The Maine House speaker will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the most costly Senate race in Maine history, with national implications for control of the Senate.
Betsy Sweet
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Democratic battle to take on Collins heads to primary vote Tuesday
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, the clear favorite, faces two more progressive candidates: lobbyist Betsy Sweet and attorney Bre Kidman.
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Gideon reports raising $8 million, more than double amount raised by Collins
Maine’s U.S. Senate contest is already the most expensive race in state history and is likely to draw tens of millions of dollars more before the November elections.
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The View from Here: Revolution on Bastille Day?
The pandemic has overshadowed Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but it could also affect the outcome.
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Betsy Sweet: Looking at a post-COVID-19 world
The virus has exposed the need for universal health care, investment in infrastructure and broadband access for everyone.
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See who is contributing to Betsy Sweet
This searchable database includes all itemized individual donations of $200 or more (or additional donations by individuals who have exceeded $200 for the election) as well as PAC contributions to the 2020 U.S. Senate campaign of Democrat Betsy Sweet of Hallowell. The database covers the period from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2019. Other candidates […]
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Another View: ‘Medicare for All’? Explain how that will work
Senate candidate Betsy Sweet should describe how caregivers and hospitals will survive if this solution is implemented.
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Follow the Money in Maine’s Senate race: See who is contributing to Betsy Sweet
This searchable database includes all individual contributions to the 2020 U.S. Senate election campaign of Democrat Betsy Sweet through Sept. 30, 2019. SOURCE: Federal Elections Commission INTERACTIVE: Julia McCue Use the Search box to find donors, specific towns, employers or occupations. Click on the column heads to sort the data. Donor Town State Contribution Employer […]
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Out-of-state donors flood Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race
In a campaign that could decide control of the Senate in 2020, they make the vast majority of $200-plus donations to Susan Collins and Sara Gideon.