Endorsed Referenda

Statewide

Maine DSA has endorsed NO on 1 (Save Absentee Voting) for the November 2025 election.

Maine DSA has endorsed YES on 2 (Extreme Risk Protection Order) for the November 2025 election.

Portland

Maine DSA has endorsed YES on A ($19/hour minimum wage) for the November 2025 election.

Endorsed Candidates

a white woman in a red dress a gold floral earrings stands outside with a wide smile in front of a crabapple tree

Ramona Thieme – 2025
Brunswick Town Council – District 6

a white man with short hair, a trim mustache, and a simple navy blue button up over a white undershirt poses outside with a sincere expression

Wes Pelletier – 2024
Portland City Council – District 2

Endorsement Information

Maine DSA’s Electoral Endorsement Process requires that questionnaires be adopted by our membership via democratic process and available to potential candidates ahead of consideration for endorsement.

You can find the candidate questionnaire for Portland Mayoral and City Council races here. To contact Livable Portland to request endorsement, please answer each question and submit them to livableportland@mainedsa.org, along with your name, the position you are running for, and a short bio.

You can find the candidate questionnaire for Brunswick Town Council races here. To contact Brunswick Renters Organization to request endorsement, please answer each question and submit them to info@brunswickrenters.org, along with your name, the position you are running for, and a short bio.

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