Parties
Rita Moran of Winthrop, who was recently re-elected to serve as chairwoman of the Kennebec County Democratic Committee, said she's going to capitalize on the momentum begun by the election of Barack Obama.
Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 25 at Augusta City Hall to choose new officers.
Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Arden Manning put the call out for "any Democrat" interested in one of these positions:
Chair (1 person)
Vice Chair (1 person)
Treasurer (1 person)
Charlie Webster, a former state legislator, was chosen Saturday to serve as chairman of the Maine Republican Party for the next two years.
"I'm going to lead a discussion in the state on who better represents the working people of Maine," he said via cell phone on Monday.
Nine members of the Maine College Republicans recently went to Georgia to work on the campaign of Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who won in a run-off election to keep his seat.
Kim Davis of Augusta, a former state lawmaker, was recently chosen as the new chairwoman of the Kennebec County Republicans.
Davis, who lost her state Senate bid earlier this month, will take over for Bob Nutting, who is returning to the Legislature as a representative from Oakland.
Former 1st Congressional District Republican candidate Dean Scontras and Ted Ropple, a Casco information technology professional, are launching an effort to revive the GOP in Maine.
The Maine Democratic Party says it will have more than 3,200 volunteers working on Tuesday as part of the party's Get Out the Vote effort.
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a nonpartisan membership association of state legislators, recently named Sen. Carol Weston, R-Montville, Legislator of the Year.
The Maine College Republicans are looking for volunteers to take part in Super Saturday, an event planned for Saturday, Aug. 23, to help give Sen. John McCain a boost in Maine.
A new office that will serve as the Lincoln County Republican Headquarters will open on Saturday in Waldoboro.
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