Obama's 'first wave' of endorsements for midterm elections includes 3 Maine Senate candidates
AUGUSTA – Former President Barack Obama endorsed three Democratic candidates running for the Maine Senate in a tweet Wednesday.
Making Obama’s first round of endorsements for the 2018 election were Louis Luchini, Linda Sanborn and Laura Fortman.
Obama’s tweet included a list of 81 Democratic candidates around the country receiving his endorsement. The list was described as the “first wave of 2018 midterm endorsements.”
Candidates at both the state and federal levels from California to Texas to Maine received the social media pat on the back from the former president.
“I’m confident that, together, they’ll strengthen this country we love by restoring opportunity, repairing our alliances and standing in the world, and upholding our fundamental commitment to justice, fairness, responsibility, and the rule of law,” Obama tweeted following the endorsement. “But first, they need our votes.”
Among the Maine candidates endorsed, Luchini is a state representative from Ellsworth who is running against Republican Rep. Richard Malaby of Hancock for the Senate District 7 seat, now held by Brian Langeley R-Ellsworth, who is term limited. Sanborn, a former state representative from Gorham, is challenging incumbent state Sen. Amy Volk, a Scarborough Republican, for the Senate District 30 seat. Fortman, of Nobleboro, is challenging incumbent state Sen. Dana Dow, a Republican from Waldoboro, in the Senate District 13 race.
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