US EditionFormer Maine CDC Director Enters Governor's Race
Nirav Shah, known for leading Maine's COVID-19 response, aims to tackle housing, healthcare, and child welfare in a competitive Democratic primary for governor.
- On Monday, Dr. Nirav Shah filed to run for governor, launching his campaign in Portland, Maine and formally entering the Democratic nomination for governor in 2026.
- Having led Maine's COVID response, Shah rose to prominence with near-daily briefings and says `What I'm prioritizing right now is fixing housing, funding hospitals, and feeding kids,` Shah said.
- His résumé lists elite degrees and federal service, including medical and law degrees from the University of Chicago, economics studies at Oxford University, and leadership at Maine CDC and U.S. CDC.
- By joining 18 other registered candidates, Dr. Nirav Shah increases competition in the crowded Democratic primary ahead of Maine's June 9th, 2026 primaries.
- Framing the stakes, Dr. Nirav Shah says states must act where the federal government has retreated, criticizing an $800 billion Medicaid reduction and an $800 billion tax cut this year.
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Nirav Shah Announces Run for Governor
Former state health official Dr. Nirav Shah, best known for leading the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday that he is running for governor of Maine as a Democrat. Shah, who also held a role with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Biden administration before [...] The post Nirav Shah Announces Run for Governor appeared first on The Maine Wire.
Former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah joins race for governor
Former head of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Nirav Shah, has announced he will be running for governor as a Democrat in 2026. (Official U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo)The doctor who led Maine through the Covid-19 pandemic and later moved to a national public health position is running for governor. Nirav Shah announced Monday he will throw his name into an already crowded field of Democrats vyin…
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Portland Press HeraldNirav Shah enters race to become Maine’s next governor
In addition to serving as director of the Maine CDC, Shah, a Democrat, was a top federal health official in the Biden administration and is now a visiting professor at Colby College.
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