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The New York Times reports: Representative Jared Golden, a three-term Democrat from Maine, has defeated his Republican challenger, Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver and northern Maine native, The Associated Press declared on Friday. Mr. Golden’s narrow victory in his largely white, rural and working-class district — one of five Democratic-held districts that Donald J. Trump won in 2020 — …

The Hill reports: A centrist House Democrat said Tuesday that he will back the Republicans’ short-term government funding bill if it hits the floor Wednesday, as scheduled, becoming the first Democrat to announce support for the controversial spending package. Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate Maine Democrat, noted that he’s already voted in favor of one of the most controversial pieces …

Axios reports: Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) told Axios he will “absolutely not” commit to voting for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in November. Golden, who said before President Biden dropped out that he wouldn’t commit to voting for the 81-year-old due to concerns about his health, said of Harris: “I at least know that she’s capable of finishing the …

Maine Public Radio reports: Second District Congressman Jared Golden said he has unanswered questions about President Biden’s ability to continue to lead the country for another four years. But unlike some other Democrats, Golden isn’t calling on Biden to step aside from the 2024 presidential campaign. Golden made headlines last week when he published an op-ed in the Bangor Daily …

Rep. Jared Golden writes for the Bangor Daily News: After the first presidential debate, lots of Democrats are panicking about whether President Joe Biden should step down as the party’s nominee. Biden’s poor performance in the debate was not a surprise. It also didn’t rattle me as it has others, because the outcome of this election has been clear to …

ABC News reports: Rep. Jared Golden, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Lewiston, Maine, said Thursday that in light of the recent mass shooting in his hometown he was changing his view on banning assault-style weapons. “Humility is called for as accountability is sought by victims of a tragedy such as this one,” Golden said at a news conference …

The Bangor Daily News reports: Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced Tuesday that he will split his votes on the House’s articles of impeachment against President Trump, voting for the abuse of power article but against obstruction of Congress, according to the Bangor Daily News. Golden, who voted in favor of the impeachment inquiry, has been under fire from state Republicans …

Maine Public Radio reports: Gov. Paul LePage has certified the results of the election in Maine’s Second Congressional District. The governor tweeted a photo of the certificate naming Jared Golden Maine’s next congressman. The photo shows that the governor wrote “Stolen election” next to his signature on the certificate. Congressman-elect Jared Golden will begin his term on January 3. I’ve …

Bloomberg reports: Democrat Jared Golden, a U.S. Marine veteran, has defeated two-term Republican Representative Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s Second District, AP projects, as the state’s first use of ranked-choice balloting in a congressional race proved consequential. Poliquin, the incumbent, led after ballots were initially tabulated, though no candidate had an absolute majority. However, under ranked-choice voting, the lowest-choice candidates were …

Roll Call reports: Maine Rep. Bruce Poliquin has sued state Attorney General Matthew Dunlap seeking an injunction to stop the tabulation of ballots under the state’s ranked-choice voting system, which is being used in his race against Democrat Jared Golden in the 2nd District. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the state’s ranked-choice voting system …