Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage of Maine announced his campaign Monday to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, making him the first big GOP challenger to enter the 2026 race.
LePage served as governor from 2011 to 2019 and attempted to run for a third term in 2022 until he lost against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. Now, LePage has set his sights on Golden, who narrowly won re-election in 2024.
“The entrenched interests are fighting President Trump at every turn as he works to fix problems,” LePage said in a statement Monday. “We need more straight talk to help take back Washington.”
‘I am running to serve the people of Maine and help the President fix Washington. We’ve had too many years of Washington, DC trying
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