Sagadahoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census,the population was 36,699. Its county seat is Bath. In geographic area,it is the smallest county in Maine.
Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party,she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of congress.
Michael Herman Michaud is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston,Auburn,Bangor,Presque Isle,and Ellsworth. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River.
Angus Stanley King Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maine since 2013. A political independent,he served as the 72nd governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003.
Charles E. Summers Jr. is an American politician,businessman,and Iraq War veteran. A Republican from the state of Maine,he served as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the Trump Administration.
Matthew Dunlap is an American politician from Maine who has served as the Maine State Auditor since November,2022,and previously from January to October,2021. A Democrat,Dunlap served as Secretary of State of Maine from January 7,2013,to January 4,2021,and previously served in that same post from 2005 to 2011. In 2012,he sought to become his party's nominee to replace retiring Olympia Snowe,but lost in the primary to State Senator Cynthia Dill. Prior to his first election as secretary of state in 2005,he represented Old Town in the Maine House of Representatives for four terms beginning in 1996. On December 2,2020,Dunlap was elected Maine State Auditor by the Maine Legislature and took office on January 4,2021. Dunlap had to vacate the position after failing the exams needed to meet the requirements of the position the following October,and was replaced by Jacob Norton. He did later meet the requirements and was selected for the position again on November 14,2022.
Emily Ann Cain is an American politician from Maine and Executive Director of EMILY's List. A member of the Democratic Party,Cain served in the Maine Senate from 2012 to 2014,representing the 30th district which includes part of Penobscot County. She was previously a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012,where she served as Minority Leader from 2008 to 2010 and as House Chair of the Appropriations &Financial Affairs Committee from 2010 to 2012.
Troy Dale Jackson is an American logger and politician from Allagash,Maine serving as president of the Maine Senate. Jackson represents Senate District 1,representing northern Aroostook County,including the towns of Fort Kent,Madawaska and Caribou. Jackson has served as Senate President since 2018.
Andre E. Cushing III is an American politician from Maine. Cushing is a Republican Currently he is one of three County Commissioners for Penobscot county,representing 20 communities in So. Penobscot's District 2. He served three termsState Senator from Maine's 10th Senate District,representing Carmel,Corinna,Corinth,Dixmont,Etna,Exeter,Hudson,Glenburn,Hampden,Kenduskeag,Levant,Newburgh,Newport,Plymouth,and Stetson Maine and his residence in Hampden.
Joseph 'Joe' C. Perry is an American businessperson and politician from Maine. Perry,a Democrat,served in the Maine Senate from District 32,which included his hometown of Bangor and Hermon. He was first elected to the Senate in 2004 after serving from 8 years (1996-2004) in the Maine House of Representatives representing part of Bangor. He defeated incumbent Republican Senator Tom Sawyer by 280 votes. In 2015,Perry won a seat on the Bangor City Council.
Paula Benoit is an American politician from Maine. Benoit served as a Republican State Senator from Maine's 19th District,representing part of Sagadahoc County,including the population centers of Bath and Topsham from 2006 to 2008.
Eloise A. Vitelli is the majority leader of the Maine Senate. She is a Democrat representing Senate District 24,which serves all of Sagadahoc County and the adjacent town of Dresden,Maine in Lincoln County. Vitelli was first elected to the Maine Senate in a 2013 special election,but lost her re-election bid in 2014. She was re-elected in 2016,2018,2020,and 2022. Vitelli began working as an entrepreneurship trainer in the early 1980s and was the director of program and policy for New Ventures Maine for 38 years. She became the Assistant Senate Majority Leader in December 2020,and Majority Leader in February 2021.
Eric Brakey is an American politician,serving the U.S. state of Maine.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 8,2016,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
Sara I. Gideon is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party from Freeport,she represented the 48th district in the Maine House of Representatives,which includes part of Freeport and Pownal in Cumberland County.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,U.S. House elections,and other state and local elections. Incumbent Independent Senator Angus King won reelection to a second term.
Maine Question 5,formally An Act to Establish Ranked-Choice Voting,is a citizen-initiated referendum question that qualified for the Maine November 8,2016 statewide ballot. It was approved by a vote of 52% in favor,48% opposed. It sought to change how most Maine elections will be conducted from a plurality voting system to a ranked-choice voting system. It appeared on the ballot along with elections for President of the United States,Maine's two U.S. House seats,the legislature,five other ballot questions,and various local elections. The referendum was successful,making Maine the first state to use ranked choice voting for its federal elections.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 6,2018,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on November 3,2020,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Maine,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The election was conducted with ranked choice voting,as per the result of a referendum passed in 2016.
The 2016 Maine State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,with the primary election being held on June 14,2016,to elect the 128th Maine Senate. Voters in all 35 districts of the Maine State Senate will elect their senators. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including for President,U.S. House and the Maine House of Representatives.
