2nd Congressional District Archives

2nd Congressional District

Published
April 29, 2021

Pingree, Golden unveil earmark requests for federal funding of 20 Maine projects

Fire departments, water districts, community colleges and nonprofits are among candidates for member-requested congressional funds.
Published
March 21, 2021

Jim Fossel: Maine’s Jared Golden can afford to alienate liberals – for now

An announced primary challenger in 2022 should not derail the 2nd District Democrat.
Published
March 21, 2021

Jared Golden bucks fellow Democrats while fighting the system

The second-term congressman's positions often put him at odds with his party. Will that help or hurt him in Maine's conservative 2nd District?
Published
November 15, 2020

Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans should start planning for 2022

If the party raises money and recruits candidates, the midterms could be a wave year – in the Blaine House, the Legislature and the 2nd District.
Published
October 17, 2020

Fight for Maine’s 2nd District brings less money, fire this time around

Two years ago, the sprawling, rural district played a key role in the Democrats' drive to take back the U.S. House of Representatives.
Published
October 16, 2020

How do I fill out my ranked-choice ballot?

Here's what you need to know about ranked-choice voting, which only Maine will use in the presidential election.
Published
October 15, 2020

First debate between Jared Golden, challenger Dale Crafts a civil event

Maine's 2nd District congressional candidates sparred gently in a televised exchange, agreed on the need to end partisan warfare but disagreed on health care.
Published
October 5, 2020

Heat is way down this year in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race

First-term Democrat Jared Golden appears to have a big advantage over Republican challenger Dale Crafts.
Published
August 21, 2020

Our View: Another argument against ranked-choice voting goes down

As the latest federal ruling shows, the idea that Maine voters are disenfranchised is wrong.
Published
August 5, 2020

Our View: Maine will lose out if census is cut short

In-person counting may end early, affecting the allocation of funding and power in rural states like ours where the response rate is lagging.