Vice President JD Vance is coming to Maine on Thursday — marking his first official trip to Maine since taking office last year.

Vance will speak at the Bangor International Airport at 12:30 p.m., Jason Savage, executive director of the Maine Republican Party said in a email Monday.

The vice president will speak as part of a broader program beginning at 11:30 a.m., but the announcement did not indicate who else will talk. Savage also did not specify the topic of Vance’s remarks.

Those interested in attending can register using an online form. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m.

Party and airport officials did not immediately return messages seeking additional details on the program.

Vance’s visit comes amid a closely watched race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, which is shaping up as a contest between newcomer Graham Platner, the likely Democratic nominee, and incumbent Susan Collins, a Republican. It also comes amid a competitive primary season in the state. Voters will decide the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor and other races on June 9.

It also comes as President Donald Trump increasingly takes aim at alleged welfare fraud in some states, including Maine. Last month, he gave Vance the title “Fraud Czar,” stating that the vice president will focus primarily on California, Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Maine, among other states. Most, though not all, of the states Vance is eying are run by Democrats.

Democrats in Maine were quick to respond to the news Monday.

The Maine Democratic Party asked who else would be in attendance — pointing to the crowded Republican gubernatorial primary.

“The Trump-Vance economy has hurt Maine families, but that won’t stop Republican gubernatorial candidates from tying themselves to their toxic agenda,” party spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen said in the release. “With Trump’s favorability sinking in Maine, the GOP candidates are attaching themselves to a political liability.”