The White House indicates to congressional Republicans and outside allies that the pick will be the federal judge from Indiana.
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Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine
Former representative Pierce vying to win back seat from Hepler in Maine House District 53
State Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, is facing a challenge from Jeffrey Pierce, who she defeated in 2018 for the District 53 seat in the state House of Representatives.
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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville voters to decide contested races for City Council, Board of Education
Voters in Ward 4 on Nov. 3 will also consider choices in a three-way race for Kennebec Water District Board of Trustees.
Posted inElection 2020, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Incumbent Oakland representative looks for third term in House District 77
Michael Perkins, a Republican, wants to keep representing Sidney and part of Oakland in the State House and is challenged by Democrat Marion Menair, who declined to be interviewed for this story.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Sayers challenging Mason for Kennebec County sheriff’s post
Ken Mason, who has served as Kennebec County sheriff for one term, is being challenged by Michael Sayers, an Oakland police officer.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
EqualityMaine endorses Gideon in U.S. Senate race
The equal rights group hasn’t backed an opponent of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins since 2002.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Gideon has small lead over Collins among likely Maine voters in new Colby poll
The survey of 847 likely voters also shows Democrat Joe Biden running well ahead of President Trump, with the margin tighter in the 2nd Congressional District.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
If you requested an absentee ballot, expect to get it soon
Maine voters are requesting absentee ballots in record numbers, and in the next few days local election officials will begin to mail those ballots out.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand Supreme Court
But the former vice president, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn’t embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation’s partisan split.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Politics mixes with law as Trump closes in on court pick
The president is using the vacancy on the Supreme Court to appeal to battleground-state voters and as a rallying cry for his conservative base.