{"id":121339,"date":"2025-11-12T05:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=121339"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:20:31","slug":"maine-democrat-drops-senate-bid-for-battleground-house-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=121339","title":{"rendered":"Maine Democrat drops Senate bid for battleground House run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maine Democrat Jordan Wood is dropping out of the Senate race to instead run for the newly vacant 2nd congressional district, he said in an interview this week, teeing up a fight to maintain Democratic control of the battleground seat.<\/p>\n

Wood had pressed ahead in Maine\u2019s Senate race, even as the primary rapidly evolved into a two-person race between Graham Platner and Gov. Janet Mills. But after Rep. Jared Golden<\/a>\u2019s (D-Maine) unexpected retirement<\/a> from Congress, Wood said the high stakes race in northern Maine poses a more dire contest for Democrats to prove they can maintain their power.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018What do we do in this moment of crisis for our country and our state in democracy?\u2019 That is what called me into the Senate race,\u201d Wood said in an interview. \u201cWith Jared not running, it leaves open one of the most competitive House races in the entire country, and so I\u2019m stepping up to take that on, because I believe we must.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republicans have clamored to regain control of the increasingly red district \u2014 which President Donald Trump won by 10 points in 2024 \u2014 and celebrated Golden\u2019s withdrawal as a slam dunk for the GOP.<\/p>\n

But Wood says he thinks Democrats are poised to maintain their control, pointing to the party\u2019s wins in last week\u2019s elections where voters rejected a proposed voter identification law<\/a> and green lighted a red flag gun law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I hear from voters across the state is an anger and a frustration at a broken politics, and less directed at a single person but a political establishment,\u201d he said. \u201cVoters are really looking for candidates that are putting forward a vision of the future that they can believe in and that is addressing the biggest issues that they face in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood declined to endorse in the Senate race following his withdrawal but said he\u2019d \u201csupport whoever the Democratic nominee is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood \u2014 who said he currently lives about 20 miles outside of the district but grew up in the area \u2014 said he and his husband are in the process of moving within the district\u2019s boundaries. He noted that he held town halls in all 11 counties of the 2nd District during his Senate run and heard directly from many would-be constituents.<\/p>\n

He argued his campaign reached voters not by focusing on Trump but instead speaking to the \u201cfailure\u201d of representatives across the aisle in addressing affordability and the cost of living \u2014 issues he says are \u201cnot all just Donald Trump\u2019s fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood will bring fundraising heft to the race. He\u2019s raked in more than $3 million since launching his Senate campaign in late April \u2014 roughly half of which came in the last quarter \u2014 though that includes a $250,000 loan, according to his filings with the Federal Election Commission. He started the final three months of the year with $920,000 in his campaign coffers, which he can now roll over to his House campaign.<\/p>\n

On the Republican side, two-term former Gov. Paul LePage had raised roughly $916,000 through the end of September and started the final three months of the year with $716,000 in cash on hand.<\/p>\n

Wood joins former Golden primary challenger Matt Dunlap, the state auditor, who pledged to stay in the race after Golden\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n

Woods’ entrance is unlikely to end the DCCC\u2019s ongoing search for a candidate, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss private conversations.<\/p>\n

Wood said that he had \u201cbeen in communication\u201d with the DCCC and \u201clet them know our plans\u201d but declined to provide details on the conversations.<\/p>\n

Another potential entrant into the race is current gubernatorial candidate and former state Senate President Troy Jackson, who last week left the door open to a run.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m really flattered by everyone reaching out and I get why,\u201d Jackson said in a statement. \u201cI’ve won multiple times in a district that voted for Trump by talking directly to rural working class voters from across the political spectrum about how to make Maine more affordable for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

One other name to watch: Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis, who was once mulling a Senate bid. A Francis ally told the Bangor Daily News last week<\/a> that he was considering a run in ME-02.<\/p>\n

A version of this article first appeared in POLITICO Pro\u2019s Morning Score. Want to receive the newsletter every weekday? <\/i>Subscribe to POLITICO Pro.<\/i><\/a> You\u2019ll also receive daily policy news and other intelligence you need to act on the day\u2019s biggest stories.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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