The District 41 seat is held by Erik Jorgensen.
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.
Posted inElection 2018, Local Elections, Maine, Politics
Incumbent has no opposition in House District 40
Rachel Talbot Ross just finished her first term.
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Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
House District 36: Former Portland mayor seeks return to Legislature as foe keeps low profile
Michael Brennan lays out an ambitious and detailed legislative agenda, and challenger Samuel Ledue says he’s been too busy to campaign.
Posted inElection 2018, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Incumbent running unopposed in House District 38
Rep. Matt Moonen, D-Portland, just completed his second term.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
Crystal Canney looks to unseat Benjamin Chipman for state Senate seat
District 27 covers part of Portland and the Casco Bay islands.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland mayor wants voters to approve $7 million housing bond
The money could be leveraged to create more than 600 affordable units, Ethan Stimlng says, but some city councilors wonder if borrowing is the best approach.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland adopts moratorium on establishing certain medical marijuana operations
The timeout doesn’t affect existing permit applicants and gives the city’s staff time to develop rules for the structure and location of pot businesses.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Portland artist ready to plant street lamp art, as Woodfords Corner construction wraps up
Aaron Stephan hopes to add grace and mindfulness to one of the city’s most chaotic intersections
Posted inMaine, News
Director of Portland shelter is leaving, saying the high-stress job has worn him down
Rob Parritt says the work has become all-consuming and he will give it up after overseeing the city’s increasingly overwhelmed Oxford Street Shelter for the better part of a decade.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland’s Amistad center for mentally ill to be displaced by building sale
Amistad is being given time to find a new home by a developer who says he plans to ‘slow-play’ his condo project on State Street.