Press Release / Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Maine Democratic Party Calls On GOP Leaders To Condemn House Candidate Convicted of Multiple Violent Crimes
Westbrook, MAINE - The Maine Democratic Party is calling for the withdrawal of Christopher Hoy as a House candidate in House District 32, which is part of South Portland. Hoy, the son of Kandi Lee Hoy, who is the chair of the South Portland Republican Committee, has been arrested and convicted on numerous charges stemming from violence over the last three years.
Maine Democratic Party Chairman issued the following statement:
Blog / Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Sen. Amy Volk Remains Silent on Candidate’s Racist Social Media Posts But Defends Herself After Her Own Attack On A Civil Rights Group
After weeks of remaining silent in the face of calls to condemn the racist social media of one of the candidates she recruited, Amy Volk finally authored a lengthy social media post over the weekend...but only to defend herself.
Rather than condemning the posts of her candidate in SD-23, Rich Donaldson, Volk instead doubled-down in defending herself for calling a leading civil rights organization, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a “hate group.”
Press Release / Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Janet Mills Delivers Strong Performance in First Gubernatorial Forum
Westbrook, MAINE – Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement following this evening’s gubernatorial forum:
“Tonight, Mainers saw in Janet Mills an exceptional leader who offered a forward-looking vision for our state focused on prioritizing the interests of working Mainers and growing our economy. What they heard from Shawn Moody was more of the same. Janet Mills is the change Maine needs and she showed that tonight.”
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Press Release / Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
ICYMI: Rep. Pingree: Congress must face the unassailable reality of climate change
***In Case You Missed It***
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree penned an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald today lamenting the Trump administration’s anti-climate change agenda. Congresswoman Pingree goes on to outline the ways in which she has tried to be a check against the anti-environment policies of the Trump administration and note the dangerous implications of climate inaction for Maine.
Press Release / Thursday Sep 6, 2018
Does Moody Support LePage-Backed Lawsuit Aimed at Gutting Pre-existing Condition Protections?
Westbrook, MAINE – Today, a federal judge in Texas will hear the first arguments in a case backed by Governor Paul LePage that threatens the Affordable Care Act and its protection of pre-existing conditions. Where does Shawn Moody stand on the issue?
Press Release / Wednesday Sep 5, 2018
Senator Millett: Women can’t afford to have their reproductive rights rolled back
***In Case You Missed It***
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, Democratic Senator Rebecca Millett penned an op-ed in the Bangor Daily News today calling on Senator Collins to insist on transparency in the Kavanaugh hearing process and the stakes of his confirmation for women in Maine and across the country:
Press Release / Wednesday Sep 5, 2018
Despite LePage’s Outrageous Move on Medicaid Expansion, Moody Sticks With Him
Westbrook, MAINE – Republican candidate for governor Shawn Moody continues to show just how far he’s willing to go in order to stick with Governor Paul LePage and his hardline, ideologically-driven position of Medicaid expansion. After LePage yesterday asked the federal government to deny the request his Administration submitted to expand Medicaid to more than 70,000 Mainers, Moody said he was okay with it.
Press Release / Wednesday Sep 5, 2018
Paul Ryan’s Super PAC Illegally Obtained Security Clearance Application of Democratic Congressional Candidate
Ryan’s PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund, is running ads in Maine’s Second Congressional District
Press Release / Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Planned Parenthood Endorses Mills While Moody Aligns Himself with Anti-Abortion Extremists
Westbrook, MAINE - Today, Attorney General Janet Mills earned the endorsement of Planned Parenthood in her candidacy for Governor. Planned Parenthood called Attorney General Janet Mills a champion for women’s rights and cited her long-standing record of working to protect and expand access to reproductive health care.
Press Release / Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Gov. LePage Asks Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Fire LGBTQ+ Workers
LePage filed the friend-of-the-court brief in the wake of refusing to sign a bill that would ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy
Westbrook, MAINE – Governor LePage has joined a group of 16 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that companies should be allowed to fire workers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity without violating federal workplace discrimination law.
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