Ring a Bell? Why Maine’s Gubernatorial Candidates May Sound Familiar

The familiar last names of Maine's gubernatorial candidates

Rep. Chellie Pingree, left, is seen with her daughter Hannah in 2008. Photo by Pat Wellenbach of the Associated Press.This story was produced as part of a partnership with NOTUS and the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. Voters in Maine will recognize the surnames of some of the candidates running to replace term-limited Gov. Janet Mills next year: Pingree, King and Bush. Those are last names long associated with politics, b…

Ring a Bell? Why Maine’s Gubernatorial Candidates May Sound Familiar

Voters in Maine will recognize the surnames of some of the candidates running to replace term-limited Gov. Janet Mills next year: Pingree, King and Bush.Those are last names long associated with politics, but there’s a twist. These aren’t the candidates most people may think of. They are those candidates’ relatives.Former Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree, Angus King III and Jonathan Bush — the daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree, son of Sen. Angu…