Auburn Republican Eric Brakey filed with the FEC Monday as a formal candidate in the sprawling rural district that’s up for grabs in next year’s race.
Steve Collins
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Steve Collins became an opinion columnist for the Maine Trust for Local News in April of 2025. A journalist since 1987, Steve has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine and served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. The Maine Press Association named him Maine's Journalist of the Year in 2022. Among his other awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award, the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015 and the Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Steve is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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Do you know this man? Mysterious marble bust unearthed in Brownfield backyard
Antiquarians are trying to identify a bust that somebody found buried in a Brownfield backyard in Oxford County.
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Bucking trend, Rep. Golden opposes House impeachment inquiry
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says going after Trump would only contribute to partisan rancor.
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Eric Brakey raises over $100,000 for possible congressional run
The Republican former Auburn state senator appears likely to challenge Democrat Jared Golden in 2020’s 2nd District election.
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State treasurer backs Buttigieg for president
Henry Beck’s endorsement marks the first by a top Maine Democrat as his party tries to winnow the field of possible challengers to President Donald Trump.
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Seth Carey growing hemp for his line of teas and skin care products
After an unsuccessful bid to become district attorney, Seth Carey is trying to grow hemp for a new line of herbal teas and organic skin care products.
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Measure in U.S. House seeks answers to whether military created Lyme disease
Members of Congress voted unanimously last week to order the Pentagon to report about any biological weapons program that may have mistakenly or deliberately exposed Americans to tick-borne diseases.
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Retired major general enters race to take on Sen. Collins
Jonathan Treacy filed papers Monday to become the fourth Democrat vying for the chance to challenge Maine’s senior senator in next year’s election.
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Mechanic Falls town manager sues to discover reasons for attempted firing
Auburn lawyer Adam Lee filed a case in Superior Court on Thursday to force the town to hand over information about the rationale behind what he says was an illegal attempt to terminate its town manager.
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Sen. Collins teams up with Lindsey Graham to raise campaign cash
Heading into a tough 2020 re-election campaign, Maine’s senior senator formed a joint fundraising group with her Republican colleague from South Carolina.