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Maine: Barry Hobbins

Tue, 12/09/2008 - 16:26

Representatives say migration of out-of-staters caused voter shifts in two towns

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

 

See also: From 04 to 08, 110 towns shift color on Maine map

Of the 91 towns that turned from red to blue this year, Rangley and Kennebunkport saw two of the largest jumps.

State representatives for these areas attribute the change to an influx of out-of-staters.

Rangeley, a small Franklin County town, saw the following changes:

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Wed, 12/03/2008 - 12:40

Brautigam: U.S. Attorney job an option

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Outgoing state Rep. John Brautigam (D-Falmouth) said on Tuesday he is considering his option following a loss in his bid for Attorney General.

Brautigam lost the three-way race to Rep. Janet Mills (D-Farmington). Rep. Sean Faircloth (D-Bangor) also ran.

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:26

Maine Senate: The 10 biggest winners

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Secretary of State’s office has released the official vote tallies for the Nov. 4 election.

The following are the top ten vote-getters in state Senate races:

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Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:41

Rowe slowly prepares for 2010

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Attorney General Steven Rowe’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign is slowly coming to life.

Rowe, D-Portland and a former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, has confirmed that www.rowe2010.com belongs to him, along with another URL. In addition, he’s drumming up support on Facebook – though his profile doesn’t say what he’s running for yet. He has 75 supporters.

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Tue, 01/29/2008 - 21:11

Carey puts lawsuit on hold, waits for Legislature

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Rumford attorney Seth Carey has put his lawsuit against several Maine shopping establishments on hold, he said Tuesday.

Carey sued Wal-Mart and Hannaford, along with several malls and cities to allow petitioners on private properties to gather signatures.

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Wed, 01/09/2008 - 21:35

Sen. Beth Edmonds, majority members, respond to Baldacci’s speech

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Whether or not the state has gone too far with cuts, lawmakers don’t know yet, said Senate President Beth Edmonds, D-Freeport.

Despite a very gloomy speech she gave last week, Edmonds shared Baldacci’s optimism about the future in his State of the State address Wednesday – albeit very cautiously.

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Wed, 11/21/2007 - 10:15

‘The timing is right’: Faircloth, others to seek AG job

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

House Majority Whip Sean Faircloth, D-Bangor, will seek the Attorney General’s post when his current term is up, along with Rep. John Brautigam, D-Falmouth.

Rep. Janet Mills, D-Farmington, and Sen. Barry Hobbins, D-Saco, also said they will consider running.

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