Maine AFL-CIO 2024 Candidate Endorsements

The Maine AFL-CIO has officially made our 2024 endorsements in races for US Senate, Congress and Maine Senate and House Of Representatives. 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 Political Committee, which then sends a list of endorsement recommendations to our Executive Board. After the E-Board evaluates the list, it votes on the slate and sends the recommendations to our COPE Convention where delegates from the 200 unions in our labor federation vote on the list of endorsement recommendations. If you have questions about endorsements, please email Adam at MaineAFLCIO dot com

Federal Races

US Senate

Maine Congressional District #1

Maine Congressional District #2

Maine AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates for Maine Senate

First Name	Last Name	Office	District	Recommendation
Vaughn	Mclaughlin	Senate	1	Endorse
Matthew	Rush	Senate	2	Endorse
Ethan	Brownell	Senate	3	Endorse
Richard	Evans	Senate	4	Endorse
Kathleen	O'Donnell	Senate	5	Endorse
Michael	Tipping	Senate	8	Endorse
Michele	Daniels	Senate	10	Endorse
Glenn	Curry	Senate	11	Endorse
Anne	Beebe-Center	Senate	12	Endorse
Cameron	Reny	Senate	13	Endorse
Craig	Hickman	Senate	14	Endorse
Raegan	LaRochelle	Senate	15	Endorse
Nathan	White	Senator	16	Endorse
Thomas	Watson	Senate	17	Endorse
Linda	Miller	Senate	18	Endorse[1]
Bruce	Bryant	Senate	19	Endorse
Bettyann	Sheats	Senate	20	Endorse
Margaret	Rotundo	Senate	21	Endorse
Matthea	Daughtry	Senate	23	Endorse
Denise	Tepler	Senate	24	Endorse
Teresa	Pierce	Senate	25	Endorse
Timothy	Nangle	Senate	26	Endorse
Jill	Duson	Senate	27	Endorse
Rachel	Talbot Ross	Senate	28	Endorse
Anne	Carney	Senate	29	Endorse
Stacy	Brenner	Senate	30	Endorse
Donna	Bailey	Senate	31	Endorse
Henry	Ingwersen	Senate	32	Endorse
Daniel	Lauzon	Senate	33	Endorse
Joseph	Rafferty	Senate	34	Endorse
Mark	Lawrence	Senate	35	Endorse

Maine AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates for the Maine House

First Name	Last Name	Office	District	Recommendation
John	Martin	Representative	1	Endorse
Roland	Martin	Representative	2	Endorse
David	McCrea	Representative	3	Endorse
Samantha	Paradis	Representative	4	Endorse
Melanie	Tompkins	Representative	6	Endorse
Mark	Worth	Representative	13	Endorse
Gary	Friedmann	Representative	14	Endorse
Holly	Eaton	Representative	15	Endorse
Ron	Russell	Representative	17	Endorse
Dani	O’Halloran	Representative	20	Endorse
Ambureen	Rana	Representative	21	Endorse
Laura	Supica	Representative	22	Endorse
Amy	Roeder	Representative	23	Endorse
Joseph	Perry	Representative	24	Endorse
Laurie	Osher	Representative	25	Endorse
James	Dill	Representative	26	Endorse
Natalie	DiPentino	Representative	28	Endorse
Laurie	York	Representative	29	Endorse
Joseph	Brown	Representative	31	Endorse
Shelby	Wright	Representative	36	Endorse
Scott	Cuddy	Representative	37	Endorse
Steve	Ellis	Representative	38	Endorse
Janice	Dodge	Representative	39	Endorse
Mike	Ray	Representative	40	Endorse
Victoria	Doudera	Representative	41	Endorse
Jennifer	Stone	Representative	45	Endorse
Lydia	Crafts	Representative	46	Endorse
Holly	Stover	Representative	48	Endorse
Allison	Hepler	Representative	49	Endorse
David	Sinclair	Representative	50	Endorse
Rafael	Macias	Representative	51	Endorse
Sally	Cluchey	Representative	52	Endorse
Judy	Tunkle	Representative	53	Endorse
Karen	Montell	Representative	54	Endorse
Daniel	Shagoury	Representative	55	Endorse
Tavis	Hasenfus	Representative	57	Endorse
Sharon	Frost	Representative	58	Endorse
David	Rollins	Representative	59	Endorse
William	Bridgeo	Representative	60	Endorse
Pamela	Swift	Representative	62	Endorse
Flavia	DeBrito	Representative	64	Endorse
Cassie	Julia	Representative	65	Endorse
Matthew	Townsend	Representative	67	Endorse
Brian	Blake	Representative	68	Endorse
Jessica	Blanchard	Representative	69	Endorse
Cecil	Gray	Representative	70	Endorse
Gregory	Kimber	Representative	74	Endorse
Stephen	Bunker	Representative	75	Endorse
Tamara	Hoke	Representative	76	Endorse
Eric	Giroux	Representative	78	Endorse
Joan	Beal	Representative	81	Endorse
Carrye	Castleman-Ross	Representative	83	Endorse
Cassandra	Dove	Representative	84	Endorse
Craig	Messinger	Representative	86	Endorse
Stefainie	Damien	Representative	88	Endorse
Adam	Lee	Representative	89	Endorse
Daniel	Campbell	Representative	90	Endorse
Scott	Girardin	Representative	92	Endorse
Julia	McCabe	Representative	93	Endorse
Kristen	Cloutier	Representative	94	Endorse
Mana	Abdi	Representative	95	Endorse
Michel	Lajoie	Representative	96	Endorse
Kilton	Webb	Representative	98	Endorse
Cheryl	Golek	Representative	99	Endorse
Daniel	Ankeles	Representative	100	Endorse
Poppy	Arford	Representative	101	Endorse
Arthur	Bell	Representative	103	Endorse
Colleen	Strickler	Representative	104	Endorse
[1] Doris	Poland	Representative	106	Endorse
Jane	Pringle	Representative	107	Endorse
Parnell	Terry	Representative	108	Endorse
Eleanor	Sato	Representative	109	Endorse
Christina	Mitchell	Representative	110	Endorse
Amy	Kuhn	Representative	111	Endorse
Ed	Crockett	Representative	112	Endorse
Grayson	Lookner	Representative	113	Endorse
Dylan	Pugh	Representative	114	Endorse
Deqa	Dhalac	Representative	120	Endorse
Matthew	Beck	Representative	122	Endorse
Michelle	Boyer	Representative	123	Endorse
Sophia	Warren	Representative	124	Endorse
Kelly	Murphy	Representative	125	Endorse
Morgan	Rielly	Representative	127	Endorse
Marshall	Archer	Representative	129	Endorse
Lori	Gramlich	Representative	131	Endorse
Ryan	Fecteau	Representative	132	Endorse
Marc	Malon	Representative	133	Endorse
Traci	Gere	Representative	134	Endorse
Daniel	Sayre	Representative	135	Endorse
Michelle	Conners	Representative	136	Endorse
Patricia	Kidder	Representative	141	Endorse
Kathryn	Manende Hall	Representative	143	Endorse
Corinna	Cole	Representative	144	Endorse
Jim	Smith	Representative	145	Endorse
Tiffany	Roberts	Representative	149	Endorse
Kristi	Mathieson	Representative	151	Endorse