Waterfront PROSPECT HARBOR — Measuring limits and government oversight were some of the concerns brought up during State Rep. Austin Theriault’s (R-Fort Kent) roundtable discussion with lobster fishermen in Prospect Harbor last week. Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is challenging incumbent Democrat Jared Golden for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The talk gave fishermen […]
By Evan Sharrard Published: Jul. 31, 2024 at 2:17 PM EDT | Updated: 19 hours ago BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – The Republican candidate for Maine’s Second Congressional District, Austin Theriault, announced Wednesday the launch of Veterans for Austin. Theriault was joined in Bangor by veterans and coalition co-chair Lance Harvell. Harvell is a veteran and a former state […]
the Republican from Fort Kent has been more successful in gathering donations from individual donors within Maine. Theriault raised more than $560,000 from donors in Maine
In an online campaign video released Monday, state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver from Fort Kent, vowed to “protect your Social Security and Medicare” alongside mentions of border security and easing high costs as top priorities if he is elected in November
Former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault has won the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden this fall in Maine’s closely watched 2nd Congressional District.
“The reality is that Jared Golden and [President] Joe Biden have failed us, and we see the results every day,” Theriault said in a statement. “The 2nd District is falling farther and farther behind, and that’s not acceptable to me.”
Theriault says this is for working people across the state and now is the time to put people over politics.
Growing left-wing split on Israel and Palestine shows itself in Maine by Michael Shepherd Wednesday’s pro-Palestine rally in Portland’s Monument Square that led to rebukes from big-name Maine politicians was an example of a long-term trend of diminishing sympathy toward Israel on the American left. This is something that has been measured in polling over the last decade or […]
Maine DSA Stages Pro-Hamas Rally in Portland, Calls Terror Attacks on Israel “Morally and Legally Legitimate” Hamas Terrorism Exposes Anti-Semitism of Extreme Left BY EDWARD TOMIC OCTOBER 12, 2023 UPDATED:OCTOBER 12, 2023 SHARE As the death toll in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict continues to rise, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (Maine DSA) and the Communist […]
Theriault’s candidacy has been anticipated for some time because of his public profile from NASCAR and his backing by national Republican leaders.
