I recently read the article about the state Senate candidate forum held in Cumberland for the candidates in the District 25 race: Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, and Republican Cathy Nichols. The district includes Yarmouth, Cumberland, Gray, Falmouth, Chebeague and Long Island, plus part of Westbrook.
I believe there was a very misleading sentence related to the funding of the campaigns. It said “Breen is a Maine Clean Election candidate and has raised more than $45,000.” This is very misleading since the $45,000 collected by Breen is from our taxes, supplied through the Clean Election Fund. The remaining money raised is from the $5 checks from the voters.
Nichols has not received support from the Clean Election Fund, but has truly raised her campaign money from the checks from those who support her candidacy.
Ron Sawyer
Yarmouth
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