Republican State Sen. Jim Libby to Drop Out of Maine Governor's Race

Campaign Fraud Winnows Maine GOP Gubernatorial Field As Libby Drops Out Of Race

If you can’t run a simple campaign you can’t run a complicated government. The adage became reality for a state senator forced out of the Republican gubernatorial primary race. Maine political-oversight officials cited “fraudulent qualifying contributions” in the campaign of James Libby. The perennial candidate was forced to drop out of the race Friday. “My [...] The post Campaign Fraud Winnows Maine GOP Gubernatorial Field As Libby Drops Out Of…

Maine Republican loses funding over fraud allegations

A Maine Republican running for state governor failed to qualify for the state’s clean election program due of fraud allegations, according to the Bangor Daily News.Republican Sen. James Libby was the most prominent Republican running for the state’s “clean election” campaign funding program, but his staffers got him disqualified by the state board over allegedly shady dealings.“The Maine Ethics Commission on Thursday quashed [his] aspirations af…

Maine GOP lawmaker James Libby ends bid for governor after missing Clean Elections aid

Libby said he did not qualify for Clean Elections financial support and determined that his campaign was no longer viable.

Republican State Sen. Jim Libby to drop out of Maine governor's race

The state senator did not have enough qualifying contributions to receive Maine Clean Election Act funding.

Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate denied clean election funds over fraud allegations

Sen. James Libby fails to qualify for Maine's clean election program due to fraud allegations. Maine Ethics Commission finds invalid signatures.

Republican running for governor fails to qualify for Maine elections funding

The state's campaign finance watchdog said Thursday that Sen. Jim Libby had failed to collect the necessary number of valid contributions needed to qualify for public funding.