Hi John,

Democrats delivered huge wins and real relief to Mainers and Americans this week.

Tuesday: Craig Hickman wins the SD-14 special election and becomes the first Black person to serve in both chambers of the Maine Legislature.

Wednesday: Congress passes the American Rescue Package, putting up to $1,400 checks into the pockets of 90% of Mainers, funding vaccination efforts, and lifting 10,000 Maine children out of poverty.

Thursday: President Biden announces that there will be enough vaccine supply by May 1 to make all American adults eligible to make an appointment.

Friday: Early in the morning, the Legislature was hard at work for Maine’s people passing a trio of vital measures:

1. A bipartisan supplemental budget that supports 160,000 Maine workers, over 28,000 Maine businesses, our veterans and direct care providers;
2. Senate President Troy Jackson and Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights, ensuring that COVID-19 screening, testing, and immunization from state-regulated health insurance companies is FREE to patients; and
3. Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross’s bill that creates a process for state legislation to be assessed for its racial impact.

This is what happens when you elect Democrats. We go to work for you.

Here at the Maine Dems we know that advocating for our values, recruiting and training candidates, and deploying volunteers is year round work. It’s why we need your support year round, too. Right now we are recruiting 100 new recurring donors before the end of March. Recurring donors make it possible for us to plan and budget throughout the year to make sure we go into each election prepared and ready. With your help, we can keep this terrific Democratic momentum going!

Will you help support the Maine Dems on the path to progress by making a monthly contribution of $5 or whatever you can afford right now?

Many thanks,

Drew

Drew Gattine
Chair
Maine Democratic Party