Election 2023

Published
October 23, 2023

Former state lawmakers hope to become Biddeford’s next mayor

Susan Deschambault and Martin Grohman are running to replace outgoing Mayor Alan Casavant, who decided not to run for reelection after six consecutive terms.
Published
October 22, 2023

Public power question sharpens voters’ concerns about what’s at stake

A proposal to take over the state's two investor-owned utilities raises worries about reliability, politics, workers' rights, lawsuits and costs. Some are still in the dark.
Published
October 20, 2023

At-large candidates for Portland school board seat look to increase student voices, funding

Usira Ali, a medical assistant with her sights set on medical school, and Austin Sims, a soon-to-be stay at home dad with a past career in tech and a history of political organizing, are running for an at-large seat.
Published
October 20, 2023

Mayoral candidates see a bright future for Portland

They envision a city with robust public transit and plenty of housing. They each think they can get us there.
Published
October 19, 2023

Kate Snyder endorses Mark Dion, Andrew Zarro for Portland mayor

The city's current mayor says she plans to rank Dion as her top choice and Zarro as her second choice on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Published
October 19, 2023

Portland mayoral candidates frustrated with federal work rules as asylum seekers look to start new lives

The limitations of the city's power over asylum seekers' work authorization processes has left the five candidates in the Nov. 7 election feeling like there is little they can do, but that won't stop them from trying.
Published
October 19, 2023

Candidates for Portland City Council District 5 seat look to housing as top issue

Matthew Buonopane, a commercial lender, and Kate Sykes, who recently co-chaired the Maine Democratic Socialists of America's electoral committee, are vying to fill the seat currently held by Mark Dion, who is running for mayor.
Published
October 18, 2023

Affordable housing remains scarce in Portland. Mayoral candidates want to fix that.

Housing in the city has become less and less affordable, especially over the past few years. The 5 candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot want to offer Portlanders affordable options without changing the city's character.
Published
October 18, 2023

Two political newcomers vie for District 4 Portland City Council seat

Anna Bullett is a program director at the Opportunity Alliance and Sam Cady is an ophthalmologist with an office on Marginal Way.
Published
October 18, 2023

Foreign ownership in CMP parent clouds 2 ballot measures

A foreign government's ownership stake in a utility is complicated, and some experts say it doesn't matter anyway because ownership of a regulated utility doesn't translate into governance.

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Election 2023