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Ellsworth Office Opening & Canvass with Hannah Pingree!
Join Hannah Pingree and your fellow Democrats to officially open the Democratic Coordinated Campaign Office in Ellsworth!
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 12:00pm
HCDC Office – 53 Church Street
Welcome to our hub of local organizing to kick out Susan Collins, elect Troy Jackson, Hannah Pingree, Chellie Pingree, Matt Dunlap, and expand Democratic majorities in the State House and Senate. Sign up to attend.
Join Hannah Pingree and your fellow Democrats to officially open the Democratic Coordinated Campaign Office in Ellsworth! Welcome to our hub of local organizing to kick out Susan Collins, elect Troy Jackson, Hannah Pingree, Matt Dunlap, and expand Democratic majorities in the State House and Senate.
We’ll hear from Hannah and local candidates too! We’ll mingle with our fellow Dems and enjoy snacks and beverages in the company of Ellsworth friends and neighbors.
Please join us!
Delegate Voter Guide
A list of qualifying delegates throughout the state is now available. 3,732 candidates are running for delegate positions statewide with 212 candidates from Hancock County.
The Delegate Voter Guide allows you to search by county and town and read statements from all delegates.
Visit the Delegate Voter Guide here: mainedems.org/senate-race/full-candidates-for-delegate-guide
September MEETING
Candidates Nicole Grohoski, Dakota Dupuis and Brian Thomas
Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Church and via Zoom
Our September meeting will be held on Thursday the 17th at 7:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Ellsworth and via Zoom.
Following brief business updates, Maine Senate Candidate Nicole Grohoski will talk about how people can help candidates for the State House and State Senate win their elections. Lt. Dakota Dupuis (Hancock County Sheriff candidate) and Brian Thomas, Esq. (Judge of Probate candidate) will discuss how the legal and criminal justice systems function and share their goals and priorities should they be elected.
Pre-registration required for Zoom attendance by noon the day before the meeting. You will receive a unique link you will need to use to join the meeting.
HCDC News
- Become a Poll Watcher for Election Day
Virtual Poll Observer Training with the Maine Dems Voter Access Team Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and SaturdaysMultiple times available: See… Read more: Become a Poll Watcher for Election Day - Giving News: Money Talks
Why giving matters more than ever We all wish politics were not the massive money game it is. But… Read more: Giving News: Money Talks
HCDC Letters to the Editor
- Threat to democracyThis letter ran in The Ellsworth American, August 31, 2026. To the Editor: According to a Dec. 2, 2024, press release from the U.S.… Read more: Threat to democracy
- Corruption in high places continues to plague AmericaThis letter ran in the Portland Press Herald, Sept. 7, 2026 The second Trump administration is thought by most historians to be far and… Read more: Corruption in high places continues to plague America
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