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2026 Maine U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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State of Maine — November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List
Office: U.S. House — District 2
Party: R
Official candidate name: Paul R. LePage
Residence municipality: Augusta
Date filed: 2026-03-11
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FEC committee ID: C00904094
FEC committee name: PAUL LEPAGE FOR CONGRESS
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://lepageforcongress.com/
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Paul was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. The oldest son of eighteen children in an impoverished, dysfunctional family, Paul left home at the age of eleven and became homeless. After finding himself in a hospital battered and beaten, his father arrived with a 50-cent-piece and told him to tell the doctors he had fallen down the stairs. As he left the hospital Paul put that coin in his pocket and walked out never returning home.Living on the streets, Paul slept anywhere he could and earned as much as he could shining shoes and doing odd jobs. It was in a horse stable where he was sleeping that he met a worker who told him the phrase “if it is to be, it is up to me.” This became Paul’s mantra to remind himself that if he worked hard, he could make it out of poverty. At the age of thirteen two families jointly took Paul in. Eddy and Pauline Collins kept him busy washing dishes at the Theriault’s Café while he slept on their couch 3-4 nights a week. Bruce and Joan Myrick kept him busy hauling boxes working with Bruce who was a Pepsi-Cola truck driver, as he slept on their couch the other nights of the week. Later Paul worked at the Antoine Rubber Company and at a meat packing company. Paul made it through high school and then applied to college. Getting accepted presented a new challenge. Paul was raised speaking French. For Paul, English is still his second language. A State Representative named Peter Snowe heard about the young man in the community who was a hard worker and needed help getting into college. Peter, who was future U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe’s husband, took it upon himself to contact Husson and convince them to give Paul their entrance exam in French. They did so. He passed and earned admittance. While attending college at Husson, Paul supported himself as a short order cook and made time to achieve the role as editor of the college newspaper. Paul LePage excelled academically and graduated with a BS in Business Administration in Finance/Accounting. Paul LePage then went on to earn an advanced college degree – an MBA, Masters in Business, from the University of Maine.
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Paul was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. The oldest son of eighteen children in an impoverished, dysfunctional family, Paul left home at the age of eleven and became homeless. After finding himself in a hospital battered and beaten, his father arrived with a 50-cent-piece and told him to tell the doctors he had fallen down the stairs. As he left the hospital Paul put that coin in his pocket and walked out never returning home.Living on the streets, Paul slept anywhere he could and earned as much as he could shining shoes and doing odd jobs. It was in a horse stable where he was sleeping that he met a worker who told him the phrase “if it is to be, it is up to me.” This became Paul’s mantra to remind himself that if he worked hard, he could make it out of poverty. At the age of thirteen two families jointly took Paul in. Eddy and Pauline Collins kept him busy washing dishes at the Theriault’s Café while he slept on their couch 3-4 nights a week. Bruce and Joan Myrick kept him busy hauling boxes working with Bruce who was a Pepsi-Cola truck driver, as he slept on their couch the other nights of the week. Later Paul worked at the Antoine Rubber Company and at a meat packing company. Paul made it through high school and then applied to college. Getting accepted presented a new challenge. Paul was raised speaking French. For Paul, English is still his second language. A State Representative named Peter Snowe heard about the young man in the community who was a hard worker and needed help getting into college. Peter, who was future U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe’s husband, took it upon himself to contact Husson and convince them to give Paul their entrance exam in French. They did so. He passed and earned admittance. While attending college at Husson, Paul supported himself as a short order cook and made time to achieve the role as editor of the college newspaper. Paul LePage excelled academically and graduated with a BS in Business Administration in Finance/Accounting. Paul LePage then went on to earn an advanced college degree – an MBA, Masters in Business, from the University of Maine.
Next to escaping a life of poverty in Lewiston, one of Paul’s greatest success stories was as Mayor of Waterville. As a Republican elected and re-elected in an overwhelmingly Democratic town, he became popular across party lines as he reduced taxes repeatedly, improve the City’s credit rating, increase the rainy day savings fund, and maintain strong support for local education – all without cutting services.An attention to detail, focus on the big picture, and a zeal for true efficiency are the attributes he brough from business to the public sector not only at the Mayoral levels but later for the entire state of Maine.
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Next to escaping a life of poverty in Lewiston, one of Paul’s greatest success stories was as Mayor of Waterville. As a Republican elected and re-elected in an overwhelmingly Democratic town, he became popular across party lines as he reduced taxes repeatedly, improve the City’s credit rating, increase the rainy day savings fund, and maintain strong support for local education – all without cutting services.An attention to detail, focus on the big picture, and a zeal for true efficiency are the attributes he brough from business to the public sector not only at the Mayoral levels but later for the entire state of Maine.
A business leader who served his community, Paul LePage ran for Governor of Maine.Paul LePage was sworn in as Maine Governor on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. He was later re-elected with the largest number of votes, at that time, in Maine history.With his election Paul became Maine’s first elected Franco-American Governor. He also became the first Governor of Maine to have a family portrait including a person of color, Devon Raymond, the young black man who had come to live with Paul and Ann and their two children as they offered him a chance to earn a Maine education and graduate from college, giving a hand-up to Devon like the hand-up he had been given as a young man.
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A business leader who served his community, Paul LePage ran for Governor of Maine.Paul LePage was sworn in as Maine Governor on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. He was later re-elected with the largest number of votes, at that time, in Maine history.With his election Paul became Maine’s first elected Franco-American Governor. He also became the first Governor of Maine to have a family portrait including a person of color, Devon Raymond, the young black man who had come to live with Paul and Ann and their two children as they offered him a chance to earn a Maine education and graduate from college, giving a hand-up to Devon like the hand-up he had been given as a young man.
Paul LePage knows what it is like to struggle. Born into a broken home, Paul’s father handed him a 50-cent coin and told him to tell the doctors he fell down the stairs as he laid battered in a Lewiston hospital. 11-year-old Paul LePage took that coin, and left the hospital. He never returned home. Homeless, finding work and a place to sleep day-to-day, it was a horse stable worker who told him, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Paul took that phrase to heart, finished high school, earned a college and graduate degree, and went on to become one of New England’s most successful businesspeople, creating jobs and growing the economy. He was elected, and re-elected Mayor as a Republican in one of Maine’s most Democratic cities and then served as Maine’s Governor, creating jobs, growing the economy, protecting Maine’s senior citizens, and always looking out for taxpayers. Now, he’s running for Congress to bring no-nonsense leadership to Washington. Because Mainers deserve a straight talker who always puts them over politics.
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Paul LePage knows what it is like to struggle. Born into a broken home, Paul’s father handed him a 50-cent coin and told him to tell the doctors he fell down the stairs as he laid battered in a Lewiston hospital. 11-year-old Paul LePage took that coin, and left the hospital. He never returned home. Homeless, finding work and a place to sleep day-to-day, it was a horse stable worker who told him, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Paul took that phrase to heart, finished high school, earned a college and graduate degree, and went on to become one of New England’s most successful businesspeople, creating jobs and growing the economy. He was elected, and re-elected Mayor as a Republican in one of Maine’s most Democratic cities and then served as Maine’s Governor, creating jobs, growing the economy, protecting Maine’s senior citizens, and always looking out for taxpayers. Now, he’s running for Congress to bring no-nonsense leadership to Washington. Because Mainers deserve a straight talker who always puts them over politics.
Giving Back as Mayor of Waterville
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Giving Back as Mayor of Waterville
Elected and Re-Elected as Governor of Maine
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Elected and Re-Elected as Governor of Maine
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Lowering Costs and InflationPaul knows what it is like to struggle. He understands high costs are hitting family and senior citizen budgets hard. He will work to eliminate wasteful spending which drove up inflation under Biden.
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Lowering Costs and InflationPaul knows what it is like to struggle. He understands high costs are hitting family and senior citizen budgets hard. He will work to eliminate wasteful spending which drove up inflation under Biden.
Securing Our BorderPaul will fight to finish the wall, end illegal immigration, and restore law and order.
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Securing Our BorderPaul will fight to finish the wall, end illegal immigration, and restore law and order.
Defending Constitutional LibertyPaul will defend your Second Amendment rights, fight government overreach, and stand up for parents and families.
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Defending Constitutional LibertyPaul will defend your Second Amendment rights, fight government overreach, and stand up for parents and families.
Protecting Social Security and MedicarePaul has always protected, and will always protect, Social Security and Medicare.
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Protecting Social Security and MedicarePaul has always protected, and will always protect, Social Security and Medicare.
Supporting Innovation and FreedomAmerica should lead the world in innovation, and that starts with freedom. That means cutting burdensome regulations that slow progress and embracing pro-growth policies that power our economy and tech sector. Paul supports the right of Americans to buy, trade, and invest in cryptocurrency without unnecessary government interference. Crypto technology represents a new frontier of economic freedom, and the UnitedStates should lead, not fall behind, by keeping innovation here at home and in the hands of the American people.
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Supporting Innovation and FreedomAmerica should lead the world in innovation, and that starts with freedom. That means cutting burdensome regulations that slow progress and embracing pro-growth policies that power our economy and tech sector. Paul supports the right of Americans to buy, trade, and invest in cryptocurrency without unnecessary government interference. Crypto technology represents a new frontier of economic freedom, and the UnitedStates should lead, not fall behind, by keeping innovation here at home and in the hands of the American people.
Standing Up for Our VeteransPaul and Ann LePage have spent years working on behalf of Veterans organizations and charities in Maine. In Congress, Paul will fight to protect Veterans healthcare and the benefits earned by the men and women who served.
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Standing Up for Our VeteransPaul and Ann LePage have spent years working on behalf of Veterans organizations and charities in Maine. In Congress, Paul will fight to protect Veterans healthcare and the benefits earned by the men and women who served.
Creating Jobs, Growing Our EconomyLower taxes. Less red tape. More jobs for Maine families. As a job creator, Paul knows what must be done.
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Creating Jobs, Growing Our EconomyLower taxes. Less red tape. More jobs for Maine families. As a job creator, Paul knows what must be done.
Paul knows what it is like to struggle. He understands high costs are hitting family and senior citizen budgets hard. He will work to eliminate wasteful spending which drove up inflation under Biden.
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Paul knows what it is like to struggle. He understands high costs are hitting family and senior citizen budgets hard. He will work to eliminate wasteful spending which drove up inflation under Biden.
Lower taxes. Less red tape. More jobs for Maine families. As a job creator, Paul knows what must be done.
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Lower taxes. Less red tape. More jobs for Maine families. As a job creator, Paul knows what must be done.
Paul has always protected, and will always protect, Social Security and Medicare.
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Paul has always protected, and will always protect, Social Security and Medicare.
Supports completing the border wall, stronger immigration enforcement, and policies intended to reduce unlawful immigration.
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Secure the Border
Supports lower taxes and reduced regulation as part of an economic-growth and job-creation agenda.
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Lower Taxes and Reduce Red Tape
Supports strong protection of Second Amendment rights.
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Protect the Second Amendment
Opposes federal overreach and supports greater authority for parents and families.
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Oppose Federal Overreach and Support Parents
Prioritizes protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
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Protect Social Security and Medicare
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Candidate ID: H6ME02148
Name: LEPAGE, PAUL
Office: House
State: ME
District: 02
Party: REPUBLICAN PARTY
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $2563901.48
Total disbursements: $878190.98
Cash on hand: $1685710.50
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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