Maine AFL-CIO Endorsements for 2026 General Election

“There's a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls” – Walter Reuther

Below is the first round of Maine AFL-CIO-endorsed legislative candidates for the Maine Senate and House of Representatives so far in 2026. This list will be updated as additional endorsements are added.

Every election year, we send a survey to each candidate asking where they stand on key labor priorities, including collective bargaining rights, the minimum wage, health care, labor standards, economic security, workplace safety, racial justice and more.

The responses we receive are then evaluated by union members on our Legislative & Political Committee, which then sends a list of endorsement recommendations to our Executive Board. After the Executive Board evaluates the list, it votes on the slate and sends the recommendations to our COPE Convention where delegates from the nearly 200 unions in our labor federation vote on the list of endorsement recommendations. If you have questions about endorsements, please contact Adam Goode.

US Senate: Troy Jackson

US House of Representatives:

• CD 1: Chellie Pingree
• CD: 2: Matt Dunalp

Governor: Hannah Pingree

Maine State Senate:

Maine House of Representatives: