Source: Boston Globe
“Representative Jared Golden, the Maine Democrat known for his maverick streak, has for the first time drawn a serious Democratic primary challenger — setting up an intra-party battle with potentially significant implications for the balance of power in the U.S. House. On Monday, State Auditor Matt Dunlap, who has been active in Maine politics for decades, launched his campaign for the Second Congressional District. He first announced in May that he was interested in challenging Golden and began filing necessary paperwork last month. … ‘Jared Golden has shown a consistent pattern of voting with the Republican conference on significant issues that affect people in Maine,’ Dunlap said, citing Golden’s vote last month for the Republican-backed government funding bill. He was the only Democrat to do so, as his party coalesced behind a strategy to oppose the stopgap bill unless the GOP negotiated on expiring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.” (10/06/25)