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  <title>ChamberFlippers--Maine</title>
  <author>DLCC</author>
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    <email>gramling@dlcc.org</email>
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  <blurb>Democrats control both the Maine House and Maine Senate by narrow margins:  one and three seats, respectively.  

The organizations and races below will make the difference in holding or losing both chambers.  

For information about other targeted chambers, please visit:
http://www.actblue.com/page/chamberflippers--iowa
http://www.actblue.com/page/chamberflippers--montana
http://www.actblue.com/page/chamberflippers--oregon

About us:
The DLCC works to win statehouse races and chambers and to put Democrats in a strong position for redistricting.  We give caucuses access to tools, and work with them to create state-specific strategies.  We have a record of success, with net gains in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.  For more information, please visit: www.dlcc.org.</blurb>
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      <entity id="11413" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/11413">
        <displayname>Cummings 2006</displayname>
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        <sortname>cummings 2006</sortname>
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          <website></website>
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      <pageblurb>PAC of Majority Leader Glenn Cummings.  Donations to this PAC will support progressive Democratic candidates for the legislature.  Leader Cummings is running for Speaker of the House.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="11414" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/11414">
        <displayname>Pingree Leadership Fund</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <sortname>pingree leadership fund</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>100000.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website>http://</website>
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      <pageblurb>PAC of Rep. Hannah Pingree.  Donations will support progressive Democratic candidates for the legislature.  Rep. Pingree is currently Chair of Health and Human Services Committee and is running for Majority Leader.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="11411" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/11411">
        <displayname>Maine House Democratic Campaign Committeee</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <sortname>maine house democratic campaign committeee</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>100000.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website></website>
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      <pageblurb>Your donation to the House committee will support all of the Democratic Candidates for State House.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="12118" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/12118">
        <displayname>Maine Senate Democratic Campaign Committee (ME)</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>true</prefacewitharticle>
        <sortname>maine senate democratic campaign committee (me)</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>100000.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Your donation to the House committee will support all of the Democratic Candidates for the Maine House.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="10268" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10268">
        <displayname>Peter Bowman</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-SD-01</location>
        <sortname>bowman</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website></website>
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      <pageblurb>Peter is a the former Navy Commander of the nearby Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard.  He spent thirty years in the Navy and worked on nuclear submarines.  He&amp;acirc;&#8364;&#8482;s now running for a Republican open seat.</pageblurb>
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    <pageentry>
      <entity id="10281" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10281">
        <displayname>Lisa Marache</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-SD-25</location>
        <sortname>marache</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Lisa is a current Maine House member looking to help Democrats keep this open seat.  She and her husband are both doctors and run a family practice</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="7724" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/7724">
        <displayname>Lynn Bromley</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-SD-07</location>
        <sortname>bromley</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Lynn is a three-term Democratic incumbent.  She&amp;acirc;&#8364;&#8482;s focused on building a strong community college system to help prepare Maine students to take high-paying jobs, and grow the local economy. </pageblurb>
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    <pageentry>
      <entity id="10085" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10085">
        <displayname>Patricia Sutherland</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-HD-007</location>
        <sortname>sutherland</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website></website>
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      <pageblurb>This district leans Republican, but Pat has been hard at work knocking on doors.  With her hard work, and her focus on economic development, this is a great opportunity to pick up a seat.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="10339" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10339">
        <displayname>David Miramant</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-HD-046</location>
        <sortname>miramant</sortname>
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      <pageblurb>David is an airline pilot running against a Republican leader who is a Bush/Cheney brand of conservative.</pageblurb>
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    <pageentry>
      <entity id="10345" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10345">
        <displayname>Kimberly Silsby</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-HD-056</location>
        <sortname>silsby</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Kim is running against a first term incumbent and doing well.  This is a great chance to pick up a seat.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="10304" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10304">
        <displayname>Anne Rand</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-HD-120</location>
        <sortname>rand</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Ann is a former state legislature, having served in both the Maine House and the Maine Senate.  She&amp;acirc;&#8364;&#8482;s running for a Democratic open seat now, and her main challenge is coming from a Green candidate.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="10314" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10314">
        <displayname>Andrea Boland</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-HD-142</location>
        <sortname>boland</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Andrea ran against the current House Minority leader and lost by 46 votes.  Due to term limits, this is now an open seat, and Andrea has an excellent chance of picking it up.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="5757" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/5757">
        <displayname>Hannah Pingree</displayname>
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        <sortname>pingree</sortname>
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      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
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      <entity id="10294" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/10294">
        <displayname>Thomas Bossie</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
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      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
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      <entity id="5738" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/5738">
        <displayname>David Farrington</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>ME-HD-130</location>
        <sortname>farrington</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>250.00</contributionlimit>
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      <pageblurb>Dave is a first-term incumbent we need to protect.  He is a teacher, and his competitor was the President of the University of Southern Maine College Republicans.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8342" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8342">
        <displayname>Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <sortname>legislative</sortname>
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          <website>http://www.dlcc.org</website>
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      <pageblurb>The DLCC is working to win seats and chambers in state legislatures across the country.  </pageblurb>
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