Betsy Sweet in 2020 ME Senatorial race


On Government Reform: Only Democrat to use Maine's taxpayer-funded election system

Sweet is a longtime background player in Maine politics who was the 12th-highest-paid Maine lobbyist since 2008. She finished 3rd in the 2018 gubernatorial primary won by Gov. Janet Mills in a ranked-choice race.

Sweet was the only Democrat who used Maine's taxpayer-funded election system, which won't be available to her on the federal level. She ran with a progressive agenda including single-payer health care, an hourly minimum wage of $15 and gun control.

Source: Bangor Daily News on 2020 Maine Senate race Oct 30, 2019

On Government Reform: Publicly funded federal election system

Sweet said "raising a ton of money" for "negative ads" and "nibbling around the edges" on policy won't work. She floated a proposed constitutional change to create a publicly funded federal election system, limit campaigns to 12 weeks and allow only individuals to give to campaigns. "What is exciting people around this country are bold ideas like a Green New Deal," she said in reference to proposals from congressional progressives that are litmus tests in the Democratic presidential primary.
Source: Bangor Daily News on 2020 Maine Senate race Sep 16, 2019

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