Democratic committees in Maine’s 16 counties were set to meet this weekend to select the delegates who will ultimately decide the party’s nominee.
Randy Billings
Staff Writer
Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been the State House bureau chief since 2021. He was named the Maine Press Association’s Journalist of the Year in 2020. He joined the Press Herald in 2012 as the Portland City Hall reporter, where his beat touched on a wide range of topics, including municipal government, immigration, homelessness, housing and social services. Prior to that, he worked at various weeklies as well as business and arts publications. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, Orono. He lives in North Yarmouth with his wife and two children and enjoys the outdoors and playing his upright bass.
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Which way are the delegates who will pick Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate leaning?
Most potential delegates just want a candidate who can beat Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall.
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8 Democratic Maine Senate hopefuls to face off in TV debate
The debate will start at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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How the Biddeford ICE killing upended the Maine Senate race
Democratic candidates had been strategizing about the party’s snap primary to find a new U.S. Senate candidate. They were forced to pivot to immigration after a federal agent killed a Biddeford man.
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Graham Platner wanted his movement to outlast him. Now comes the ‘ultimate test.’
Can another candidate inspire the movement that Platner built?
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Graham Platner formally drops out of Maine’s Senate race
He announced he was leaving Wednesday. On Friday, he made it official.
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Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal
Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.
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Maine Democrats urging Platner to drop out, criticize his team for trying to affect how he would be replaced
Party leaders say they want a process that’s inclusive, open, transparent and fair to all candidates, and have criticized the Platner campaign for trying to influence the selection procedure.
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Who could replace Graham Platner in Maine’s Senate race? Here are the names being floated.
Several of the candidates from June’s gubernatorial and congressional primaries say they’re interested.
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Platner facing flood of calls to drop out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegations
The Maine Democratic Party and the Senate Majority PAC have pulled their support, as have high-profile supporters such as Rep. Ro Khanna of California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.