The only other contender in the district is Republican Kendil Elizabeth Snow-Black. The general election is Nov. 5.
Steve Collins
Columnist
Steve Collins became an opinion columnist for the Maine Trust for Local News in April of 2025. A journalist since 1987, Steve has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine and served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. The Maine Press Association named him Maine's Journalist of the Year in 2022. Among his other awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award, the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015 and the Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Steve is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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Dollar coin honoring Lewiston’s Dr. Bernard Lown to be issued Thursday
The coin representing Maine features Lown’s bust, name and a defibrillator.
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New podcast focuses on guns in aftermath of mass shooting in Lewiston
Host Tim Boyum said Lewiston looks normal now, but ‘intense pain’ remains as people search for solutions.
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The ruffians, scoundrels, bandits and brigands who once preyed on Maine travelers
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Bates College president vows to provide more aid for lower income students
Garry Jenkins said the college needs to help some students pay for necessary extras.
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Young people need more social media protection, senators say
Maine’s Angus King backs a bipartisan bill to restrict use by youngsters and clamp down on tech firms.
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David Duguay seeks open state Senate seat in Maine District 19
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To cope with homeless issue, Bates professor says to start by showing grace
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Bates’ new president promises to build closer ties between Bates and its community
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Posted inMaine Crime, Oxford Hills
Watch: Police arrest suspect after chase and gunfire on Route 117 in Paris
A witness describes a chaotic scene when a man in a hospital gown crashed a police car, shot at officers, took off in another police vehicle before crashing again and finally being apprehended by police.