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Dems in #Maine’s #2ndDistrict race tackle #tribal topics in #PresqueIsleME

By Cameron Levasseur, May 13, 2026

"The four Democrats competing in a June primary to face former Gov. #PaulLePage for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District met Wednesday night in Presque Isle at a forum put on by the #WabanakiAlliance to discuss tribal sovereignty and other issues facing the state’s native population.

"Hosted by the #MikmaqNation, one of Maine’s four #WabanakiNations, the event lasted two hours and covered a broad range of topics, from #WaterRights to gaming legislation to the teaching of #NativeHistory in Maine’s schools.

"The candidates — State Auditor #MattDunlap, state Sen. #JoeBaldacci, former political operative #JordanWood and social worker #PaigeLoud — agreed on nearly everything, chiefly in their wholehearted support of #TribalSovereignty.

"#Sovereignty has dominated the political conversation around Maine’s tribes for years, with majority support for its expansion in the state legislature countered by opposition from the state’s executive leaders, including LePage and then Gov. #JanetMills.

" 'Only when I worked on these issues federally … did I understand how wrong Maine has been to its tribes and the need to rectify that #injustice,' Wood said.
If elected, all four said they would reintroduce a 2022 bill put forth by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, to amend the #MaineIndianClaimsSettlementAct of 1980 and give the Wabanaki the same rights under federal law as the 570 #FederallyRecognizedTribes.

"Golden currently represents the 2nd District but abruptly announced last fall that he would not seek reelection. His bill failed in the Senate after it was blocked by Sen. #AngusKing, another Maine politician who has expressed skepticism at tribal rights expansions."

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Dems running for Maine’s 2nd District tackle tribal issues at Wabanaki forum

The four Democrats competing in a June primary to face former Gov. Paul LePage for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District met Wednesday night in Presque Isle The 4 candidates agreed mostly in their support for tribal sovereignty.

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Joe Baldacci wins backing of national Democratic committee in 2nd District primary
Maine Public | By Kevin Miller
Published May 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM EDT

https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-05-04/joe-baldacci-wins-backing-of-national-democratic-committee-in-2nd-district-primary

Picking up on an earlier Mastodon Post, the DCCC has come out in support of Joe Baldacci. To my way of thinking, endorsing a Democratic primary candidate before Democrats have had a chance to vote is questionable at best. Who remembers the resounding success of the Democratic establishment doing all they could to screw Bernie Sanders chances of defeating future president Hillary Clinton? This is not to say anything negative about Joe Baldacci. When I was a kid, Bangor ME Democratic meetings tended to occur at the Baldacci's restaurant, The Baltimore. Il Ristorante Sotto Il Ponte. Joe Baldacci would make an excellent candidate, no doubt. In a democracy, though, it seems to me to be best to let democracy run its course, which the DCCC emphatically is not doing.

Off topic, but The Baltimore was one heck of a terrific restaurant.

Joe Baldacci wins backing of national Democratic committee in 2nd District primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is the national campaign arm of the House Democratic caucus, hadn't backed any of the four primary candidates since Congressman Jared Golden announced last fall that he wouldn't seek a fifth term.

Maine Public (WMEH)