The party’s political action committee targets Democrat Janet Mills with $133,235 in TV ads, bringing its total spending in the governor’s race to over $500,000.
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Press Herald, University of New England to host gubernatorial debate
All four candidates will attend the Oct. 10 event at UNE’s Innovation Hall, a 900-seat venue on Stevens Avenue in Portland.
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Governor candidate Caron made nearly $1 million last year; Moody’s income is under wraps
Three out of the 4 candidates release copies of their federal and state income tax returns.
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Democratic PAC tops $1 million in spending in Maine governor’s race
More than half of the money is to oppose Republican candidate Shawn Moody.
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Race for 1st Congressional District seat tests Republicans’ unity
The party supports its candidate, Mark Holbrook, but independent Marty Grohman also gets Republican backing.
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Money from outside groups pours into Maine State House campaigns
An intensifying political climate is among several factors fueling exponentially higher spending rates than in recent midterm elections.
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Dollars from donors: PAC spending in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial and State House races
As of Oct. 29, political action committees and party committees had spent over $10 million to influence the governor’s race, plus over $2.4 million more to influence Maine’s State House contests.
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South Portland Republican running for House has criminal history
The Maine Democratic Party issues a release that reveals Christopher J. Hoy’s misdemeanor convictions and calls on Republican leaders to urge him to withdraw from the District 33 race.
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In first public forum, candidates for Maine governor offer solutions to labor shortage
Shawn Moody, Janet Mills, Alan Caron and Terry Hayes have varying ideas for attracting and keeping young workers, in the face of a booming economy and record low unemployment.
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul visits Maine to stump for Republican Eric Brakey
Brakey, a two-term state senator, is challenging independent U.S. Sen. Angus King.