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  Betsy Sweet · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 12:09 PM

e*LEC*ta*ble (adj)

Sweet for Senate     John – I've written an open letter to the Washington elites who are flooding our state with money and consultants and opinions and even more money in an attempt to hijack the democratic primary months before a single vote is cast. Read it over. If you agree that Ma…
  Betsy Sweet · [email protected]
September 3, 2019 at 7:31 PM

My plan to raise wages for workers that care for others

Sweet for Senate     John: You know the history: During the Great Depression, when plumbers and carpenters were struggling with falling wages, Congress passed the Davis-Bacon Act, requiring fair wages, essential benefits, and overtime pay for workers on all federally-funded construction …
  Betsy Sweet · [email protected]
August 31, 2019 at 9:43 PM

For the people... remember them?

Sweet for Senate     John – We're getting ready to kick off our "In Your Corner" Town Hall tour next week, and I can hardly wait.  Our town halls will be so much different than your average political events. They aren't just about questions and answers (and they definitely aren't about …
  Dani & Thea Sweet · [email protected]
August 30, 2019 at 8:51 PM

This is our senior year, John! You know what that means....

Sweet for Senate     Hi John, Happy new school year! This year, we're both starting our senior year in college (at Goucher College & Connecticut College) and we're excited for our last year. What that means is finishing up our majors, spending precious time with our college friends …
  Team Sweet · [email protected]
August 28, 2019 at 8:08 PM

It's the end of the month. Here's where we stand.

School's (almost) back in session, the presidential race is heating up, and there's that Maine crispness in the air. Fall is just about here. John, School is (almost) back in session, the presidential race is heating up as we near the third debates, and there is fall crispn…
  Betsy Sweet · [email protected]
August 22, 2019 at 11:07 PM

Imagine what $100 million could do locally?

We're not taking one dime from dark-money groups. John, On Tuesday, the Bangor Daily News published an article about 501(c)(4) non-profits engaging in Maine's 2020 Senate race, nine months before the primary and well over a year before the general. Because these organization…