Mike Tipping
Mike Tipping of Orono is the incumbent Democratic member of the Maine State Senate representing District 8 (Penobscot County) on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Tipping's career experience includes working as an opinion columnist and an author.
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“I have witnessed with my own eyes numerous assaults; some that have ended nurses and direct care workers careers due to severe injuries sustained while on duty.”
(Maine Senate Democrats)Re-Elect Mike: “I’m proud of the work I’ve done and the bills I’ve passed in the State Senate, addressing important issues like medical debt, electricity rates and school meals.”
(Official campaign website) Re-Elect Mike: “I’ve spent my life working for Maine people, serving as spokesperson for Maine’s minimum wage and senior care referendums and successfully holding a corporate polluter responsible for dumping tons of mercury in the Penobscot River.”
(Official campaign website) Re-Elect Mike: “I grew up here and I have two twelve-year-old kids. My wife, Maggie, is a frontline health care worker.”
(Official campaign website) Leo C. Kenney
Leo C. Kenney of Orono (listed by the Secretary of State as Leo C. Kenney) is a Republican candidate for the Maine State Senate in District 8 (Penobscot County) on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. According to the Maine Secretary of State 2026 General Election Candidate List, Leo C. Kenney resides in Orono and qualified for the District 8 general election ballot.
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“I want to bring balance to Augusta. As a 4th generation Mainer I have always believed in being of service to others, supporting my neighbors, and doing work that makes our communities stronger.”
(Campaign website) “As a 4th generation Mainer I have always believed in being of service to others, supporting my neighbors, and doing work that makes our communities stronger.”
(Campaign website) “As a 4th generation Mainer I have always believed in being of service to others, supporting my neighbors, and doing work that makes our communities stronger. Over the years I have watched the landscape of Maine change.”
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