We were so fortunate to host our U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree for a Congressional Update at our Feb. 22 meeting. We also heard brief remarks Maine Democratic Party Chair Bev Uhlenhake and introductions of seven of our Democratic candidates for federal, state, and county offices. Read all about it here and watch the video....
Our final meeting of 2023 featured a talk about dark money in politics by Maurice T. Cunningham. Read all about it here and watch the video....
Our September meeting featured a legislative update from Sen. Cameron Reny and Reps. Lydia Crafts and Holly Stover and Lane Sturtevant from the League of Women Voters of Maine gave a primer on the Nov ballot questions 5-8. Committee Business included a platform update, financial report and other announcements. Read all about it here and watch the video....
Our June meeting featured a roundtable discussion about local Restorative Justice Practices with Drew Himmelstein of Restorative Justice Project Maine, District Attorney Natasha Irving, and Sheriff Todd Bracket, moderated by Barbara Cray. Committee Business included Outreach updates and announcements about LCDC and other local events. Read all about it here and watch the video....
Continuing on from last month's Legislative Advocacy 101 presentation, the March 23, 2023 meeting welcomed Will Hayward, advocacy program coordinator for the League of Women Voters Maine and Democracy Maine and Sen. Cameron Reny and Rep. Lydia Crafts who reviewed some of their priority legislation for this session. Committee Business included announcements about upcoming elections for State Party Committee positions and more. Read all about it here and watch the video....
LCDC met on Feb 23, 2023. Our full agenda featured a Legislative Advocacy 101 presentation by Destie Hohman Sprague (she/her), executive director of the Maine Women’s Lobby, and Rep. Stover who shared some details on a few upcoming bills that she is sponsoring (video available). Committee Business included an update about a potential special election, a 2022 financial report, approval of appointments to the Executive Committee and more. Read all about it here and watch the video....
We kicked off 2023 by thanking Chloe Maxmin for her two terms of service as a member of the State House from 2018-20 and as a member of the State Senate from 2020-22....
LCDC met on Jan 26, 2023. Our full agenda included a mini-legislative update (video available), our biennial officer elections (results within), Executive Committee appointments, some town democratic committee announcements, and a lot of thank yous as we transition to a new leadership team. Read all about it here....
LCDC met on Nov 17, 2022. Our guest speaker was Maine Public's chief political correspondent and statehouse bureau chief Steve Mistler who shared an election recap and took questions. The video replay is available here along with some announcements....
LCDC met on Oct 27, 2022. Our guest speaker was Grace Leavitt (she/her), president of the Maine Education Association, who shared "The Truth: What Our Educators Do". The video replay is available here along with some announcements and links....
LCDC met on May 19, 2022 for our first hybrid meeting. Our guest speaker was Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. The video replay is available here along with some photos, notes and links....
ICYMI: LCDC Chair Chris Johnson joined Marva Nesbitt on LCTV's Community Conversations from March 25, 2022 Watch it here, on demand!...
Watch the keynote address from our March 6 Meet the Candidates event or read the transcript as shared by Audrey Hufnagel of Damariscotta....
At this caucus-replacement event we introduced our Lincoln County Democratic candidates, heard from some of our local town Democratic committee leaders, and were inspired by a keynote address given by a Lincoln Academy sophomore. Watch the video and get candidate contact information here....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on February 17, 2022 via Zoom. During the 2022 Campaign Kickoff, we met many of our candidates, explained the changes to the house districts, and talked about how our campaign volunteers can support candidates and work with the LCDC Campaign Team to keep Lincoln County blue! The video replay is available here along with some notes and links...
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on January 20, 2022 via Zoom. We received a Pine Tree Amendment Update from guest speakers Sen. Chloe Maxmin and local activists Andy Burt and Michelle Henkin. We were also introduced to two Democratic Candidates vying for the State Senate District 13 seat that Sen. Maxmin will be vacating. And, Chris shared a presentation about our Caucus 2022 replacement plans. The video replay is available here along with some notes and links...
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on November 18, 2021 via Zoom. Our guest speaker Rep. Seth Berry provided an update on Our Power’s initiative asking voters to replace Maine’s two investor-owned corporate utilities, Central Maine Power and Versant, with a new nonprofit consumer-owned utility called the Pine Tree Power Company. Rep. Charlotte Warren also briefly introduced the Protect Maine Elections citizen initiative. The video replay is available here along with a copy of the presentation, some notes and links....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on October 21, 2021 via Zoom. Our guest speaker Brian Colleran, of Alna, who recently served as a consultant to the Maine Reapportionment Commission, and is now a senior director for the Maine House Democratic Campaign Committee, gave a presentation regarding the redistricting changes that have been approved based upon the 2020 census data. The video replay is available here along with a copy of the presentation, some notes and links....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on September 16, 2021 via Zoom. Our theme was "Women who run for office" featuring guest speakers Molly Cowan, Northeast Regional Director for EMILY's List and Ashley McCurry, Executive Director of Emerge Maine. The video replay is available here along with some notes and links....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on July 15, 2021 via Zoom. During this meeting we received legislative, judicial and state party updates from: Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli (SD 23), Sen. Chloe Maxmin (SD 13), Reps. Allison Hepler (HD 53), and Holly Stover (HD 89), District Attorney Natasha Irving (PD 6), and Gaetan Davis, the new executive director of the Maine Democratic Party. The video replay is available....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on June 17, 2021. For Pride Month we welcomed Quinn Gormley, Executive Director of MaineTransNet to discuss the status of legislation that seeks to restrict the civil rights of transgender youth and adults and talk about ways allies can support their trans family, friends, and neighbors. Links to resources and a video replay is available....
Historian Heather Cox Richardson participated in an online Community Conversation on "To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster: The History and Implications of Congressional Rules" as recorded on Wednesday, May 26. Watch the video here....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on May 20, 2021. We welcomed Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador and President of the Wabanaki Alliance, and Toby McGrath, a political and government relations consultant who works with the Wabanaki Alliance. Links to resources and a video replay is available....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on April 15, 2021. We welcomed Rep. Holly Stover to discuss healthcare access challenges in Lincoln County. The video and other resources are available....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on March 18, 2021 to hear about H.R.1, For The People Act and other pending voting rights legislation from Hon. Shenna Bellows, Maine Secretary of State, and Will Hayward, Advocacy Program Coordinator, Democracy Maine. The video is available as well as resources and links related to the topic....
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee met on February 18, 2021 to hear from State Senator Chloe Maxmin and Ambureen Rana from Maine Equal Justice. The video is here for those who missed it along with notes and links to resources mentioned during the meeting....
At the LCDC's final meeting in 2020, we heard from Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz. The video of his talk is here!...
Historian Heather Cox Richardson delivered an online lecture on "The Role of Political Parties in American Democracy," on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The video is now available here....
ICYMI: Watch the debate as produced by NEWS CENTER Maine in partnership with the Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News....
We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our commitment to working toward November 3rd to connect for change than with live music, good humor, and hearing from candidates in their own words how their values are our values, and their vision has a place in our vision of Maine and this nation. Check out our photos and watch some video clips from this special August afternoon....