maine’s elections.News Article / Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Maine Democratic Party Officially Endorses Governor Janet Mills’ Reelection Campaign
Today the State Committee of the Maine Democratic Party officially voted to endorse Governor Janet Mills’ candidacy for a second term as Maine’s governor.
Following the endorsement vote, Maine Democratic Party Chair, Drew Gattine released the following statement:
“The Maine Democratic Party is proud to endorse Governor Janet Mills’ historic campaign for a second term as Maine’s first female Governor and we stand ready to fight alongside her this November to make sure Democrats are elected up and down the ticket.
News Article / Monday Mar 21, 2022
Prominent Writer Blasts LePage, Praises Mills for Nominating Maine’s First Black Supreme Judicial Court Judge
In yesterday’s Maine Sunday Telegram, editorial page editor Greg Kesich called Paul LePage out on his claims that he’s changed, saying “if that sounds like a new Paul LePage, it’s only because memories are short.”News Article / Monday Mar 21, 2022
ICYMI: The new Paul LePage looks a lot like the old one
In yesterday’s Maine Sunday Telegram, editorial page editor Greg Kesich called Paul LePage out on his claims that he’s changed, saying “if that sounds like a new Paul LePage, it’s only because memories are short.”News Article / Friday Mar 11, 2022
DNC Funds New Maine Democratic Party Rural Organizers
The DNC announced today that it is granting a funding request from the Maine Democratic Party to build out a team of rural organizers across the state. These organizers will connect with rural Mainers, encourage robust voter turnout, and maintain a coordinated approach to voter engagement across Maine’s gubernatorial, congressional and state legislature campaigns. With these new roles, the Maine Democratic Party will be well-positioned for early and consistent voter outreach throughout the primary and general election cycles.
News Article / Friday Feb 18, 2022
Paul LePage Attacks Governor Mills For Working Across the Aisle
A report this week in the Bangor Daily News reported on Paul LePage’s most recent line of attack against Governor Janet Mills. Since Mills unveiled her plan to send direct relief checks of $500 to more than 800,000 Maine taxpayers in last Thursday’s State of the State address, LePage’s campaign has condemned the checks as a “campaign stunt,” despite the fact that the idea was originally proposed by Republicans.News Article / Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Pre-Roe Abortion Patient Blasts LePage, Republicans for “Relentless” Efforts to Strip Away Abortion Rights
In a new op-ed, published today in the Bangor Daily News, Rockland resident Donna McNeil, blasts Paul LePage and Maine Republicans for their opposition to abortion rights.News Article / Friday Jan 14, 2022
LePage Is Running on Trump’s “Big Lie” with Support From Jan. 6 participants”
Reporting in the Maine Beacon revealed strong ties between Paul LePage and the dangerous “Big Lie” conspiracy theory that led to the deadly Capitol riot last January.News Article / Friday Jan 14, 2022
LePage, Maine Republicans “Took Antidemocratic Trutherism to a New Level”
In this weekend’s Maine Sunday Telegram, columnist and Editorial Page Editor Greg Kesich blasted Paul LePage and Maine Republicans for their long history of “trashing the legitimacy of elections.” In the column, Kesich describes how this record began long before Donald Trump came along, starting when LePage took office in 2011 where the former governor and the Maine Republicans engaged in a concerted effort to undermine Mainers’ faith in our elections.News Article / Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Democrat Triumphs in Gorham, Scarborough Special Election
Democrat Jim Boyle has won a three-way special election for House District 27, which includes parts of both Gorham and Scarborough. The day was particularly noteworthy for its freezing temperatures. This victory marks the second special election win for Democrats in only three months.