The former Wilton lawmaker, an independent, will be deciding “pretty soon” whether to seek election next year for state’s top job against Gov. Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: LePage tax proposal a bad deal for most Mainers
Paul LePage kicked off his campaign for Maine governor promising to bring a reign of terror on middle- and lower-income taxpayers by eliminating the income tax. That means Maine will rely exclusively on the ultra-regressive sales tax, which taxes middle- and lower-income taxpayers at a much higher rate of their income than if the income […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Through My Lens: LePage and his racist rhetoric don’t belong in Maine
Our state should not elect a governor who thinks Black and brown people are nothing but drug dealers who impregnate white women. Former Gov. Paul LePage is in the gubernatorial race next year, but his previous racist remarks while he was still a governor rings in our heads. Those of us hurt by his remarks […]
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Paul LePage’s alternative COVID facts
It doesn’t take much imagination to see what the pandemic would have been like with a different governor.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan Maine budget deal won’t help LePage
Republicans in the Legislature showed that they could work with Democratic lawmakers and the Mills administration to govern through compromise.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: 2022 could be a race between two governors
Former Gov. Paul LePage is the likely Republican nominee to challenge Gov. Mills, if he wants to run.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lines are being drawn in the next election for Maine governor
No other Republicans are stepping forward as former two-term Gov. Paul Lepage lobs shots at Democratic incumbent Janet Mills.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine official was alerted to potential COVID exposure after Pence visit
Andre Cushing, a Penobscot County commissioner and former state senator, said he was contacted on the day after last week’s event and took a test that showed he was negative.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Pence rallies northern Maine voters as presidential campaign enters final weeks
Several hundred people show up for an outdoor event at Dysart’s Restaurant and Truck Stop in Hermon to support the Trump-Pence ticket.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
LePage and Poliquin tout Trump before his acceptance speech
The former Republican governor and the two-term 2nd District congressman, who lost his re-election bid in 2018 to a Democrat, praised a recent trade deal that removes European Union tariffs on Maine lobster.