Maine’s Newspapers Endorse ‘Yes’ On Question 1
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The Bangor Daily News
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The Kennebec Journal
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The Morning Sentinel
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The Portland Press Herald
Maine’s Civic and Business Leaders Support Question 1
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U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (North Haven)
Congresswoman from Maine’s first district
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U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (Lewiston)
Congressman from Maine’s second district
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Former U.S. Rep. David Emery (Rockland)
Former Congressman from Maine’s first district
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (Portland)
Former Congressman from Maine’s first district
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Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (Portland)
Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
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Sen. Marianne Moore (Calais)
Maine Senator from Washington County and former Mayor of Calais
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Sen. Rick Bennett (Oxford)
Maine Senator from Oxford County and former Maine Republican Party Chair
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Sen. Donna Bailey (Saco)
Maine Senator from York County, former State Representative, and former Probate Court Judge
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Sen. Joe Baldacci (Bangor)
Maine Senator from Penobscot County
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Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center (Rockland)
Maine Senator from Knox County, former State Representative, and former Knox County Commissioner
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Sen. Henry Ingwersen (Arundel)
Maine Senator from York County and former State Representative
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Sen. Timothy Nangle (Windham)
Maine Senator from Cumberland County and former Windham Town Councilor
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Sen. "Coach" Joe Rafferty (Kennebunk)
Maine Senator from York County, Retired Educator, and Football Coach
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Sen. Mike Tipping (Orono)
Maine Senator from Penobscot County
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Former Senate President Justin Alfond (Portland)
Former Maine Senator from Cumberland County and former President of the Maine Senate
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Former Speaker Ryan Fecteau (Biddeford)
Former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
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Former Sen. Joyce Maker (Calais)
Former Maine Senator from Washington County, former State Representative, and former Calais City Councilor
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Former Sen. Dick Woodbury (Yarmouth)
Former Maine Senator from Cumberland County, former State Representative, and nationally recognized economist
“Mainers deserve a system that works–where every vote is counted, every voice is heard, and our democracy isn’t for sale”.
— Former Maine Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Saco)
“Super PAC money in elections leaves Mainers wondering to whom their elected leaders are accountable. The outrageous amounts of money being spent on campaigns needs to stop.”
— Former Maine Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess (R-Cumberland)
“Voting Yes on Question 1 is simple, straightforward, and nonpartisan.”
— Maine Sen. Marianne Moore (R-Calais)
“Question 1 is the latest opportunity for Mainers to lead the fight against big money in politics.”
— U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Lewiston)
Rep. Mana Abdi (Lewiston), State Representative
Hon. Justin Alford (Portland), former Maine Senate President and real estate developer
Councilor Pious Ali (Portland), Councilor for the City of Portland
Hon. Kent Ackley (Readfield), former State Representative
Hon. Tom Allen (Portland), former U.S. Representative from Maine’s First District, former Mayor and former Councilor for the City of Portland
Rep. Poppy Arford (Brunswick), State Representative
Hon. Kyle Bailey (Gorham), former State Representative and former Gorham School Committee Member
Sen. Donna Bailey (Saco), State Senator and former State Representative
Sen. Joe Baldacci (Bangor), State Senator and former Bangor City Councilor
Ronald Bancroft (Cumberland), businessman, corporate board member, and former columnist for the Portland Press Herald
Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center (Rockland), former State Representative and Knox County Commissioner
Rep. Art Bell (Yarmouth), State Representative
Sen. Rick Bennett (Oxford), State Senator, former Maine Senate President, former Maine Republican Party Chair, former Republican National Committeeman
Hon. Seth Berry (Bowdoinham), former Democratic Majority Leader and State Representative
Rep. William Bridgeo (Augusta), State Representative
Hon. Heidi Brooks (Lewiston), former State Representative
Hon. Meredith Strang Burgess (Cumberland), former State Representative and President and CEO of Burgess Advertising & Marketing
Councilor Kaitlin Callahan (Rockland), Councilor for the City of Rockland
Councilor April Caricchio (South Portland), Councilor for the City of South Portland
Justin Cartier (Bangor), Candidate for Maine House
Hon. Owen Casas (Rockport), former State Representative
Commissioner Justin Chenette (Saco), York County Commissioner, former State Senator, and former State Representative
Rep. Benjamin Collings (Portland), State Representative
Adam Cote (Sanford), attorney and 2018 gubernatorial candidate
Rep. Sally Cluchey (Bowdoinham), State Representative
Rep. Lynn Copeland (Saco), State Representative
Rep. Margaret Craven (Lewiston), State Representative and former State Senator
Rep. Ed Crockett (Portland), State Representative
Hon. Scott Cuddy (Winterport), former State Representative and Candidate, and School Board Member for RSU 22
Hon. Dennis Damon (Trenton), former Maine Senator
Rep. Deqa Dhalac (South Portland), State Representative
Hon. Bill Diamond (Windham), former Maine Senator
Rep. Jim Dill (Old Town), State Representative and former State Senator
Rep. Jan Dodge (Belfast), State Representative
Rep. Victoria Doudera (Camden), State Representative
Rep. Holly Eaton (Deer Isle), State Representative
Hon. John Michael Eder (Waterboro), former State Representative and Candidate
Steve Ellis (Waldo), Candidate for the Maine House
Hon. David Emery (Rockland), former U.S. Representative and former State Representative
Hon. Richard Evans, M.D. (Dover-Foxcroft), former State Representative, Candidate for Maine Senate, and Past President of the Maine Medical Association
Hon. Susan Farnsworth (Hallowell), former State Representative
Hon. Ryan Fecteau (Biddeford), former Speaker of the Maine House
Elaine Fitzgerald (Jay), School Committee Member for RSU 73
Councilor Gary Friedmann (Bar Harbor), Vice Chair of the Bar Harbor Town Council and Candidate for Maine House
Rep. Vallie Geiger (Rockland), State Representative
Rep. Traci Gere (Kennebunkport), State Representative
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (Lewiston), U.S. Representative from Maine’s Second District
Rep. Cheryl Golek (Harpswell), State Representative
Rep. Annie Graham (North Yarmouth), State Representative
Rep. Lori Gramlich (Ocean Park), State Representative
Hon. Marty Grohman (Biddeford), Mayor of Biddeford and former State Representative
Councilor Scott Harriman (Lewiston), Council President for the City of Lewiston
Councilor Terry Hamm-Morris (Herman), Councilor for the Town of Herman
Hon. Thom Harnett (Gardiner), former State Representative, former Mayor of Gardiner, and former Maine Deputy Attorney General
Rep. Tavis Hasenfus (Readfield), State Representative
Stephen J Hemenway (Northport) Candidate for the Maine House
Rep. Allison Hepler (Woolwich), State Representative
Councilor Matthew Hochman (Bar Harbor), Councilor for the Town of Bar Harbor
Sen. Henry Ingwersen (Arundel) State Senator and former State Representative
Rep. Christopher Kessler (South Portland), State Representative
Rep. Amy Kuhn (Falmouth), State Representative and former Falmouth Town Councilor
Councilor Liam LaFountain (Biddeford), Biddeford City Council
Rep. Scott Landry (Chesterville), State Representative
Rep. Raegan LaRochelle (Augusta), State Representative and Senate Candidate
Councilor Rob Lavoie (Gorham), Town Council for the Town of Gorham
Adam Lee (Cumberland), Chairman of the Board of Directors at Lee Auto Malls
Selectman Thomas Lizotte (Dover-Foxcroft), Chair of the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board
Rep. Grayson Lookner (Portland), State Representative
Hon. Joyce Maker (Calais), former State Senator, former State Representative, former Calais Town Councilor and School Board Member
Councilor Megan Mansfield-Pryor (Bath), Councilor for the City of Bath
Rep. Kristi Mathieson (Kittery), State Representative
Rep. Ann Matlack (Spruce Head), State Representative
Hon. Chloe Maxmin (Lincoln), former State Representative and former State Senator
Cara Brown McCormick, Chair of Citizens to End Super PACs and co-founder of The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting
Hon. David McCrea (Fort Fairfield), former State Representative and Candidate
Selectman Gary McGrane (Jay), Select Board for the Town of Jay
Hon. Andrew McLean (Gorham), former State Representative
Rep. Nina Milliken (Blue Hill), State Representative and Blue Hill School Committee Member
Rep. Karen Montell (Gardiner), State Representative
Sen. Marianne Moore (Calais), State Senator and former Mayor of Calais
Rep. Steve Moriarty (Cumberland), State Representative
Rep. Kelly Murphy (Scarborough), State Representative
Peter L. Murray (Portland), Attorney at Law and former Harvard Law Professor
Sen. Timothy Nangle (Windham), State Senator and former Windham Town Councilor
Councilor Karin Orenstein (Yarmouth), Councilor for Town of Yarmouth
Rep. Lori Osher (Orono), State Representative
Rep. Kevin O'Connell (Brewer), State Representative
Rep. Maggie O'Neill (Saco), State Representative
Councilor Dan Ormsby (Bucksport), Councilor for Town of Bucksport
Hon. Sean Paulhus (Bath), former State Representative and former Bath City Councilor
Clare Payne (Holden), former Holden Town Councilor and founding member of the Maine Heritage Policy Center
Hon. Sarah Pebworth (Blue Hill), former State Representative
Rep. Anne Perry (Calais), State Representative
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (North Haven), U.S. Representative from Maine’s First District
Rep. Jane Pringle (Windham), State Representative
Sen. Joe Rafferty (Kennebunk), State Senator
Rep. Morgan Rielly (Westbrook), State Representative
Rep. Amy Roeder (Bangor), State Representative
Hon. David Rollins (Augusta), former Mayor of Augusta and Candidate for State House
Hon. Diane Russell (Portland), former State Representative
Rep. Melanie Sachs (Freeport), State Representative and former Freeport Town Council Chair
Rep. Sue Salisbury (Westbrook), State Representative and former Chair of the Westbrook School Committee
Rep. Holly Sargent (York), State Representative
Rep. Dan Sayre (Kennebunk), State Representative
Hon. Bettyann Sheats (Auburn), former State Representative
Councilor Nathaniel Shed (Brunswick), Councilor for the City of Brunswick
Rep. David Sinclair (Bath), State Representative
Ted Sirois (Saco), Candidate for Maine House
Rosa Scarcelli (South Bristol), CEO of Stanford Management and 2010 gubernatorial candidate
Justin Schair (Freeport), investor, venture capitalist, and business community leader
Rep. David A. Sinclair (Bath), State Representative
Rep. Charles Skold (Portland), State Representative
Lucas St. Clair (Hampden), Chair of the Trust for Public Land and 2018 congressional candidate in Maine’s second district
Rep. Holly Stover (Boothbay), State Representative
Hon. Ethan Strimling (Portland), former State Senator and former Mayor of Portland
Betsy Sweet (Hallowell), progressive advocate and 2018 gubernatorial candidate
Rep. Laura Supica (Bangor), State Representative and former Bangor City Councilor
Hon. Mike Sylvester (Portland), former State Representative
Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (Portland), Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
Sen. Mike Tipping (Orono), State Senator
Councilor Anna Trevorrow (Portland), Councilor for City of Portland
Judy Tunkle (Dresden), Candidate for Maine House
Rep. Sophie Warren (Scarborough), State Representative
Gordon Weil, former Public Advocate and former Commissioner of Business Regulation
Rep. Bruce White (Waterville), State Representative
Hon. Lynne Williams (Bar Harbor), former State Representative and former Maine Green Independent Party gubernatorial candidate
Hon. Wayne Wertz (Auburn), former State Representative and former Fire Chief for Auburn
Councilor Zoe Wolf (Yarmouth), Councilor for Town of Yarmouth
Hon. Dick Woodbury (Yarmouth), former State Representative and Senator, and nationally recognized economist
Rep. Mark Worth (Ellsworth), State Representative
Laurie York (East Millinocket), Candidate for Maine House
Rep. Sam Zager (Portland), State Representative
Rep. Stanley Paige Zeigler (Montville), State Representative
Constitutional Scholars & Legal Experts
Albert Alschuler, Julius Kreeger Professor Emeritus of Law and Criminology, University of Chicago Law School
Rebecca L. Brown, The Rader Family Trustee Chair in Law, USC Gould School of Law
Yasmin Dawood, Professor of Law and Canada, University of Toronto Law Faculty of Law; Research Chair, Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Electoral Law
Neal Katyal, Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law, Georgetown University Law Center; partner, Hogan Lovells; acting & Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, Obama Administration
Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School; Founder, EqualCitizens.US
Peter Murray, Attorney at all; former Harvard Law Professor
Burt Neuborne, Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties Emeritus, NYU Law School; founding Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School
Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University, Minnesota Law School; former Chief White House Ethics Lawyer, Bush Administration
Christopher Robertson, Professor of Law, BU School of Law; Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, BU School of Public Health; Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, BU School of Law.
Bertrall Ross, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law; Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy
Douglas M. Spencer, Ira C. Rothgerber Chair in Constitutional Law, University of Colorado
Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Author
Laurence Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus, Harvard University; Co-founder, the American Constitution Society
“There is something that we can do now to lessen the flow of big and dark money into Maine’s elections. We can vote ‘Yes’ on Question 1.”
— Former Maine Sen. Joyce Maker (R-Calais)
“Power should be in the hands of everyday voters… The ‘Yes on 1’ campaign to end Super PACs works towards that goal and will strengthen our democracy for future generations.”
— U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-North Haven)
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Adam Lee (Cumberland)
Chairman of the Board of Directors at Lee Auto Malls
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Adam Cote (Sanford)
Veteran, Attorney, and Civic Leader
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Hon. Meredith Strang Burgess (Cumberland)
Former State Representative and President and CEO of Burgess Advertising & Marketing
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Hon. Dave McCrea (Fort Fairfield)
Former State Representative and former long-time Councilor for Fort Fairfield
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Hon. David Rollins (Augusta)
Former Mayor and former Councilor for the City of Augusta
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Hon. Bill Diamond (Windham)
Former Maine Senator from Cumberland Countyand former Maine Secretary of State
“Question 1 is a solution that we can all get behind, regardless of party, to ensure that our children and grandchildren inherit a system that works for the Maine people, not special interests.”
— Maine Sen. Rick Bennett (R-Oxford)
“Billionaire-backed Super PACs are drowning out the voices of hard-working Mainers. Yes On 1 is the change we need to give power and voice back to the Maine people.”
— Former Maine Rep. Thom Harnett (D-Gardiner)
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Equal Citizens
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End Citizens United
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Free Speech for People
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Issue One
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The Leadership Now Project
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Maine Students for Election Reform
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Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network (MUUSAN)
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RepresentUS
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Veterans for All Voters