Gideon called for the lawmaker’s resignation after an unnamed individual made the allegations public in a news report. Money has been a major talking point in the race, as Democrats have criticized Collins for her vote for a 2017 Republican tax bill that yielded greatest benefits for the wealthy, while Republicans have gone after Gideon over issues related to her husband’s past business interests. Freeport, Maine.
The ad reiterates several lines that Republicans have used against Gideon this cycle, attacking her on taxes, Maine’s coronavirus response and the Paycheck Protection Program. The school is now closed.
She describes her childhood as uneventful but blessed. Log In. Sara Gideon lives in Freeport, with her husband Ben and their children. In a television ad, Gideon has accused Collins of authoring the PPP to benefit her donors and of tailoring the program to mostly benefit large corporations, but has never disclosed that her husband’s law firm was a beneficiary of the program.
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By providing your phone number (home or mobile) you consent to receive periodic campaign updates through automated text messages and calls from Sara Gideon for Maine. Prior to joining Berman & Simmons, Ben practiced law at the New York City office of Latham & Watkins LLP, representing clients in securities fraud, qui tam, whistleblower, Medicare fraud, and intellectual property cases.
Collins is facing the toughest re-election challenge of her career this fall, as recent public polling has shown Gideon in a narrow lead. Gideon had attempted to broker a budget deal with the Republican-controlled Senate, but was thwarted by LePage and House Republicans. A year later, she was tested again when rumors swirled that a Democratic House member engaged in inappropriate behavior with several female students at the former Maine Girls Academy in Portland. Gideon became speaker of the Maine House in 2017 and her campaign often uses her experience as evidence of her problem-solving. Schedule a Free Consultation 207-784-3576. Bookmark the permalink. Gideon attempted to draw a parallel between LePage and President Donald Trump, and more specifically, to link the president to the woman she’s trying to unseat. Gideon was raised in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, which has a median income of nearly $100,000 and is the wealthiest municipality in the state. Maine Senate Democratic candidate Sara Gideon's family business failed to pay more than $57,000 in local property taxes, according to state records. FACT CHECK: Did “Defund the Police” groups give Sara Gideon millions in funding? Gideon was first elected to the Legislature in 2012 and quickly gained a reputation as a business-friendly Democrat. Berman & Simmons attorney Benjamin Gideon has been admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only, national organization of plaintiff attorneys. And Collins herself recently described Gideon as a carpetbagger. Gideon achieved a $22.5 million jury verdict for a client that was one of the top 100 verdicts nationwide. Maine’s other senator, independent Angus King, who was re-elected easily in 2018, is worth between $3.9 million and $16.3 million, according to his most recent disclosure.