The Bangor Daily News editorial board endorsed Chellie Pingree’s campaign for re-election to represent Maine’s First Congressional District. In their endorsement, the BDN ed board said: Yet again, Rep. Chellie Pingree is the most prepared and thoughtful choice for voters...
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Keep up with the latest statements, press releases and events from the campaign.
October 12, 2022
The two candidates for Maine’s 1st Congressional District – Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and Republican Ed Thelander – will debate Wednesday night. The debate begins at 8 p.m. and will last one hour. It can be livestreamed at pressherald.com. The event...
October 6, 2022
Chellie joined Maine Calling’s Jennifer Rooks for a Your Vote 2022 interview to talk about her reelection, her work in Congress as a leader on the House Appropriations Committee, how she is protecting our fundamental rights, freedoms, and democracy, her...
October 5, 2022
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Governor Mills will both testify in support of Maine’s lobster industry during a planned National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration scoping meeting in Portland Wednesday night. Pingree and Mills will urge NOAA to make data-driven modifications to...
October 3, 2022
Actors’ Equity Association announced that Equity’s National Council has voted to endorse Rep. Chellie Pingree’s reelection campaign for United States Congress on behalf of the more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment. “In Congress, Rep. Pingree...
September 12, 2022
Chellie joined Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, Gov. Janet Mills, and Rep. Jared Golden to call on the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch to immediately reverse the controversial listing of Maine lobster on their seafood “Red List” and to...
June 30, 2022
The Human Rights Campaign PAC (HRC PAC) announced its endorsement of 184 members, including Chellie Pingree, of the U.S. House of Representatives running for re-election in 2022. Although there are a record number of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ+ bills being introduced in...
November 4, 2020
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree was reelected for a seventh term to represent Maine’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She released the following statement after speaking with her opponent Dr. Jay Allen earlier this evening: “I am humbled...
October 5, 2020
The Bangor Daily News editorial board announced their endorsement for Chellie Pingree in Maine’s First Congressional race for the 2020 election: “The best choice in the race for Maine’s 1st Congressional District is clear. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree remains...
August 17, 2020
The House of Representatives will meet in an unusual Saturday session to address problems at the U.S. Postal Service, which U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine says involve more than just finances. Pingree says the ongoing reorganization of the Postal...