John Eder is an American activist and politician from Maine. Eder,a Democrat,lives in Biddeford. He is a former member of the Maine Green Independent Party,the Maine affiliate of the national Green Party. He served in the Maine House of Representatives as the legislature's first member of the Green Party for two terms and was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2004. Until his defeat in 2006 Eder was one of only a handful of independent or third party state legislators in the country and was the highest-ranking elected Green official in the United States. Eder ran for Mayor of Portland,Maine in 2011. In 2014,Eder won a race for an at-large seat on the Portland Board of Education.
The 2010 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John Baldacci was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Primary elections took place on June 8,2010. The candidates who appeared on the November ballot were:Eliot Cutler (Independent),Paul LePage (Republican),Libby Mitchell (Democratic),Shawn Moody (Independent),and Kevin Scott (Independent).
Paul Richard LePage is American businessman and politician who served as the 74th governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the mayor of Waterville,Maine,from 2004 to 2011 and as a city councilor for Waterville from 1998 to 2002.
Although the Ku Klux Klan is most often associated with white supremacy,the revived Klan of the 1920s was also anti-Catholic. In the U.S. state of Maine,with a small African-American population but a burgeoning number of Acadian,French-Canadian and Irish immigrants,the Klan revival of the 1920s was a Protestant nativist movement directed against the Catholic minority as well as African-Americans. For a period in the mid-1920s,the Klan captured elements of the Maine Republican Party,even helping to elect a governor,Ralph Owen Brewster.
The legislative branch of Portland,Maine,is a city council. It is a nine seat council,composed of representatives from the city's five districts,three councilors elected citywide and the full-time elected Mayor of Portland. The eight councilors are elected for three-year terms,while the Mayor is elected for a four-year term.
Diane Marie Russell is an American politician who served in the Maine House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2014 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor Paul LePage won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic nominee Mike Michaud,the U.S. representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district,and independent Eliot Cutler,an attorney and second-place finisher from the 2010 gubernatorial election. This is currently the most recent election that Maine elected a Republican governor. Primary elections were held on June 10,2014.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Maine took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins,who had served in the position since 1997,won reelection to a fourth term in office with 68% of the vote. The primary elections were held on June 10,2014. As of 2024,this was the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Cumberland and Knox.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 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 federal and state offices,including Governor of Maine and United States Senate. The primary elections were held on June 10,2014.
Eric Brakey is an American politician,serving the U.S. state of Maine.
The 2018 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018 to elect the governor of Maine. It occurred along with elections for the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Paul LePage was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term;he later unsuccessfully sought a third term in 2022.
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 1,"An Act To Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act,Improve Disclosure and Make Other Changes to the Campaign Finance Laws",was a citizen-initiated referendum measure in Maine,which appeared on the November 3,2015 statewide ballot. As the Maine Legislature did not exercise its ability to pass the bill on its own,it was placed on the ballot and approved by Maine voters.
Maine Question 1,formally An Act to Legalize Marijuana,is a citizen-initiated referendum question that qualified for the Maine November 8,2016 statewide ballot. It was qualified for the ballot after a Maine Superior Court judge ordered that petitions rejected by the Maine Secretary of State be reconsidered. The proposal sought to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Maine for those over the age of 21,and institute a 10 percent tax on its sale. As the Maine Legislature and Governor Paul LePage declined to enact the proposal as written,it appeared on the ballot along with elections for President of the United States,Maine's two U.S. House seats,the Legislature,other statewide ballot questions,and various local 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.
Jill Duson is an American lawyer,lobbyist,and politician from Portland,Maine.
Eliot Cutler is an American former lawyer,political candidate,and convicted felon. He was twice an Independent candidate in Maine's 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial races. In 2010,he placed second in a multi-way race,receiving 208,270 votes,equaling 35.9%,narrowly losing to Republican Paul LePage. In 2014 he garnered only 8.4%,placing third behind both the Democratic candidate as well as LePage,who was re-elected with 48.2% of the vote. Cutler had previously served in the Carter Administration as part of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. In May 2023,Cutler pled guilty to four counts of possessing child pornography,after being arrested in March 2022.
Portland,Maine,held an election for mayor on November 5,2019. It was the third election to be held since Portland voters approved a citywide referendum changing the city charter to recreate an elected mayor position in 2010.
Katherine Merchant Snyder is an American politician who served as Mayor of Portland,Maine from 2019 until 2023. Prior to her election as mayor,she served as executive director of the Portland Education Foundation,a non-profit which raised funds for Portland Public Schools.
The 2023 Portland,Maine mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Portland,Maine.
