A former staffer on Capitol Hill whose career has involved trying to get big money and election deniers out of politics, Jordan Wood feels Maine’s 2nd District voters are in tune with his policy proposals.
Billy Kobin
Staff Writer
Billy covers politics for the Press Herald. He joined the newsroom in 2026 after also covering politics for the Bangor Daily News for about two and a half years. Before moving to Maine in 2023, the Wisconsin native reported for the Courier Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Indianapolis Star after graduating from Northwestern University. Billy feels like Maine is right where he needs to be, and apart from reading and enjoying music, he loves getting outside to run, hike, bike, ski and play soccer with friends and family.
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Democratic senators offer little about high-stakes meeting with Graham Platner
Platner was in Washington on Tuesday for a ‘long-planned’ meeting with Democratic senators likely to ask him about the recent reports on his past messages with various women.
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A timeline of Graham Platner’s controversies during his Senate campaign
The Sullivan oyster farmer and military veteran has faced a series of embarrassing disclosures since launching his Senate campaign last summer.
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Angus King III is running for governor on his resume, not his name. Will it work in 2026?
King, the son of Maine’s junior U.S. senator, has not sought elected office before, but his political experience and connections run deep.
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Why a shadowy PAC is spending in a Maine Democratic primary
Real Change PAC is behind similar activity in New Jersey and other states that have House Democratic primaries this year.
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Red Sox cable station says it pulled Graham Platner’s critical ad over copyright issue
Platner’s ad that ran during part of Friday’s game said private equity has ‘destroyed’ the Red Sox.
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These 3 Maine governor candidates are forming an alliance
Democrats Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows and Hannah Pingree were each endorsed by the Sierra Club of Maine last month.
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Maine official recommends transgender athlete referendum be invalidated
Chief Deputy Secretary of State Katherine McBrien says that supporters fell roughly 500 valid signatures short of qualifying for the November ballot.
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Graham Platner joins small list of Mainers to make Time magazine cover
The Sullivan oyster farmer and U.S. Senate candidate is in rare company when it comes to Mainers who have appeared on the front of the long-running publication.
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Barney Frank, longtime congressman and gay rights pioneer, dies at home in Maine
Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, had moved to Ogunquit, Maine, with his husband last month to enter hospice care.