Former Maine Gov. LePage Announces Congressional Bid in GOP Stronghold Held by Democrat

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced on Monday he’s running to represent the state’s 2nd congressional district in an effort to unseat a Democrat incumbent in the GOP stronghold. LePage, a Republican, confirmed his congressional bid in a social media post on Monday. “I do not need a job, I am running to protect our Maine jobs. I am running to serve the people of Maine and help the president fix Washington,” LePage wrote in a Facebook post. “We’ve had too many years of Washington, D.C., trying to control the people. It is time to put the people before politics.”...