His little red truck has been recognizable to most of mid-coast Maine for the better part of 30 years. As a small business owner who restores old houses, buildings and barns, Maine state Rep. Les Fossel (R-53) has traveled all over the state, getting to know his clients and almost everyone else along the way.

Reps. Chellie Pingree and John Larson have penned an op-ed in the Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel championing the Fair Elections Now Act.

An article today in the Portland Press Herald discusses the introduction of the Fair Elections Now Act, co-sponsored by Maine Congresswomen Chellie Pingree (D-Maine). The bipartisan bill was introduced in both chambers of Congress.

It’s no surprise that Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree (D-New Haven) became involved in politics. Her mother, Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), who represents Maine’s 1st congressional district, was at one time the state’s Senate Majority Leader. The family political tradition doesn’t stop at getting elected. It also involves how you get elected in Maine. Speaker Pingree was able to carve her own path in part due to the election structure that was passed by referendum during her mother’s tenure in the state Senate. 

At the age of 26, newly elected Maine State Rep. Elsie Flemings (D- Bar Harbor) has a long history of public interest work. Rep. Flemings has long been dedicated to public service, serving as a fair trade organizer for the congressional campaign of Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio), and later as his congressional aide once he was elected.

Public Campaign has released a new report highlighting young people that were elected in Arizona, Connecticut, and Maine using their state’s Clean Elections system.