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SACO In one area race for the State House, two Republicans are in a primary contest to run against an incumbent Democrat.

And in one county race, two Democrats are each running to win their partys nod to run for District 3 York County Commissioner in the fall election.

Both contests will play out in party primaries June 14.

The deadline for candidates to submit nominations for state and county offices for Democratic and Republican primaries was 5 p.m. March 15.

In House District 134, which includes part of Biddeford, along with Kennebunkport and part of Kennebunk, Republicans Elizabeth Jordan and Ronald Russell are each seeking the nod from their party to run against Democrat incumbent Traci Gere Nov. 8. All live in Kennebunkport.

Also, in York County Commission District 3, incumbent Allen Sicard is challenged in the Democratic primary by former state Senator Justin Chenette. The district includes Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Buxton, and Hollis. There is no Republican in the primary, and barring an independent bid in November, whoever wins the primary would be elected. Both are of Saco.

There are no candidates for the Republican primary for five seats, including one State House race and four York County government offices.

Democratic candidate Marc Malon is running for House District 133, part of Biddeford, an open seat formerly known as House District 11. There is no Republican candidate. Democrat Ryan Fecteau, who currently holds the seat and is Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, will have completed four terms by the end of this year and because of Maines term limit law cannot run for a fifth consecutive term.

In York County government races, incumbent District 2 County Commissioner Democrat Richard Dutremble of Biddeford is seeking a fifth, four-year term. There is no Republican candidate in the district, which includes Biddeford, Arundel, Kennebunk, and Kennebunkport.

Democrat incumbent Kathryn Slattery of Old Orchard Beach is seeking her partys nod for York County District Attorney, also known as Prosecutorial District 1. Incumbent Democrat incumbent Nancy Hammond of Lyman is running for York County Register of Deeds. As well, incumbent Democrat Bobby Mills of Biddeford is running for York County treasurer. There are no Republican candidates for those races.

There are several others in the running for their partys endorsement.

Incumbent Democrat Sen. Donna Bailey of Saco and Republican Sharri MacDonald of Old Orchard Beach, a former member of the Maine House, are looking to represent Senate District 31, which includes Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Buxton.

In Senate District 32, Democrat Henry Ingwersen of Arundel and David Corbett of Lyman are running for the open seat. Ingwersen is a former member of the Maine House; Corbett has made previous bids for York County Sheriff. The newly reapportioned district includes Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, and Lyman. The current senator, Democrat Susan Deschambault, is termed out.

In the running for House 129, part of Saco, incumbent Democrat Margaret ONeil and Republican Stephen DuPuis are each seeking their partys nod June 14. ONeil is currently serving her third term.

Incumbent Democrat Lynn Copeland and Republican Theodore Sirois are in the running for House District 130, part of Saco.

In House 131, incumbent Democrat Lori Gramlich and Republican Scott Eccleston are looking to represent Old Orchard Beach.

In House 132, part of Biddeford, incumbent Democrat Erin Sheehan and Republican Timothy Keenan are each seeking their partys nod in the June 14 primary.

Incumbent Democrat York County Sheriff William L. King of Saco is looking for his partys endorsement for a third, four-year term in the June 14 primary. Retired deputy Roger Hicks of Hollis is seeking the nod from Republicans which means a rematch from the 2018 election, provided no independent candidates join the November race.

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Fox News host Jesse Watters shredded the Democratic Partys leadership Thursday on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

JESSE WATTERS: The Democratic Party should come with a warning label: "Danger. Side effects could include irritation, bankruptcy and possibly death." Human beings need warnings. This is the reason why we have a speed limit. America isn't the autobahn. It's the reason you throw out expired food. Somebody slapped an expiration date on it for you. Have you ever eaten tuna salad on a Sunday that you bought last Monday? Not good, but the Democrats are adrenaline junkies.

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There's an essay in The New York Times: "Democrats are Making Life Too Easy for Republicans." Well, they're doing that because they've made life so dangerous for the American people. The Democrats have hurt this country because they don't like this country. You love it, and that's why they hate you. The Left has left you behind. They don't know this country. The Democrats don't represent this country.

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They once fancied themselves as the party of the working class. That was their brand. John F. Kennedy put it this way, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Democrats don't do things for our country. They do things to it. They've made life here more dangerous and more expensive. The Democrat brand is about as attractive as the Wuhan lab. They don't speak for America. They speak for big cities and the D.C. suburbs. Nobody listens to them anywhere else.

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Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell IV interrupts a reporter in the middle of an interview in his office to retrieve a couple of items from a scuffedand battered briefcase.

He puts the items on a table in front of him.

One is a well-thumbed copy of the New Testament.

The other is an equally well-used copy of the U.S. Constitution.

"These are the rocks," he said, "right here. These are what I base my beliefs and my public service on."

Caldwell, 37, was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper last summer to complete the unexpired term on the bench of his father, Jesse Caldwell III, who had reached the state's mandatory retirement age of 72.

Caldwell is now running for a full eight-year term on the bench. He will be, in fact, the only Gaston County Democrat on the ballot come November.

As noted in recent Gazette stories, no Democrats in Gaston County are running for sheriff or for district attorney, forclerk of court or for seats on the board of commissioners, for N.C. House or Senate seats.

Asked how it feels to be the only local Democrat on the ballot, Caldwell responds with two points.

"I am proudly running as a Democrat," he said, "but I'm more importantly running as a judge,who believes that partisan politics have no place in his decision-making and who believes that all judicial races should be nonpartisan."

North Carolina has been back and forth on the issue of partisan judicial races for decades. The races were partisan up until the early 1990s, when the legislature decided to make them non-partisan.

In 2017, however, a Republican-dominated legislature passed H.B. 100, which made the races partisan again. Cooper vetoed the bill, but Republican lawmakers overrode that veto to put the measure into law.

"The North Carolina Democratic Party firmly believes that judicial races should be non-partisan," Caldwell said, "and I totally agree."

"This law basically politicized the courts," Caldwell said,"and it is a matter or principle for me that I oppose it."

As a candidate for a judgeship, Caldwell says he will offer no positions on issues that a candidate for county commissioner or state House might discuss.

Instead, he said, his platform has two basic tenets.

"Again, I hold a judicial office," he said. "My duty is to be an impartial and objective judge. My decisions are based on the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution, and the public safety of our community."

Secondly, he said, "As I candidate, I am a known quantity. I grew up here. I went to school here. I came back here to practice law. You just can't get any more local than me."

Caldwell grew up in Gastonia and is a 2003 graduate of Forestview High School. He earned his bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill with a double major in political science and history, and his law degree at Charleston School of Law.

Prior to his appointment to the bench, Caldwell spent 10 years working in the Gaston County Public Defender's office, a position he says provided him excellent training for his current duties.

He also said as a judge a priority has been forging positive relationships with attorneys, with law enforcement, and with the Clerk of Court staff.

"I have to say a word about (Clerk of Court) Roxann Rankin," he said. "Her office is one of the most efficient, most professional in the state."

So how does a candidate run for an office where no real policy positions are taken?

"My campaign is a combination old school and New Age," Caldwell answered. "I love to meet people face to face. I go door to door. I go to public events. We use flyers and yard signs. But, we will also have a strong social media presence."

Three Republicans Justin Davis, Eddie Meeks and Beth Stockwellare seeking the GOP nomination for Superior Court judge in the May 17 primary.

Bill Poteat may be reached at 828-448-0195 or bpoteat@gastongazette.com.

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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Patrick Leahy grew frustrated with Ted Cruz at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing Wednesday.

"I know the junior senator from Texas likes to get on television," Leahy said.

Cruz interrupted Sen. Mazie Hirono's questioning by trying to enter a letter into the record.

Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont on Wednesday suggested Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was merely playing for the TV cameras in a tense moment on the third day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Following the conclusion of tense questioning from Republican Sen. Josh Hawley about Jackson's record on sentencing child-pornography offenders, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recognized Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii to begin her questioning next.

After cross talk between Cruz and Hirono, Leahy quickly became exasperated.

"Mr. Chairman, I waived my turn on here, and I've been on this committee for 47 years," he said. "I think we ought to follow the regular order."

Cruz began speaking again, asking to enter a letter from 10 of the committee's Republican members into the congressional record.

"I'm sorry, senator, I don't want to go through this again," Durbin said, alluding to an earlier interaction in which Durbin repeatedly banged his gavel as Cruz continued to question Jackson after his allotted time had expired.

As Cruz went on, Leahy spoke up again.

"Mr. Chairman," the veteran lawmaker said, "I know the junior senator from Texas likes to get on television, but most of us have been here a long time, trying to follow the rules."

Leahy served as chair of the committee from 2001 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2015.

"Let's get back to regular order," he added.

Leahy also expressed frustration earlier Wednesday at another Republican on the committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who repeatedly interrupted Jackson as she answered his questions and spoke over his allotted time. At the time, Leahy had also called for order in the hearing.

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Leahy later emerged from the hearing room and said Graham's behavior was "beyond the pale" and that he was "badgering" Jackson.

"As the dean of the Senate," the Vermont Democrat told NBC News, "I'm just distressed to see this kind of a complete breakdown of what's normally the way the Senate's handled."

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Fourteen months into the Biden administration, its become clear Democrats are not the so-called progressives they claim to be. More accurately, the Democratic Party ought to be called the regressives, given that on virtually every metric that matters to most Americans, the left is dragging our country backward not forward.

Under Democrat control of government, our nation has regressed with U.S. energy independence achieved during the prior administration. When Donald Trump was in the Oval Office in 2020, the U.S. was a net exporter of petroleum, and imports were the lowest since 1991. This year, according to the Energy Information Administration, We expect net crude oil imports to increase, making the United States a net importer of petroleum in 2022.

Translation: Weve gone from being the largest exporter of oil under Trump to unnecessarily dependent on Iran and other despotic regimes that use millions of dollars in U.S. blood money to fund its terror proxies and other nefarious acts under President Joe Biden.

The regressives, in cahoots with the climate cabal here in the States, nixed the Keystone XL pipeline and hamstrung the U.S. fossil fuel industry with excessive regulations, bans on new drilling on federal lands and other assaults on the U.S. energy sector to purportedly protect the environment while buying dirty oil from murderous foreign dictators who dont give a hoot about climate change.

World peace has regressed from relative global stability under Trump, who led the destruction of the Islamic States caliphate in Iraq and brokered the historic peace deal between Israel and the Middle East known as the Abraham Accords, to a foreign policy dumpster fire under the dangerously incompetent current administration.

Russia has waged war against Ukraine in the most consequential European invasion since World War II and is committing genocide and war crimes before our eyes. Now add the massive humanitarian crisis underway as millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes to places unknown while Vice President Kamala Harris giggled her way through a recent joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, unable to answer a simple question regarding how many Ukrainian refugees the United States is willing to accept.

But thats just the tip of the iceberg. Were also witnessing an alarming new power alliance emerge between China and Russia on Sleepy Joes watch, with Taiwan squarely in Chinas sights.

Gas prices that were affordable under Trumps sensible energy policies have skyrocketed to an average of almost $4.50 per gallon nationwide the highest in American history. Inflation is at a 40-year high, and supply chain bottlenecks are ongoing, hampering the U.S. economy. Want a new car, fridge or microwave? Good luck. Youll wait weeks, if not months, to get it at inflated prices.

Race relations havent progressed either; theyve regressed.

America was once a predominantly colorblind society. No more. Regressives now insist we view everything through the prism of race. Forget judging others based on the content of ones character, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us in 1963 during his soul-stirring I Have a Dream speech at our nations capital. Thanks to the regressives, were now being told to check our white privilege while innocent children are being indoctrinated with critical race theory in our public school system.

But thats not all. America has regressed combatting the war on drugs. China and Mexican cartels are manufacturing deadly fentanyl thats flowing across our nations porous southern border, poisoning and killing our citizens. The fentanyl overdose of several West Point cadets last week is just the latest tragic example. Illegal immigration has surged. Same with rising crime thats spreading like wildfire, including smash-and-grabs at grocery stores, shopping malls and convenience stores near you.

Our right to free speech is evaporating before our eyes thanks to a toxic stew of cancel culture, Big Tech censorship and ever-growing internet surveillance.

And lets not forget the personal liberties lost during the COVID-19 pandemic with the Biden administrations authoritarian vaccine mandates. Americans that chose not to get vaccinated have been fired from their jobs, discharged from serving in the U.S. military, kicked off college campuses, barred from playing sports and denied entry to restaurants, among other harsh penalties, despite the inconvenient truth the vaccines dont stop transmission of the virus.

And we must not overlook the damage done to Americas schoolkids by the Democratic Party, which, instead of doing whats in our childrens best interest during the pandemic, opted to take marching orders from far-left teachers unions instead. Thanks to excessively prolonged remote learning and other extreme COVID-19 restrictions that lasted over two years, Americas children have suffered significant learning and developmental setbacks, regressing academically, emotionally and psychologically from New York to Los Angeles.

Hardly progressive, wouldnt you say?

Adriana Cohen is a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. To find out more about Adriana Cohen and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at http://www.creators.com.

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