Maine Sen. Susan Collins to get a top-tier Democratic opponent
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, a Democrat, is expected to formally announce in the coming weeks that she’s running for Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ seat in 2020, five Democratic sources confirmed to HuffPost.
At the same time, the Senate GOP is marshaling its resources to defend Collins, who has long outperformed other Republicans on the ballot in Maine. Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill sponsored by Gideon that expands access to abortion in the state by allowing health care professionals who are not doctors ― such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants ― to perform the procedure.
Sweet appears to be Gideon’s most direct competition for the Democratic nomination. She finished a surprising third in that gubernatorial primary in 2018 and has already won the endorsement of the progressive group Democracy for America this time around. Collins won reelection with 61% of the vote in the Democratic wave year of 2008 and 68% of the vote in the Republican wave year of 2014. Democrats hope to give her a stiffer test next year.
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