Tag: Nancy Sullivan

I get knocked down, but I get up again

~ Randy Seaver ~ 4 Comments

Here's a post-2012 Election tip for my friends in Biddeford: Don't bet against Mayor Alan Casavant. Sure, I know...Casavant narrowly lost his bid for a fourth and final term in the Maine House of Representatives for the District 137 seat on Tuesday night. While Republican Bill Guay certainly deserves a lot of credit for his win, … Continue reading I get knocked down, but I get up again

Just around midnight

~ Randy Seaver ~ 2 Comments

Within 24 hours the family feud will be over but political tensions in Biddeford will likely remain high long after the ballots from the June 12 Primary Elections are counted. For the first time in more than 25 years, incumbents in each of the city's three legislative districts are facing primary challenges. Now for a few predictions … Continue reading Just around midnight

First blood

~ Randy Seaver ~ 7 Comments

Hell hath no fury like a politician scorned, or so they say.... Enter State Senator Nancy Sullivan, the self-righteous, semi-retired English teacher who desperately wants to keep her state health insurance and can't accept the terms of Maine's term limits law. Sullivan is being forced from the senate because of term limits, so now she wants … Continue reading First blood

It’s not your 19th nervous breakdown

~ Randy Seaver ~ 4 Comments

Come on, don't tell me you didn't see this one coming. That's right, word on the street, yet unconfirmed, is that former mayor Joanne Twomey is at least contemplating a bid to recapture her former District 135 House seat, and may challenge the incumbent, fellow Democrat Paulette Beaudoin for a chance to take on Republican Perry Aberle in … Continue reading It’s not your 19th nervous breakdown

I ain’t no senator’s son

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Steve Beaudette, a former Biddeford City Council President and State Representative, has tossed his hat into the ring to capture the District 4 State Senate Seat now held by State Sen. Nancy Sullivan. Sullivan, who is prohibited from seeking re-election because of term limits, has declared she will seek her former House Seat (District 137), … Continue reading I ain’t no senator’s son

Ready to rumble?

~ Randy Seaver ~ 5 Comments

The game of politics is a lot like baseball. Some people can actually watch an entire baseball game without ever paying attention to the stats, the subtle nuances of play and the cryptic signals given between the dugout and field. These people are normal and are not afflicted with severe attention deficit disorder. They are likely … Continue reading Ready to rumble?