A few weeks ago, the Maine Republican Party held the 2016 State Convention. A majority of the media coverage that came out of the weekend’s activities focused on the current presidential election with headlines containing terms such as: Cruz sweeps, LePage criticizes, etc. I find this to be unfortunate because while a considerable amount of energy was focused on the election of delegates to the Republican National Convention, I feel that the real winners of the Maine Republican Convention were State Senator Eric Brakey and Rick Bennett, chairman of the Maine Republican Party. After the late Lois Snowe-Mello lost her bid…
Author: Lee Jackson
Lee Jackson
Lee Jackson is a Political Science major at The University of Maine. Lee was born and raised in Maine and has lived in Old Town a majority of his life. In 2013, he was elected to represent the people of Old Town on the RSU #34 Board of Directors (Old Town School Board). Lee has served as a leader in #Gen207, the Maine Republican Party's youth initiative and has been named a "Rising Star" by the Republican National Committee. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Penobscot County Republican Committee.
Late last October, a political pundit turned to me and said “You know the Democrats are struggling when they start campaigning on welfare reform.” Fast forward to November 4th, Governor LePage wins re-election, securing the most votes ever in a Maine gubernatorial election. Additionally, Republicans win the majority in the State Senate and make long strides in the House of Representatives. Mainers went to the polls and voted for the ideas of a smaller, more efficient government. We declared that we wanted an organic, free market where consumers pick the winners. We also voted in favor of changing the welfare…