Kevin Miller

Staff Writer

Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.

Latest

Published
September 8, 2012

Washington Notebook: PAC again targets King by touting Dill

The ad is cynically viewed by some as a Republican-backed attempt to siphon support from King among liberals and progressives.
Published
September 6, 2012

Some high-level Maine Democrats decide to opt out of convention

WASHINGTON — Maine’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention includes longtime party stalwarts and some relatively new faces. But as was the case with state Republicans in Tampa last week, Maine’s highest-ranking Democratic office-holders and some candidates for higher office are skipping the national convention. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, 1st Congressional District, and U.S. Rep. […]
Published
September 6, 2012

Safe state? Maine still has some doubters

Maine Democrats at the convention say Obama needs to highlight his work for the middle classes.
Published
September 1, 2012

Washington Notebook: Texas delegates take hats off to Mainers

TAMPA, Fla. — Texans who have rallied behind Maine’s contested Ron Paul delegates took their message outside the convention hall and onto the street on Thursday, hawking special T-shirts inspired by Maine’s fight and talking to passers-by. For $15, anyone could pick up a T-shirt in a variety of colors declaring “Texas Remembers the Alamo […]
Published
August 31, 2012

Maine GOP Committee now faces convention fallout

Analysis: Exposed in Tampa, Fla., the deep divide within the Maine Republican Party is coming home.
Published
August 30, 2012

Maine GOP’s disunity cuts into the partying

The Maine Republican Party’s disunity at the Republican National Convention appears to have taken a toll on a tradition among delegations at political conventions: the partying.
Published
August 30, 2012

Maine Republicans eager to hear Romney speak

Those gathered in Tampa hope to hear the GOP presidential nominee tell voters his “real solutions,” as well as open up personally.
Published
August 28, 2012

Republicans say treatment of Maine’s delegates could hurt party

Members of Maine’s delegation tried to object to the removal of 10 elected Ron Paul delegates, but their microphone had apparently been turned off.
Published
August 27, 2012

Maine’s Ron Paul delegates threaten to boycott convention

The action would protest switching 10 of Maine’s elected delegates with Romney supporters, but some Paul allies question the strategy.
Published
August 26, 2012

Mainer, 21, brings rally for Ron Paul to its feet

Ron Paul and his supporters vent their frustration with the Republican Party leadership.

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