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We are a County Democratic Committee of the Maine Democratic Party. Committee members are elected every two years at their town caucuses.

In addition, people who attend our meetings regularly can become members at large. Furthermore, all registered Democrats and people who would like to become Democrats are welcome to attend our meetings and participate in our campaigns and advocacy work.

10/31/2026

An excellent letter to the editor from Ed Ferreira. We need to follow his advice,

Dear Editor,
The US, Maine, and World are at an historic crossroad. The mid-term US election gives people, everyday people, the power and the opportunity to do an essential course correction. The ‘ship of state’ is in trouble and metaphorically speaking, ‘taking on water.’

The last two years have illustrated how awry things can get when there is a lack of moral leadership and governance. The recent years have demonstrated how quickly things that seemed settled and established, like ‘Roe v. Wade’ can be relegated to past history. We have seen how principles enshrined in the US Constitution like federal government checks and balances and separation of powers can be ignored and disparaged by those in authority positions.

The upcoming mid-term elections give us, ‘we the people’, the power, opportunity, and responsibility to turn the ship around. The elections will be just the beginning. It will take determination, grit, gumption, and lots of hope, love and respect for our fellows to get the vessel of state on course and track. An essential way to assist in this deeply worthy endeavor is to vote for a Senator and House Representative who are committed to the heavy lifting required by such a situation and time. For us in Franklin County those candidates are Troy Jackson for Senate and Matt Dunlap for House of Representative.

Sincerely,

Ed Ferreira
New Sharon, Maine

10/29/2026

Last call, Maine! Today is your final chance to vote early in person. Skip the Election Day lines and bank your vote. Find your polling location at mainedems.org 🗳️

10/29/2026

on or before. (Best not to rely on mail at this point for voting.) Vote for Troy Jackson.

10/27/2026

If you want to see cuts to , , and , vote for Republicans.

10/23/2026

about U.S. Senator Susan Collins's claims about her . . And (!) (or earlier). Send Troy Jackson to the .

10/21/2026

From time to time, we’ve had some fun with Trumpists and MAGA types who post silly replies in our page. But while we have stuff to do, many of them do not. While sitting on their couches, they complain about people who are actually going out and working for what they believe.

Our protest at Sen. Collins event here in Farmington is a case in point. We had 20+ volunteers, and when we saw that the sheriff’s office wanted us to be in a location where no one could see or hear us, we moved to the main road and showed our signs there. We even had someone dressed as Marie Antoinette with us.

We got lots of favorable attention from passers by. People waved and honked. No one yelled, flipped us off, or coaled us.

But we have more than 100 people call us to task here on FB. Some of them were chiming in from clear across the country. We are, to them, lazy people who will not work. Pointing out that most of us are retired, and are close to Susan Collins’ age, does no good. Some have attacked the idea that retirees should be out expressing their views.

Others just spout slogans. Some make claims of criminal activity, but cannot describe what the crime was. Some accuse us of doing the exact same things Trump does.
Some are just silly.

My favorite is the fellow who said we protested because the nursing home was out of pudding. Had we known, we would have run right out and bought some.

Someone else suggested that we might assassinate Sen. Collins. Honestly, I wonder what goes through some people’s heads.

But here’s the thing:

The Franklin County Democrats’ FB page is for … surprise … the Franklin County Democrats. We use it to inform our members and supporters. We are under no obligation to cater to those who have nothing better to do than to complain about our efforts to make Franklin County and Maine a better place.

If you are confused about our purpose, and think we deserve the benefit of your taunts, lectures, bizarre charges, and fake claims, you will be disappointed. We don’t have any obligation to entertain you, and your posts will be removed. Please find something productive to do.

10/21/2026

How influences things. U.S. Senator Susan Collins is not working toward the good of the U.S. for Troy Jackson on (or earlier).

10/20/2026

Giving Sen. Collins a warm welcome this morning.
She was dedicating the Franklin County Emergency Management building, which has been in operation for a year and a half. Some claimed it was official business, but she came in the campaign bus.

10/20/2026

The sheriff's office is treating Collins campaign event as it is a national security issue, with a "protest area" that's as far away as it can be. Let's be on Fairbanks Road and County Way so people can see us.

This will be on C-Span.

See you soon.

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