{"id":541,"date":"2024-07-25T19:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/?p=541"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:08:16","slug":"maine-peoples-alliance-announces-endorsements-in-50-state-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/maine-peoples-alliance-announces-endorsements-in-50-state-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine People\u2019s Alliance Announces Endorsements in 50+ State Races"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">July 25, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Maine People\u2019s Alliance (MPA) is proud to announce its <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/endorsements\/\">Campaign Vote! endorsements<\/a> for the November 2024 elections. The MPA board has voted to endorse 54 candidates for state office, including 13 Senate candidates and 41 candidates for the House. Further endorsements may follow soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current Legislature has made great strides towards creating a better world for all\u2014such as enacting Paid Family and Medical Leave and passing housing reforms\u2014while holding the line against regressive bills that would have undermined reproductive freedom, public education, and the rights of Maine workers. We know these 54 candidates will continue this good work and make even more progress for our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these candidates is aligned with MPA\u2019s world view and has committed to champion the issues that affect Mainers across the state. Rather than seeking to divide us based on the color of our skin or how much we have in the bank, as some elected officials continue to do, these candidates have promised to fight for all Mainers and make sure our voices are heard in Augusta. This includes a willingness to challenge wealthy, powerful special interests in order to build a society where everyone has what they need and contributes what they can and no one is left behind.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MPA Campaign Vote!, the political action committee of MPA and its 32,000 members, has based its endorsements on candidates\u2019 stances on issues our members care about,&nbsp; including the democratic process, education, the environment, equalizing opportunity for Mainers, gun safety, health and care, housing, justice reform, labor, income, taxes, and transportation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hWLnTEaGzpUTq02kGlUrXvbs9PReXBrS\/view\">a detailed questionnaire<\/a>, candidates are interviewed by the Campaign Vote! team about their positions on issues, motivation for seeking office, and plans for waging an effective campaign. The team then makes recommendations for our member-led board of directors to approve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of these candidates are incumbents, says James Parakilas (he\/him), one of the MPA member leaders of the Campaign Vote! team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMPA volunteers and staff worked closely with progressives in Augusta during the last session, supporting their remarkable accomplishments. We are thankful for their work and proud to support their reelection. Now, these incumbents will put the invaluable knowledge they have learned about the legislative process to work addressing needs that are still unmet. We look forward to continuing our work together in the 132nd session.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaign Vote! is also enthusiastically endorsing a remarkable group of progressive candidates making their first bids for seats in the Legislature. Shaun Donnelly (he\/him), another Campaign Vote! team leader, says the first-time candidates \u201cwill bring fresh energy and the perspectives of a new generation. They are taking on the challenges of running for office and serving in the Legislature, often at a time in their lives when their careers and families are already making great demands on them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endorsements will be updated at <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/endorsements\/\">mainepeoplesalliance.org\/endorsements\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>List of endorsements:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD3 Ethan Brownell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD8 Mike Tipping<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD9 Joseph Baldacci<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD12 Anne \u201cPinny\u201d Beebe-Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD19 Bruce Bryant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD20 Bettyann Sheats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD21 Peggy Rotundo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD24 Denise Tepler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD27 Jill Duson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD28 Rachel Talbot Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD33 Dan Lauzon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD34 Joseph E. Rafferty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SD35 Mark Lawrence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD6 Melanie Tompkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD13 J. Mark Worth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD14 Gary Friedmann<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD16 Nina Milliken<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD21 Ambureen Rana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD22 Laura Supica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD23 Amy Roeder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD25 Laurie Osher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD37 Scott Cuddy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD41 Vicki Doudera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD42 Valli Geiger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD48 Holly B. Stover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD51 Rafael Macias<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD55 Dan Shagoury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD57 Tavis Hasenfus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD67 Matthew Townsend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD74 Greg Kimber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD81 Joan Beal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD93 Julie McCabe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD94 Kristen Cloutier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD98 Kilton Webb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD99 Cheryl A. Golek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD100 Dan Ankeles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD101 Poppy Arford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD103 Art Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD106 Doris Poland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD107 Jane P. Pringle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD109 Ellie Sato<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD114 Dylan Pugh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD116 Sam Zager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD122 Matthew Beck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD123 Michelle Boyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD125 Kelly Noonan Murphy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD127 Morgan Rielly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD128 Suzanne Salisbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD131 Lori K. Gramlich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD132 Ryan Fecteau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD133 Marc Malon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD135 Dan Sayre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD141 Patricia E. \u201cPatty\u201d Kidder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HD151 Kristi Mathieson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>####<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maine People\u2019s Alliance (MPA) was founded in Lewiston in 1982 and has grown to be the largest community organization in Maine, and one of the largest in the country. MPA is a powerful grassroots network of more than 32,000 members who work together on issues that include but are not limited to climate change, toxics use reduction, health care access, affordable housing, racial justice, and immigrant rights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>####<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: Kate Gardner, <a href=\"mailto:kate@mainepeoplesalliance.org\">kate@mainepeoplesalliance.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 25, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maine People\u2019s Alliance Announces Endorsements in 50+ State Races - 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