MEA Endorsed Candidates

When it comes to politics and education, who we elect matters.

It matters for your students. It matters for your work. It matters for education policies. The good news is, when it comes to politics and understanding where all the candidates stand, MEA members have done the homework for you. They’ve engaged with those who are running in Maine’s local and congressional races to ask them important questions on key education issues. Based on the candidates’ answers, MEA members make recommendations to choose who they believe will best represent the interest of Maine students and the profession. Below are the candidates endorsed by the MEA members who participated in that process. Please note: the MEA does not spend dues dollars on political candidates in any way.

Senate Endorsements

House Endorsements

Gubernatorial Endorsement

Janet Mills

See a side-by-side comparison of Janet Mills and Paul LePage and where they both stand on key education issues. The data is based on both candidates’ voting records and previous actions when each held office.

Mills - LePage Side-By-Side

Senate Endorsements

MEA Endorsed Candidates Senate

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SD	Full Name	Party	County	Towns
1	Troy Jackson	D	Aroostook	Caribou, Fort Kent, Madawaska, Fort Fairfield, Van Buren, Mapleton, Washburn, Limestone, Woodland, Ashland, Frenchville, Eagle Lake, St. Agatha, New Sweden, Wallagrass, Chapman, St. Francis, Connor Twp, Castle Hill, Perham, Grand Isle, Portage Lake, New Canada, Caswell, St. John Plt, Stockholm, Allagash, Wade, Masardis, Winterville Plt, Hamlin, Garfield Plt, Westmanland, Cyr Plt, Nashville Plt
2	Danielle Fienberg	D	Aroostook, Penobscot	Presque Isle, Houlton, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Mars Hill, Easton, Hodgdon, Medway, Littleton, Linneus, Patten, Sherman, Island Falls, Monticello, Blaine, Oakfield, Mattawamkeag, New Limerick, Chester, Bridgewater, Westfield, Smyrna, Ludlow, Stacyville, Amity, Crystal, Weston, Dyer Brook, Merrill, Woodville, Mount Chase, Orient, Kingman Twp, Reed Plt, Haynesville, Hammond, Maxfield, Hersey, Macwahoc Plt, Bancroft Twp, Moro Plt, Seboeis Plt, Drew Plt, Glenwood Plt
3	Shawn Bean	D	Kennebec, Penobscot, Somerset	Skowhegan, Madison, Pittsfield, Clinton, Norridgewock, Newport, Benton, Canaan, Palmyra, Plymouth, Etna, Dixmont, Stetson, Detroit, Unity Twp
5	Stanley Wheeler	D	Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset	Farmington, Wilton, Anson, St. Albans, Hartland, New Sharon, Chesterville, Cornville, Rome, Strong, Solon, Kingfield, Athens, Smithfield, Embden, Bingham, Harmony, Industry, Jackman, New Portland, New Vineyard, Mercer, Carrabassett Valley, Starks, Vienna, Ripley, Moscow, Cambridge, Moose River, Pleasant Ridge Plt, Wyman Twp, Caratunk, Brighton Plt, Dennistown Plt, West Forks Plt, Highland Plt, The Forks Plt
7	Nicole Grohoski	D	Hancock, Knox	Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Orland, Deer Isle, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Lamoine, Surry, Trenton, Tremont, Castine, Sedgwick, Penobscot, Stonington, Brooksville, Brooklin, Verona Island, Swans Island, Cranberry Isles, Isle au Haut, Frenchboro
8	Michael Tipping	D	Penobscot	Orono, Old Town, Lincoln, Milford, Veazie, Greenbush, Enfield, Howland, Lee, Alton, Lagrange, Winn, Burlington, Penobscot Indian Island, Lowell, Passadumkeag, Springfield, Argyle Twp, Prentiss Twp, Carroll Plt, Edinburg, Lakeville, Webster Plt, Whitney Twp
9	Joseph Baldacci	D	Penobscot	Bangor, Hermon
10	Ralph Cammack	D	Hancock, Penobscot	Brewer, Hampden, Bucksport, Orrington, Holden, Carmel, Eddington, Dedham, Newburgh, Bradley, Clifton, Otis
11	Glenn Curry	D	Waldo	Belfast, Winterport, Searsport, Lincolnville, Unity, Palermo, Northport, Stockton Springs, Searsmont, Swanville, Frankfort, Burnham, Montville, Troy, Brooks, Belmont, Morrill, Liberty, Monroe, Knox, Waldo, Thorndike, Freedom, Prospect, Jackson, Islesboro
12	Anne Beebe-Center	D	Knox	Rockland, Camden, Warren, Rockport, Thomaston, St. George, Union, Hope, South Thomaston, Owls Head, Cushing, Appleton, Vinalhaven, Friendship, North Haven, Matinicus Isle Plt, Muscle Ridge Islands, Criehaven Twp
13	Cameron Reny	D	Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln	Waldoboro, Wiscasset, Boothbay, Bristol, Windsor, Jefferson, Whitefield, Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Washington, Edgecomb, South Bristol, Bremen, Westport Island, Alna, Southport, Somerville, Monhegan Plt, Louds Island, Hibberts
14	Craig Hickman	D	Kennebec	Winthrop, Gardiner, Monmouth, West Gardiner, Farmingdale, Pittston, Chelsea, Readfield, Hallowell, Manchester, Randolph, Wayne
15	Storme St. Valle	D	Kennebec	Augusta, Sidney, Vassalboro, China, Belgrade, Mount Vernon
16	David LaFountain	D	Kennebec, Somerset	Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield, Oakland, Albion
20	Bettyann Sheats	D	Androscoggin, Cumberland	Auburn, Poland, New Gloucester, Durham
21	Margaret Rotundo	D	Androscoggin	Lewiston
23	Matthea Daughtry	D	Cumberland	Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Yarmouth, Pownal, Chebeague Island
24	Eloise Vitelli	D	Lincoln, Sagadahoc	Topsham, Bath, Richmond, Bowdoin, Woolwich, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg, West Bath, Dresden, Georgetown, Arrowsic
25	Teresa Pierce	D	Cumberland	Falmouth, Cumberland, Gray, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Long Island
26	Timothy Nangle	D	Cumberland	Windham, Westbrook, Raymond, Casco, Frye Island
28	Benjamin Chipman	D	Cumberland	Portland
29	Anne Carney	D	Cumberland	South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough
30	Stacy Brenner	D	Cumberland	Scarborough, Gorham
31	Donna Bailey	D	York	Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Buxton
32	Henry Ingwersen	D	York	Biddeford, Hollis, Lyman, Arundel, Dayton
33	Kendra Williams	D	York	Sanford, Waterboro, Lebanon, Alfred
34	Joseph Rafferty	D	York	Kennebunk, Wells, Berwick, North Berwick, Kennebunkport
35	Mark Lawrence	D	York	York, Kittery, South Berwick, Eliot, Ogunquit

House Endorsements

MEA Endorsed Candidates House

HD	Full Name	Party	Counties	Towns
1	Dana Appleby	D	Aroostook	Fort Kent, Ashland, Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, St. Francis, Portage Lake, New Canada, St. John Plt, Allagash, Masardis, Winterville Plt, Garfield Plt, Nashville Plt
2	Bernard Paradis	D	Aroostook	Madawaska, Van Buren, Frenchville, St. Agatha, Perham, Grand Isle
3	David McCrea	D	Aroostook	Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Easton, Woodland, New Sweden, Connor Twp, Caswell, Stockholm, Hamlin, Westmanland, Cyr Plt
4	Jordyn Rossignol	D	Aroostook	Caribou, Washburn, Wade
9	Anne Perry	D	Washington	Calais, Baileyville, Eastport, Perry, Passamaquoddy Indian Township, Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point, Robbinston, Baring Plt, Meddybemps, Grand Lake Stream Plt
12	Billy Bob Faulkingham	R	Hancock, Washington	Hancock, Gouldsboro, Franklin, Sullivan, Steuben, Winter Harbor, Sorrento
13	James Worth	D	Hancock	Ellsworth, Waltham
14	Lynne Williams	D	Hancock	Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Lamoine, Cranberry Isles
15	Holly Eaton	D	Hancock, Knox	Deer Isle, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, Vinalhaven, Stonington, Brooklin, Swans Island, Isle au Haut, Frenchboro
16	Nina Milliken	D	Hancock	Blue Hill, Surry, Trenton, Castine, Sedgwick, Brooksville
20	Kevin O'Connell	D	Penobscot	Brewer
21	Ambureen Rana	D	Penobscot	Bangor
22	Laura Supica	D	Penobscot	Bangor
23	Amy Roeder	D	Penobscot	Bangor
25	Laurie Osher	D	Penobscot	Orono
26	James Dill	D	Penobscot	Old Town, Bradley, Penobscot Indian Island
28	Natalie DiPentino	D	Penobscot	Lincoln, Enfield, Howland, Lagrange, Winn, Edinburg, Maxfield, Seboeis Plt
29	Laurie York	D	Penobscot	Millinocket, East Millinocket, Medway, Patten, Chester, Woodville, Mount Chase
31	Richard Evans	D	Piscataquis	Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Brownville, Medford, Lake View Plt
34	Frank Roma	D	Penobscot	Glenburn, Levant, Kenduskeag
36	Kristen Card	D	Penobscot	Hampden, Newburgh
37	Margaret English-Flanagan	D	Waldo	Winterport, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Prospect, Frankfort
38	Heather Garrold	G	Waldo	Unity, Swanville, Brooks, Monroe, Knox, Waldo, Thorndike, Jackson, Frankfort
39	Janice Dodge	D	Waldo	Belfast, Northport, Belmont
40	Stanley Zeigler	D	Knox, Waldo	Lincolnville, Appleton, Searsmont, Montville, Morrill, Liberty, Islesboro
41	Victoria Doudera	D	Knox	Camden, Rockport
43	Ann Matlack	D	Knox	Thomaston, St. George, South Thomaston, Cushing, Owls Head
44	William Pluecker	U	Knox	Warren, Union, Hope
45	Clinton Collamore	D	Knox, Lincoln	Waldoboro, Washington, Friendship, Bremen, Louds Island
46	Lydia Crafts	D	Lincoln	Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Monhegan Plt
47	Evan Goodkowsky	U	Lincoln	Wiscasset, Jefferson, Whitefield, Alna
48	Holly Stover	D	Lincoln	Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, South Bristol, Westport Island, Southport
49	Allison Hepler	D	Sagadahoc	Woolwich, Phippsburg, West Bath, Georgetown, Arrowsic
51	Rebecca Jauch	D	Sagadahoc	Topsham
52	Sally Cluchey	D	Sagadahoc	Richmond, Bowdoinham, Bowdoin
55	Daniel Shagoury	D	Kennebec	West Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester
56	Kent Ackley	U	Androscoggin, Kennebec	Monmouth, Litchfield, Wales
57	Tavis Hasenfus	D	Kennebec	Winthrop, Readfield
59	Raegan LaRochelle	D	Kennebec	Augusta
60	William Bridgeo	D	Kennebec	Augusta
61	Amy Davidoff	D	Kennebec	Vassalboro, Sidney
62	Pamela Swift	D	Kennebec, Lincoln, Waldo	China, Windsor, Palermo, Somerville, Hibberts
62	Lindsey Harwath	U	Kennebec, Lincoln, Waldo	China, Windsor, Palermo, Somerville, Hibberts
64	Colleen Madigan	D	Kennebec	Waterville, Winslow
65	Bruce White	D	Kennebec	Waterville
67	Robert Sezak	D	Kennebec, Somerset	Fairfield, Benton
68	Stanley Short	D	Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo	Pittsfield, Clinton, Burnham, Troy
71	Allison Perkins	D	Somerset	Madison, Norridgewock, Cornville
74	Gregory Kimber	D	Franklin, Somerset	Wilton, Strong, Industry, New Portland, New Vineyard, Temple, Carthage, Avon, Weld
75	H. Scott Landry	D	Franklin	Farmington, Chesterville
76	Tamara Hoke	D	Androscoggin, Franklin	Jay, Livermore Falls, Livermore
78	David Thurston	D	Oxford	Rumford, Bethel, Roxbury, Hanover, Milton Twp, Byron
81	Daniel Sipe	D	Oxford	Norway, Waterford, Greenwood, Sweden, Stow, Stoneham
82	Nathan Burnett	D	Oxford	Fryeburg, Brownfield, Hiram, Porter, Lovell
83	Walter Riseman	U	Cumberland, Oxford	Bridgton, Harrison, Denmark
85	Christopher Struebing	D	Cumberland	Standish
86	Jessica Fay	D	Androscoggin, Cumberland	Raymond, Casco, Poland, Frye Island
89	Adam Lee	D	Androscoggin	Auburn
91	Hildie Lipson	D	Androscoggin, Kennebec	Turner, Leeds, Wayne
93	Margaret Craven	D	Androscoggin	Lewiston
94	Kristen Cloutier	D	Androscoggin	Lewiston
98	Orion Breen	D	Androscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc	Durham, Pownal, Bowdoin, Lisbon, Topsham
99	Cheryl Golek	D	Cumberland	Harpswell, Brunswick
100	Daniel Ankeles	D	Cumberland	Brunswick
101	Poppy Arford	D	Cumberland	Brunswick
102	Melanie Sachs	D	Cumberland	Freeport
103	Arthur Bell	D	Cumberland	Yarmouth
104	Anne Gass	U	Cumberland	New Gloucester, Gray
105	Anne Graham	D	Cumberland	Gray, North Yarmouth
106	Dana Reed	D	Cumberland	Windham
108	Maureen Terry	D	Cumberland	Gorham
109	James Boyle	D	Cumberland	Gorham
110	Stephen Moriarty	D	Cumberland	Cumberland, Chebeague Island, Long Island
112	W. Ed Crockett	D	Cumberland	Portland, Falmouth
113	Grayson Lookner	D	Cumberland	Portland
114	Benjamin Collings	D	Cumberland	Portland
115	Michael Brennan	D	Cumberland	Portland
116	Samuel Zager	D	Cumberland	Portland
118	Rachel Talbot Ross	D	Cumberland	Portland
119	Charles Skold	D	Cumberland	Portland
120	Deqa Dhalac	D	Cumberland	South Portland
121	Christopher Kessler	D	Cumberland	South Portland, Cape Elizabeth
122	Lois Reckitt	D	Cumberland	South Portland
123	Rebecca Millett	D	Cumberland	Cape Elizabeth
124	Sophia Warren	D	Cumberland	Scarborough
125	Kelly Murphy	D	Cumberland	Scarborough
126	Andrew Gattine	D	Cumberland, York	Scarborough, Saco, Westbrook
127	Morgan Rielly	D	Cumberland	Westbrook
128	Suzanne Salisbury	D	Cumberland	Westbrook
129	Margaret O'Neil	D	York	Saco
130	Lynn Copeland	D	York	Saco
131	Lori Gramlich	D	York	Old Orchard Beach
132	Erin Sheehan	D	York	Biddeford
133	Marc Malon	D	York	Biddeford
134	Traci Gere	D	York	Biddeford, Kennebunkport, Kennebunk
135	Daniel Sayre	D	York	Kennebunk
137	Robert Faucher	D	York	Buxton, Hollis
138	Michael Barden	U	York	Limington, Buxton, Hollis, Cornish
142	Anne-Marie Mastraccio	D	York	Sanford
144	Daniel Norwood	D	York	Lebanon, Acton
145	Daniel Hobbs	D	York	Wells
146	Walter Runte	D	York	York, Wells, Ogunquit
148	Margaret Wheeler	D	York	Berwick, North Berwick
149	Tiffany Roberts	D	York	South Berwick, North Berwick
150	Michele Meyer	D	York	Eliot, South Berwick, Kittery
151	Kristi Mathieson	D	York	Kittery