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The Democratic Party did not control the state legislature between 1847 and 1911. [1] The Maine Republican Party supported Theodore Roosevelt during the 1912 Republican presidential primaries against President William Howard Taft. The Maine Progressive Party was founded by Roosevelt supporters on July 31, 1912, at a convention in Portland, Maine.
Maine has had two independent governors: James B. Longley (1975–1979) and Angus King (1995–2003), who currently serves in the US Senate. Maine state politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, are noted for having more moderate views than many in the national wings of their respective parties. Maine is an alcoholic beverage control state. [1]
Eric Brakey (born August 8, 1988) is an American politician and the Executive Director of the Free State Project. [1] [2] [3] A libertarian member of the Republican Party, he served as a Maine state senator from 2014 to 2018, and again from 2022 to 2024.
Jul. 25—NORWAY, Maine — As Wednesday's flash rainstorm lashed the windows of the 290 Maine Street pub, state Sen. Rick Bennett was holding court. The Republican from Oxford County sat with ...
The Maine Democratic Party was revitalized by Edmund Muskie during the 1950s and 1960s. Muskie served as Governor, Senator and finally Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. The Democratic Party has history dating back to the 1800s. Maine entered the Union in 1820 as an Anti-Federalist state. Soon after, in 1834, the Anti-Federalists ...
Jan. 17—ELLSWORTH, Maine — Local businessman John Linnehan, a Christian conservative and vocal supporter of gun rights, has leased the former two-screen movie theater at Maine Coast Mall and ...
Maine's congressional districts since January 3, 2023. Maine is divided into two congressional districts , each represented by an elected member of the United States House of Representatives . Unlike every other U.S. state except for Nebraska , Maine apportions two of its Electoral College votes according to congressional district , making each ...
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