Paige Loud
Paige Loud (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 9, 2026.[source]
Loud completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 2
Joe Baldacci (D), Matthew Dunlap (D), Paige Loud (D), and Jordan Wood (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 2 on June 9, 2026.
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 | Joe Baldacci | |
 | Matthew Dunlap | |
 | Paige Loud  | |
 | Jordan Wood | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jared Golden (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 2
James Clark (R) and Paul LePage (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 2 on June 9, 2026.
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 | James Clark | |
 | Paul LePage | |
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Paige Loud completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Loud's responses.
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- The issues hurting rural Maine—skyrocketing costs, disappearing healthcare access, and systems that fail working families—need to be fixed at the federal level. As a social worker, I’m the one people call when those systems break, and I know firsthand how policy failures translate into real suffering. I bring a perspective Congress is missing: someone who has sat at kitchen tables across this district helping families navigate hunger, housing insecurity, aging, and medical crises. I grew up in poverty in rural America, relied on the same programs my clients depend on today, and I know exactly where those programs fall short. I’m running now because Washington has made things worse, and both parties have failed to deliver real solutions.
- I am the only candidate who interfaces with constituents every day. I know the problems they are facing, and I know why the problems aren't getting solved. As a social worker, I'm also the only candidate bound to a code of ethics. I treat every client, and will treat every constituent, with equal respect and compassion regardless of life experience, belief, political party, or anything else. I'm the only woman, the only renter, the only survivor of gender-based violence and sexual assault, and the only candidate whose bodily autonomy is under constant attack by our government.
- Every day, social workers like me solve crises that should not exist: hunger, housing instability, and lack of medical care. I’m running because food, housing, and healthcare must be treated as human rights. We need Medicare for All, fully funded federal housing programs, and food systems that feed people—not corporations. We must tax the wealthy, create a Cost of Living Tax Cut so working people keep more of their money, and raise the minimum wage to a true living wage that adjusts with inflation. Congress must rebuild broken systems so everyone is guaranteed food, housing, and healthcare. We need social workers in Congress to get this done.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
