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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Maine House and Senate
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from ME legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- ACLU (2)
- Eric Brakey (5) Republican U.S. Rep Maine-2
- James Boyle (2) Maine Democratic Challenger for ME Governor
- Janet Mills (2) Maine Democratic Maine Governor
- Jared Golden (5) Democrat U.S. Rep Maine-2
- John Baldacci (1) Maine Former Democratic Governor (2002-2010)
- Mike Thibodeau (7) Maine Republican Challenger for ME Governor
- Paul LePage (7) Maine Republican Governor candidate
- Sara Gideon (6) Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Maine
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Maine state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- ME-D Jared Golden - Elected 2018 to U.S.House (D-ME-2)
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 60th district (2014-2018)
- R-ME, Rebecca Dow, Republican candidate for governor
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, 38th district, 2017 -
- D-ME, Sara Gideon, 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate
Speaker of the Maine House, 2017-2020
Member of the Maine House of Representatives, 48th district, 2013-2020
- D-ME, James Boyle, 2018 candidate for Governor
Member of the Maine Senate, 6th district, 2012 – 2014
- R-ME Mike Thibodeau, 2018 candidate for Governor
President of the Maine Senate, 2014-2018
Member of the Maine Senate, 23rd district, 2010-2018
- D-ME-1 Chellie Pingree - member of United States House of Representatives
former Member of the Maine Senate, 12th district 1992–1994
former President of Common Cause
- ME-D Janet T. Mills, 2018 Democratic governor of Maine
Maine Attorney General 2009-2011 & 2013-2019
Maine’s Assistant Attorney General (1976 – 1980),
Maine House of Representatives (2002-2009),
Maine Attorney General (2009-2010; 2012 - Present)
- ME-R - Eric Brakey, 2020 nominee for U.S. House ME-2 district
2018 Republican Candidate for Senator
Maine Senate, 20th district, 2014-2018
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Drugs
Eric Brakey: Supports Question 1: implement regulated marijuana market.
James Boyle: Allow marijuana for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Janet Mills: Signed 2019 law for regulating adult-use marijuana market.
Mike Thibodeau: Supports Question 1: implement regulated marijuana market.
Mike Thibodeau: Allow marijuana for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Paul LePage: Veto implementation of regulated marijuana market.
Sara Gideon: Don't allow marijuana for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Environment
John Baldacci: 2003: Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry.
Paul LePage: Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry.
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Families & Children
Paul LePage: Vetoed right to breast-fed at work.
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Government Reform
Janet Mills: Let college students vote where they attend college.
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Gun Control
Eric Brakey: Allow concealed carry guns without a permit.
Jared Golden: Oppose concealed carry without a permit.
Mike Thibodeau: Allow concealed carry guns without a permit.
Paul LePage: Allow concealed carry guns without a permit.
Sara Gideon: Oppose concealed carry without a permit.
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Homeland Security
ACLU: Require a warrant to get location info from cell phones.
James Boyle: Require a warrant to get location info from cell phones.
Mike Thibodeau: Don't require warrant to get location info from cell phones.
Paul LePage: Don't require warrant to get location info from cell phones.
Sara Gideon: Require a warrant to get location info from cell phones.
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Jobs
Eric Brakey: Restrict employer's access to employee social media accounts.
Eric Brakey: Employers can pay tipped workers half minimum wage.
Jared Golden: Fought for fair and equal pay, in state legislature.
Jared Golden: Restrict employer's access to employee social media accounts.
Jared Golden: Don't limit tipped workers to half minimum wage.
Mike Thibodeau: Restrict employer's access to employee social media accounts.
Mike Thibodeau: Employers can pay tipped workers half minimum wage.
Paul LePage: Allow employer's access to employee social media accounts.
Paul LePage: Employers can pay tipped workers half minimum wage.
Sara Gideon: Restrict employer's access to employee social media accounts.
Sara Gideon: Don't limit tipped workers to half minimum wage.
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Welfare & Poverty
ACLU: Critical to let immigrants receive public assistance.
Eric Brakey: Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance.
Jared Golden: Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance.
Mike Thibodeau: Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance.
Sara Gideon: Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Maine House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- MPP.org, "Legal Marijuana Sales in Maine to Begin," by Kate Zawidzki, Oct 08, 2020
- MPP.org on Maine S-345/LD1650, on legalizing marijuana, (Mike Thibodeau & Paul LePage), 11/3/2017
- Associated Building Contractors of Maine, "1st Regular Session Wrap up-128th Legislature," by Hope Perkins, July 26, 2017
- On HP 640: Littler-Mendelson P.C, "Maine Enacts Law Restricting Employer Access to an Employee's or Job Applicant's Social Media Accounts," by Melinda Caterine and Peter Herzog, August 17, 2015
- Bangor Daily News, "Group tries to repeal bill extending immigrant assistance," by Christopher Cousins. July 13, 2015
- ACLU Legislative Review on LD 369, "An Act To Align Municipal General Assistance Programs with the Immigration Status Policies of the HHS", enacted Jul/7/15
- Bangor Daily News, "Maine takes major step toward removing concealed weapon permit mandate," by Scott Thistle, June 1, 2015
- ACLU press release on LD415, "Maine Legislature Overturns Governor's Veto," July 9, 2013
- SafeAccessNow.org on LD 1062, "An Act To Add Conditions That Qualify for Medical Marijuana Use", enacted 6/26/13.
- Maine LD 777, on breast-feeding, (Paul LePage), 6/26/2013
- Maine LD 491/LD 284, on logging industry, (John Baldacci & Paul LePage), 6/14/2013
- Maine LD 203, on college students vote, (Janet Mills), 6/6/2007
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