News and notes
Maine's political parties are nearly done picking replacement candidates for the 2022 election.
— This is the time of year that legislative candidates nominated in the June primaries with no intentions to run in November can be replaced by their parties in local caucuses. The deadline to install replacements is today.
— On Saturday, Democrats chose Ambureen Rana of the progressive Maine Women's Lobby as their nominee for the seat to be vacated by Rep. Barbara Cardone, D-Bangor, who is going to work for the state's judicial system.
— Four Maine Senate nominees have withdrawn alongside 32 House hopefuls to date, with 20 in all replaced as of Friday. Notable new candidates include South Portland Mayor Deqa Dhalac, a Democrat likely to become the first Somali-American lawmaker in state history and former Reps. Mike Lajoie of Lewiston and Anne-Marie Mastraccio of Sanford, both Democrats. |
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