It is a Tuesday in early March and the chamber of the Maine House of Representatives is nearly empty save for freshman Republican Windol Weaver, serving in his first term as representative from York, seated at his appointed chair in the front row of the grand old room, sifting through papers containing the day's work ahead of him.
On Feb. 20, local resident Herb Hoffman formally announced that he would be seeking election to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Susan Collins.
National radio commentator, writer and public speaker Jim Hightower is coming to the Seacoast Democrats Headquarters in the Meadowbrook Plaza to show his support for Chellie Pingree's campaign for Congress.