Patrick Calder calls himself a long shot, but wants to give voters an alternative to the congresswoman.

Both Sens. Snowe and Collins say Obama’s promise of bipartisan effort is key to success.

Patrick Calder, a 29-year-old merchant mariner from Portland, says “it is important that people be given an alternative.”

Maine lawmakers want President Obama to devote more money to a low-income heating assistance program in his 2013 budget proposal, which is due out next month. Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Oylmpia Snowe joined 38 other senators in writing a letter to Obama last week urging him to seek at least $4.7 billion for the […]

Dill, a Cape Elizabeth Democrat, and Pollard, a Portland homebuilder, enter the Democratic primary race against three-term U.S. Sen. Snowe.

WASHINGTON – Maine’s members of Congress say they oppose the Internet anti-piracy legislation that prompted a wave of protests Wednesday, including stoppages by websites like Wikipedia. As phone calls, emails and tweets poured into their offices expressing opposition, the Maine lawmakers said the legislation in its current form would do more harm than good and […]

‘The Internet was built on openness and innovation, not censorship,’ says Rep. Chellie Pingree.