Former President George W. Bush and his brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, held a Monday fundraiser in Kennebunkport for Jonathan Bush, their cousin who is exploring a run for Maine governor in 2026.

The private gathering at the family’s Walker’s Point compound all but confirms Jonathan Bush will eventually enter the race to succeed Gov. Janet Mills , who is termed out of office next year. The 56-year-old health tech entrepreneur said in July he was forming an exploratory committee , a strategy others have used to quietly raise funds before joining the field.

It was an early invocation of a Bush political dynasty that has been relatively quiet in recent years. George W. Bush helped campaign for Jeb during the 2016 Republican presidential primary. President Donald Trump fam

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