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LEGISLATORS/LEADERS

Robert Alley, State Representative

Harlan Baker, former State Representative

Henry John Bear, Green Independent State Representative

Benjamin Collings, State Representative

Mark Dion, State Senator

Donna Doore, State Representative

Richard Farnsworth, State Representative

Scott Hamann, State Representative

James Handy, State Representative

Mark Lawrence, State Representative

Larry Lessig, Harvard Professor and Presidential Candidate

Colleen Madigan, State Representative

John Patrick, former State Senator

Deane Rykerson, State Representative

Stephen Stanley, State Representative

Betsy Sweet, Advocate and Gubernatorial Candidate

Michael Sylvester, State Representative

ORGANIZATIONS

Brand New Congress

Demand Universal Healthcare

Democratic Socialists of America (National)

Friends Of The Earth

Lincoln County Indivisible

Local Berniecrats Maine

Political Revolution

Southern Maine DSA

Veterans For Bernie

https://www.ringelsteinformaine.com/endorsements/

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Zak Ringlestien is a 31 year old

Zak Ringlestien is a Democratic representative running for one of Maine's Senate positiions in the 2018 Midterm election

Ringlestien believes in more funding for public schools which tends to be a democratic view

Ringlestien also wants to enact medicare for all United States citizens which also is mainly a democratic view.

Ringlestien also wants to raise taxes on upper class tax payers. This view is mainly a democratic view

Ringlestien has never held a government position and this is his first attempt at one. He had been employed as a public school teacher. Later, Ringlestien cofounded a company called Uclass and was even in forbes Magazine for the company.

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Eric Brakey is a 30 year old Protestant

Eric Brakey is a republican representative running for one of Maine's senate positions in the 2018 Midterm election.

Brakey has been a senate representative of Maine since 2014.

Brakey is the chairman of the Health and human Services committee.

Brakey was enforced by the NRA. Republicans tend to be in favor of guns and the right to bear arms.

Dr.Ron Paul, a retired politician, also gave endorsement to Brakey

Brackey has a pro-life stance on abortion which tends to be a republican view

Brakey wants to lower taxes on corporations to increase economic growth which is typically a republican view

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Maine is a mostly Democratic state.
Since 1980, the democratic party has gotten Maine's presidential vote majority.

This margin of democratic voters compared to republican voters in Maine has been shrinking though with the Maine being won by the democrats by only 2.9% in the 2016 presidential election.

Voter turn out in Maine is  low but above average the United States in presidential elections. the 2016 presidential election only had 71.7% voter turn out and the 2012 presidential election had only 62.1% voter turn out.

In Maine, Angus king Jr. earned more funding and spent more money than Brakey and Ringlestien before the primary.

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King is 74 years old and an Episcopalian

King is the current Senate representative of Maine.

King is an Independent politician so he doesn't run under any political party.

Before King became the senator representing Maine, He was the Governor of Maine. King served as Governor from 1995 to 2003

King claims to be pro-choice which tends to be more of a democrat's view.

King believes in more gun control which also tends to be more of a democrat's view

King is in favor of the affordable care act (Obama Care), which is typically a democratic stance

King is against Donald Trump's wall being built along the Mexican/United States border.

King has LGBTQ endorsement and is part of a movement with the focus of equal rights for LGBTQ people