Jordan Wood abandons Senate bid to run for Maine's 2nd District House seat

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https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-11-12/jordan-wood-abandons-senate-bid-to-run-for-maines-2nd-district-house-seat

Democrat Jordan Wood announced Wednesday that he's abandoning his U.S. Senate bid to instead run for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by Rep. Jared Golden.

The move by Wood follows Golden's announcement last week that he won't seek reelection, a decision that could diminish Democrats' ability to hold the seat in next year's midterm elections.

Wood amassed more than $3 million during his Senate bid, but was overshadowed by Democratic hopefuls Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner.

He now joins a Democratic primary that already includes former Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. Dunlap launched his primary campaign against Golden against the wishes of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or DCCC. The organization is the campaign arm of the Democratic leaders in the U.S. House. It has also declined to endorse Dunlap after Golden dropped out.

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1. Maine can still do better than Mills or Platner for senste

The primary is eight months away, and the candidate filing deadline is six months away.

Mainers don’t need to “settle” for inferior candidates this far out- there is no urgency to “lock in” support for either Mills or Platner.

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2. There is nothing inferior anout Mills.

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3. She is pro-filibuster and will be 79 when her senate term starts

Those should be dealbreakers for any thoughtful Maine Dem voter.

Without killing the filibuster to expand the court, there can be no restoration of democracy, no protection of essential rights, and no repairing the damage from the Trump years- all legislation outside of a budget reconciliation bill would either be blocked or overturned.

The filibuster is a relic used for obstruction and unaccountability, and must die.

We must elect Democrats who will govern fearlessly and unhesitatingly, and not support politics-as-usual.

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4. Killing the filibuster, be careful what you wish for.

And so what she's 79.

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5. I'm not afraid of "what republicans might do" without the filibuster in place

We can no longer accept elected officials who govern out of fear of “what the republicans might do”- do republicans ever worry about “what the democrats might do”?

Without the filibuster, every bill that makes it out of committee will get an up or down floor vote- no more hiding behind “gridlock”- every senator will be on the record and accountable to the voters for every bill.

If Dems kill the filibuster and expand the court, then govern fearlessly and unhesitatingly, ramming through bill after bill that protects democracy and provides immediate, tangible benefits to the people, voters will reward democrats with majorities for at least a generation (see: The New Deal).

For an example of effective, fearless governance, see the record of progressive laws rammed through by Whitmer and the Michigan legislature did in a single year with a one vote majority in the legislature. Reproductive rights, labor rights, raising the minimum wage, etc.

It can be done, but only if we remove the instruments of obstruction: the filibuster and the Roberts court.