A Maine ethics panel found that House Speaker Sara Gideon violated campaign finance laws when she used a corporate-funded PAC to reimburse her political donations, a decision that could play a major role in determining the Senate majority in 2020.
A Maine newspaper columnist suggested Friday Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine.) deserved the death threats she's received in the Donald Trump era. Maine Democrat Sara Gideon is benefitting from another multi-million dollar dark money group as she attempts to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), despite decrying "big money" in politics.
Sara Gideon, the Democratic senate candidate running to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), on Tuesday night attended a fundraiser at the vacation rental home of a Colorado millionaire who compared the 2019 government shutdown to the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Washington Post fact-checker gave a new Democratic dark money ad targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), who is up for reelection next year, three Pinocchios for claiming Collins put Social Security and Medicare "in jeopardy." The Maine Republican Party has called for an investigation into Democratic senate candidate Sara Gideon after a Free Beacon investigation revealed serious campaign finance violations that she has now admitted to. Maine Democrat Sara Gideon repeatedly violated election laws by getting reimbursed for personal political contributions to federal campaigns through a corporate-funded Maine political action committee, a review of both state and federal campaign filings discovered. 
Justice Democrats and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have endorsed two different Democratic candidates in Maine's upcoming Senate race, setting up a primary fight between candidates looking to unseat incumbent Susan Collins (R.). 
Gideon, Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, announced her decision to challenge incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins on Monday afternoon. By Tuesday morning the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced it was "proud to fight alongside" Gideon and began formally fundraising for her campaign. 