Dale Crafts
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Republican congressional primary heats up in final days
Three candidates are vying in a potentially close race to see which of them will take on Jared Golden in November.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Republican congressional hopefuls seek changes in Social Security
The three contenders for Maine's 2nd District say they worry about the future of the retirement program unless revisions are made.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Candidates challenging Golden for 2nd District take tough stance on immigrants
The three contenders for the U.S. House seat in the July 14 primary promise to protect America's borders.
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PublishedMay 8, 2020
Nine Maine businesses sue Gov. Janet Mills over shutdowns
Federal lawsuit asks a district court to rule Janet Mills' restrictions on commerce are unconstitutional.
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Republicans seeking U.S. House seat criticize Gov. Mills’ plan
Three contenders in Maine's 2nd Congressional District call for state to reopen more quickly than the governor's plan envisions.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
When protesters gathered in Augusta, one candidate stayed home with her sign
Bangor's Adrienne Bennett held a virtual protest rather than risk attending a rally in Augusta calling for the state to reopen, a position she endorsed.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Republican primary challengers faltering in race for campaign cash
Auburn's Eric Brakey has taken in the most money for his campaign but he trails far behind U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Eric Brakey denounces $2.2 trillion relief bill as a ‘rotten deal for the American people’
Eric Brakey is alone among the three Republicans in Maine's 2nd District congressional primary in rejecting the compromise bill that won unanimous backing in the U.S. Senate.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Republican congressional contenders clash over appropriate campaigning during emergency
Adrienne Bennett accused Eric Brakey of putting elderly and sick at risk from COVID-19 by knocking on doors in a bid to gain more 2nd District votes.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Once wary, Eric Brakey has come to embrace Donald Trump
The Republican congressional hopeful once called him "a disaster," but now, locked in a three-way primary, views Trump as "the best president in my lifetime."