The former governor of Maine and current candidate to replace Jared Golden’s seat in Congress is responding to the record number of border arrests in 2025 .

LePage is currently the only Republican who has officially declared a run for Congress next November. On the Democratic side, Matthew Dunlap and Jordan Wood have announced plans to face off in a primary for Golden’s soon-to-be open seat.

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In a social media post on Saturday, November 22nd, LePage shared a photo of the U.S. Border Patrol and wrote that Maine is ‘not a hiding place.’

Pointing to a record 725 arrests of people in the state illegally last fiscal year, coming

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