All posts tagged "Bruce Poliquin"

Crafts secures congressional nomination, but ranked-choice voting system remains flawed

On Tuesday morning, Rep. Dale Crafts officially secured the Republican nomination for the...

Ranked-choice voting has not produced what we were promised

Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday considered a bill...

A Personal Thank You to Bruce Poliquin

With all of the excitement (deservedly so) surrounding President-Elect Trump’s announcement that 1,100...

Media Bias Hits New Low

When Steve Collins, the new reporter for the Lewiston Sun Journal was hired,...

Poliquin: Washington Must Deliver Its Promises To Veterans

This Veterans Day, we honor the generations of Mainers who have answered the...

Poliquin: President Puts Nation At Risk By Vetoing NDAA

As a Member of Congress, there is no greater honor than standing up...

Poliquin: Washington Must Keep Its Promises To Our Seniors

One of the greatest challenges facing our nation today is the preservation of...

Poliquin: Congress Must Take Care of Our Veterans

Our Veterans, and their families, answered the ultimate call of duty to protect...

Poliquin: Eat Your (Local) Veggies

Maine farmers produce some of the highest quality fruits and vegetables in the...

Poliquin: The Iran Nuclear Agreement Is A Bad Deal

Let me be clear, I will never support any deal that leads to...

Poliquin: The EPA’s War On Maine Paper Mills

Maine is home to the most skilled paper makers in the world. Our...

Poliquin: We Should Honor Veterans By Providing Quality Healthcare

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,...

Poliquin: The Federal Reserve Continues To Resist Oversight

According to 2012 reports, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which is made...

Poliquin: Made-In-Maine, Free-Market Solutions to ObamaCare

For several years, families and small businesses have suffered from the negative effects...

Poliquin: We Must Ensure Single Parents Can Provide for Their Children

Raising a child alone is one of the hardest things to do. Far...

Poliquin: Congress Works To Strengthen Cybersecurity

Time and time again, our seniors, businesses and local governments’ private information is...

Poliquin: Veterans Deserve the Health Care They Were Promised

Last year, we discovered that veterans in Phoenix, Arizona, had waited for more...

Poliquin: More Jobs, More Opportunities and More Freedoms

For generations, hard-working Maine families have balanced their checkbooks at the kitchen table....

Congressman Bruce Poliquin Raises $700,000 in First Quarter

Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin has a strong start to a re-election bid come 2016,...

Poliquin: Strengthening, Protecting and Preserving Medicare

As you may know, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was created as a...

Congressman Poliquin Pushes Back Against Shady FDIC Practices

Last week, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee held a hearing...

Senate and House Republicans Look to Reconcile Budgets

Early Friday morning, Senate Republicans passed their first budget since 2006.  The vote...

Poliquin: ObamaCare Continues to Hurt Mainers

As I have repeatedly said, too many of our hard-working families and small...

Rep. Bruce Poliquin: My First 60 Days in Congress

Over the last 60 days, I have finally settled in to all my...

Congressman Poliquin Grills FHFA Director Mel Watt

Bruce Poliquin isn’t wasting any time getting his feet wet in Washington. Yesterday,...

Poliquin, Cain draw national attention

The race for Maine’s Second Congressional District between state Sen. Emily Cain (D-Orono)...

LePage, Poliquin post top grades from Maine sportsmen group

The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) announced Thursday its unanimous decision not to...

WaPo: 64% chance Poliquin wins Maine’s CD2

The Washington Post’s Election Lab is predicting that Republicans will grow their majority...

Poliquin: Time to fix immigration problem

“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” — Ronald...

Poliquin, Cain and Richardson report fundraising totals

Candidates for Maine’s Second Congressional District reported fund raising totals this week. Republican...

Gun group backs Raye, gives Poliquin “A-” on 2nd Amendment issues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Rifle Association has endorsed former senate President Kevin...

Americans for Tax Reform blasts Raye for using liberal talking points

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Reform, the Washington, D.C.-based tax reform group...

Sparks fly as Maine’s GOP candidates for congress spar

The two Republican candidates battling for a chance to become the next congressman...

Grover Norquist slams Kevin Raye

Renowned tax reform activist Grover Norquist slammed Republican congressional candidate Kevin Raye on...

Republican Liberty Caucus endorses Poliquin for CD2

The Republican Liberty Caucus has unanimously endorsed former Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin’s...

Poliquin: I will defend the U.S. Constitution

Our nation’s founders painstakingly created one of the most lasting documents in human...

Moody steps down from MHPC for national role

PORTLAND – J. Scott Moody, CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, announced...

Well-funded Poliquin campaign releases first ad

After raising more than $121,000 in the first three months of 2014, former...

Raye campaign touts $82k raised in first quarter of 2014

Former state Senate President Kevin Raye announced on Tuesday that his congressional campaign...

Daily Catch: The Media Mutt on Tipping, School Choice, O’Care Delays and Ukraine…

Warning the Granite State: House Minority Leader Ken Fredette (R-Newport) has been a...

Maine’s budget blow-out would be worse if not for LePage pension reform

Once again, like a recurring nightmare, another gaping hole has been ripped in...

Raye raises more than $102K in Q4

EASTPORT – Former Republican Senate President Kevin Raye reported Friday evening raising $102,604...

Poliquin reports $148,000 raised in final quarter, $300,000 cash on hand

OAKLAND, Maine – Former Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin told reporters Monday he...

Richardson leaves GOP to run as independent in CD2

BELFAST, Maine – Blaine Richardson, candidate for Congress in Maine’s Second Congressional District,...

Source: Senate Republican leader Thibodeau to run for Congress

Senate Minority Leader Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo) will soon join the field of Republicans...

Cain attacks Raye, Poliquin

Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District Sen. Emily Cain (D-Penobscot) launched her...

Raye, Poliquin get nod from national Republican committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Thursday that 36...

Lewiston Mayor Endorses Poliquin

Fresh off an overwhelming victory, Lewiston Mayor Robert MacDonald has endorsed former State...

Raye boasts POS poll showing big lead

Former Republican Senate President Kevin Raye released a poll Thursday night that shows...

Dem leader pays son for congressional campaign work

Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) has hired his 23-year-old son to work...

Poliquin, Cain and Pingree post top fundraising totals

Campaign finance reports became available for Maine’s congressional candidates on Tuesday. Here are...

Poliquin raises $220,000 in 36 days for congressional bid

Candidates for Congress in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District are not required to submit...

What to expect from 2nd CD fundraising reports

Candidates for the 2nd Congressional District will report fundraising totals in less than...

On the Record: Republican candidate for Congress Bruce Poliquin

Bruce Poliquin, 59, of Oakland graduated from Harvard University with a degree in...

VIDEO: Bruce Poliquin on Hospital Debt

Republican leader and former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin on Wednesday released a new...

Democratic Lawmakers Focus on Partisan Attacks

AUGUSTA – As the 126th Legislature wrangles with difficult debates over the state...

Poliquin: Together, We Made a Difference

My two-year term as Maine State Treasurer ends today.  I’ve been humbled and...

VIDEO: MaineHousing reduces per-unit cost by 36%

Peter Anastos, chairman of the MaineHousing Board of Commissioners, and State Treasurer Bruce...

MaineHousing reduces per-unit housing cost by $74,000, increases units available next year

  Thanks to new leadership at the Maine State Housing Authority, the cost...

Poliquin: Cost of MaineHousing units to drop by $47,000

This story, titled, “MaineHousing changes standards, lowers cost of low-income projects,” was published...

Poliquin: Strong credit rating attracts business investment

By Bruce Poliquin  Maine State Treasurer Maine state government’s credit rating is an...

Treasurer: Finally, Maine Students Benefit from Charter Schools!

  By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Last week, Maine students joined those...

VIDEO: Maine Housing—Feds want MSHA to pay back $200,000

Treasurer Bruce Poliquin (right) and MaineHousing Board of Commissioners members Linc Merrill, head...

VIDEO: MaineHousing—"Eye of the previous administration was off the ball"

  In this video, Peter Anastos, chair of MaineHousing Board of Commissioners, speaks...

Treasurer: What does it mean to approve a "Bond Issue?"

By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Have you ever wondered what it really...

State spending, MaineCare surged under King administration

Followers of AsMaineGoes.com, the state’s oldest and most popular online forum, saw three...

Mary Adams: Mainers must become tireless Freedom Fighters

“Obama’s Failing Agenda,” a nationwide bus tour by Americans for Prosperity to protest...

Op/Ed: Working to unwind Maine’s Debt Clock

  By Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin This is the fourth year in...

“Obama’s Failing Agenda” Tour Comes to Maine


On Monday, September 17, the “Obama’s Failing Agenda” bus tour, a nationwide project...

Memorial Day thoughts: Bruce Poliquin

State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin sent along these thoughts on Memorial Day: “As families...

On the Record with Bruce Poliquin: Moody’s affirms Maine’s credit rating

Agency remains cautious about Medicaid costs While Moody’s Investors Service has revised its...

Bruce Poliquin first to TV in Senate race

Republican candidate for Senate Bruce Poliquin launched a TV ad today, becoming the...

Op-Ed: Senate Candidates – Go Hard or Go Home

By Lucky Cambridge. When I was a kid, late-winter Saturdays included watching old movies...

Maine Supreme Court declines to offer opinion on Democrat charges against Poliquin

The Maine supreme court ruled today that there was “no solemn occasion” in...

Poliquin, Plowman in, Baldacci Out – Senate Field Nearly Set

After the surprise news this morning that former governor Baldacci won’t be running...

Ethics Committee Vote Says Treasurer Poliquin Filing is in Compliance

by Terrilyn Simpson In response to a complaint State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin had...

State Treasurer Poliquin Responds to Ethics Complaint

by Terrilyn Simpson Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has filed a formal response...

Video: MSHA admits it knew about inspection failures for 'a couple years'