Gideon Dodges Question About Her Failure to Investigate Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Maine House speaker refused to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Dem colleague

Alex Nester
October 29, 2020 2:09 PM

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon dodged a question at a debate Wednesday night about why she refused to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against a Democratic colleague.

Maine Dem Spiked Ethics Probe Into Partymate’s Teen Sex Abuse

Sara Gideon blocked investigation into her handling of colleague's sexual misconduct

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 9, 2020 5:00 AM

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon spiked an ethics probe into how she handled allegations that one of her Democratic colleagues in the state legislature sexually abused teen girls.

Anti-Collins Small Business Owners Are Longtime Dem Activists

Dark money-funded ad stars couple that benefitted from PPP program

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 2, 2020 6:25 PM

Two Maine restaurateurs accused Republican senator Susan Collins in an attack ad of crafting corporate loopholes in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) while leaving small businesses like theirs out to dry. The ad, however, failed to note that the two small business owners are veteran Democratic activists who received PPP loans within one month of the program's start.

Gideon Championed Taxpayer-Funded Abortion in Maine, Then Donations Came

Abortion interest groups spend hundreds of thousands in race to unseat pro-choice Republican

Yuichiro Kakutani
August 11, 2020 3:40 PM

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Sara Gideon took hundreds of thousands of dollars from abortion interest groups after she passed legislation to force taxpayers to pay for abortions and drastically expanded abortion access during her tenure as the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

After Dodging Dem Primary Debate, Sara Gideon Participates in Private PAC Fundraiser

Maine Dem has campaigned against big money in politics, but participated in fundraiser with PAC awash in corporate cash

Joe Schoffstall
June 17, 2020 12:00 PM

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon found the time to participate in a private fundraiser with a PAC awash in corporate cash after dodging a primary debate.

Judge Dismisses Challenge to Trump Administration’s Abortion Title X Guidance

Graham Piro
June 12, 2020 6:30 PM

A federal judge dismissed a Maine family-planning organization's lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration's guidance prohibiting abortion referrals as a method of family planning.

Founder of Putin-Tied Russian Tech Firm Hosts Fundraiser for Maine Democrat

Joe Schoffstall
February 18, 2020 3:45 PM

A recent fundraiser for Maine Democrat Sara Gideon was co-hosted by the founder and board of directors chairman of Russian tech giant Yandex, a search engine closely tied to associates of Vladimir Putin and allows itself to be controlled by the Kremlin.

Sara Gideon, Vocal Opponent of Lobbyists, Took Nearly $20,000 From Them Last Quarter

Maine Dem pledged not to accept lobbyist gifts two weeks after she filed the donations

Joe Schoffstall and Yuichiro Kakutani
February 6, 2020 3:30 PM

Maine Democrat Sara Gideon, who has built her Senate campaign on promises to route out lobbyists and fight for Mainers, collected nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions from out of state lobbyists in the end of 2019, filings show.

‘Champion for the Environment’ Takes Big Oil Money

Maine Dem Sara Gideon leaves state for Houston fundraiser

Yuichiro Kakutani
January 31, 2020 3:20 PM

Maine Democrat Sara Gideon is campaigning as a "champion for the environment" but is also relying on Texas oil tycoons to help finance her Senate run.

Maine Dem Claims Credit for GOP Tax Break

Gideon repurposed millions of dollars from tax relief account that Dems opposed

Yuichiro Kakutani
January 12, 2020 5:00 AM

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon is claiming credit for a Republican tax break her party opposed in her bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine).