Compiled by Katherine Rhoda
Would you like to learn more about the candidates running to represent the towns of MSAD #55 in the Maine Legislature? Below is a summary of their contact details and online links. There is further info in these non-partisan voters’ guides, as noted:
• League of Women Voters (LWV) https://www.vote411.org/
• Vote Smart (VS) https://justfacts.votesmart.org/
• Bangor Daily News Maine Voters Guide (BDN) https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022-maine-voters-guide/
• Ballotpedia (BP) https://ballotpedia.org/
Not all candidates responded to questionnaires from those guides. Vote Smart (VS) provides candidate funding data, as well as voting records of those currently in the Legislature, along with other info when available. Ballotpedia (BP) shows how many votes party candidates received in their primaries, along with other info when available.
Legislative districts were readjusted based on the 2020 census. All five towns are now within the Senate District 22, but we are split among four House districts:
• 82 includes Hiram and Porter
• 84 includes Baldwin
• 138 includes Cornish
• 139 includes Parsonsfield
Senate District 22 includes Baldwin, Cornish, Hiram, Parsonsfield, and Porter, as well as Acton, Limerick, Limington, Naples, Newfield, Sebago, Shapleigh, and Standish. Candidates are:
• James D. Libby (R)
207-289-7413
LWV, VS, BP
• Michael A. McKinney (D)
LWV, VS, BDN, BP
House District 82 includes Hiram and Porter, as well as Brownfield, Fryeburg, and Lovell. Candidates are:
• Nathan R.L. Burnett (D)
207-551-3381
LWV, VS, BDN, BP
• Caleb J. Ness (R)
VS, BP
House District 84 includes Baldwin, as well as Naples, Sebago, and part of Standish. Candidates are:
• Barry F. Powers (D)
207-291-0224
LWV, VS, BDN, BP
• Mark Walker (R)
207-272-2728
VS, BP
House District 138 includes Cornish, as well as Limington, and parts of Hollis and Buxton. Candidates are:
• Michael T. Barden III (I)
207-819-5284
VS, BDN, BP
• Mark J. Blier (R)
207-712-5705
VS, BP
House District 139 includes Parsonsfield, as well as Limerick and part of Waterboro. Candidates are:
• David Woodsome (R)
207-432-5643
VS, BP
• Nancy G. Piche (D)
207-590-5187
VS, BP
Sources consulted in compiling this summary:
State of Maine electoral districts https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/apport/index.html
League of Women Voters https://www.vote411.org/
Vote Smart https://justfacts.votesmart.org/
Bangor Daily News Maine Voters Guide https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022-maine-voters-guide/
Ballotpedia https://ballotpedia.org/
DuckDuckGo search engine
Facebook candidate profiles
Maine Democratic Party https://www.mainedems.org/
York County Democratic Committee chair Kathy Purdy
Maine Republican Party https://mainegop.com/
York County Republican Committee http://www.yorkcountyrepublican.com/our-gop-candidates/
Cumberland County Republican Committee https://ccrcme.com/
Oxford County Republican Committee http://oxfordcountygop.org/
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