by John Blodgett | July 8, 2020
Bruce Poliquin, the former congressman from Maine, said he was asked by state and national Republican leaders to try and reclaim his seat from first-term Democratic representative Jared Golden in what would have been a rematch of their 2018 race. He declined. Then...
by Darren Fishell | June 4, 2020
Mainers are facing a historic congressional election season. In November, voters will decide whether to keep Sen. Susan Collins — the only Republican representing a New England state in Congress — in the office she has held since 1997. Record-breaking sums of money...
by Susan Cover | April 15, 2020
Before the first case of the coronavirus hit Maine in March, U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond was on track to have the 4,000 signatures she needs to get on the November ballot. Unaffiliated with a major political party, Bond is attempting to unseat Republican Susan...
by Samantha Hogan | October 31, 2019
More than a year before the 2020 U.S. Senate race, incumbent Susan Collins and her likely Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, have amassed nearly $13 million in their campaign war chests. The race is likely to set records for spending as Collins and Gideon have...
by Benjamin Harris | October 11, 2018
LEWISTON — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who describes himself as “lovable Frenchman,” may not be loved by everyone he represents in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, but judging from the number of signs in windows and along roads here, he’s certainly known by most.That...
