Zak Ringelstein, who is running against Angus King, used to perform under the stage name Zak Mountain. A video of one of his songs surfaced over the weekend on social media.
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Federal judge rejects Max Linn’s last-ditch effort to run in Maine Republican primary
Judge Nancy Torresen refuses to grant an injunction sought by supporters of Linn, who now says he’ll challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.
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LePage endorses Brakey in Republican primary to take on Angus King
The governor had toyed with the idea of challenging the U.S. senator himself, but now says the candidate from Auburn has his full support.
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Max Linn supporters sue to force votes for him to be counted in Republican Senate primary
The Bar Harbor businessman claims Secretary of State Matt Dunlap wrongly used ‘guilt by association’ when he invalidated more than 100 valid voter signatures, preventing him from qualifying for the June 12 primary.
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Disqualified in Maine, Max Linn now has campaign signs in New Hampshire
Officials there say signs for the former Republican U.S. Senate candidate are being posted in public rights of way, violating state law and local ordinances.
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Citing unfinished work, Angus King launches re-election bid for U.S. Senate
The Maine independent says while the Senate is making some progress addressing the partisan divide in Washington, he believes there is still work to be done.
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Congress enacts bill to protect senior citizens from scam artists
The measure, written in part by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, now goes to President Trump’s desk for a signature.
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State’s highest court agrees: Max Linn is ineligible for Republican Senate primary
Justices uphold a lower court ruling that the state had acted properly when it barred his candidacy over a shortfall of valid petition signatures caused when many were deemed fraudulent.
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Republican hoping to run in U.S. Senate race makes last-ditch appeal to Maine’s high court
The court is being asked to reverse an earlier decision by Maine’s secretary of state invalidating Max Linn’s campaign over fake voter signatures
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Republican campaign operatives call for probe of fraudulent signatures
Two men who played key roles in assembling nominating petitions for Max Linn say they want to know who put the signatures of dead voters on some of the petitions.