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Maine Beer Company Founder Launches Run for Senate
Kleban criticizes Collins for supporting controversial nominations and policies, pledging to focus on affordable living and Mainers' interests in a competitive Democratic primary.
- Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban announced Wednesday he is joining the Democratic field to challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.
- Citing rising costs, Kleban said attacks on Medicaid and Sen. Susan Collins' votes, including confirming Brett Kavanaugh, motivated his Senate run.
- Kleban founded Maine Beer Company in 2009 after layoffs, growing it into a Freeport brewery with more than 100 employees and donating 1% of sales to nonprofits.
- Kleban's entry increases a crowded Democratic primary vying to unseat Collins and raises stakes as the Democratic Party aims to flip four seats needed for Senate majority next year.
- Kleban plans to travel across the state in the coming months to meet voters, prioritizing the cost of living and healthcare, and to highlight his personal story amid rivals like Graham Platner, who raised $1,000,000.
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Maine Beer Company founder joins race against Susan Collins
Another Democrat, co-founder of Maine Beer Company Dan Kleban, has entered the race to try to unseat longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2026. Announcing his candidacy on Wednesday, the 48-year-old Cumberland County resident said he’s running because he…
Maine Democrat Beer Brewer Joins Growing Field Seeking to Challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins
A Cumberland suds guru is the latest Democrat to announce plans to take on Maine’s senior senator, though the jury’s still out on whether beer goggles are to blame for choice. Dan Kleban, who three months ago said he was considering a run at Republican Susan Collins, has now put a head on it. Kleban, [...] The post Maine Democrat Beer Brewer Joins Growing Field Seeking to Challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins appeared first on The Maine Wire.
Another Democrat Runs for Senate in Maine
Maine brewery owner Dan Kleban (D) announced in a video that he is mounting a Senate bid because Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has “been in Washington for 30 years, she stopped looking out for us, she lied about protecting abortion rights, and she refuses to stand up to Donald Trump when it really matters.”
Dan Kleban Joins Messy Democrat Primary in Maine – NRSC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NRSC released the following statement today after Dan Kleban announced he would enter the crowded Democrat Primary in Maine: “With Dan Kleban jumping in, Democrats in Maine aren’t waiting for Chuck Schumer’s choice. They’re piling into yet another expensive and messy primary,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell. “While Democrats duke it out, Susan Collins remains focused on delivering for Mainers.” ###
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