Maine: Sean Faircloth

The Democratic caucus has nominated state Rep. Janet Mills (D-Farmington) to be the next Attorney General. She beat state Reps. Sean Faircloth (D-Bangor) and John Brautigam (D-Falmouth).

The nomination will go before the full Legislature Wednesday.

Check PolitickerME.com in a bit for more details on the nomination process.

As the Democrats in the Legislature make their nominations for constitutional officers, the Republicans are on standby.

The state treasurer, auditor and secretary of state will likely be appointed without competition.

There are three Democratic candidates for Attorney General – state Reps. Janet Mills (D-Farmington), John Brautigam (D-Falmouth) and Sean Faircloth (D-Bangor).

AUGUSTA -- State Reps. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham), Cynthia Dill (D-Cape Elizabeth) and Don Pilon (D-Saco) all have their eyes on the assistant majority leader slot next session, providing they win their respective races and the Democrats maintain the majority in the state House.

Current Majority Whip Sean Faircloth (D-Bangor) is not running for re-election, instead focusing on his bid for attorney general.

The biggest political event in Maine Friday night took place four hours from Augusta, in a community center with folding furniture crammed tightly together, potato sacks lining the walls, and high school beauty queens serving up salad and ice cream.

The Potato Festival’s Industry Dinner in Fort Fairfield was the place to be for the who’s who in Maine politics. To give some flavor of the event, at the end of the post is a video of county resident Jeramiah Donovan singing about potato picking season.