Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
David Arthur Kendall is the Director of Advocacy at Parents’ Rights Maine. He is incredibly active and platformed by Maine legislators, the hate group Moms for Liberty, and many anti-trans hate organizations. He has testified to the legislature at the invitation of lawmakers. He is featured in an anti-trans documentary, “Affirmation Generation.” He is a convicted child molester.
Andrew Hazelton is a neo-Nazi, a January 6th insurrectionists, and a member of the National Socialist Club. He is also the son of a local Westford, ME, politician
In 2021, his employer called the police concerned that he might shoot up his workplace as the employer was planning to fire him. They sought a search warrant and found child sex abuse material on his phone. He was arrested for possessing CSAM.
Matthew Foster was the District Attorney for Washington and Hancock counties in Maine. A Republican, he was defeated in his run for a third term in October 2022 perhaps because he was caught in a life during a candidate forum. He was asked if he had been investigated by Maine’s attorney general’s office and he said no, but he was investigated in 2017 and 2018.
In 2021, he was arrested for one count each of aggravated invasion of computer privacy, stalking, and theft by unauthorized taking as well as two counts of harassment. He was using a device issued to him by the school district. This arrest led to a second as they found child sexual exploitation material with children under twelve on his phone.
Bruce Bickford was a state representative in Maine, representing Auburn. He left office in December 2022. He seemed to think rape was a joking matter, logging into a House committee meeting with a Zoom background that said “Harvey Weinstein Charm School Rehab Center.” He was investigated whether or not doing so was sexual harassment.
Erick Bennett challenged Susan Collins in the GOP primary in Maine, hoping to replace her in the U.S. Senate. He was convicted of domestic violence after attacking his wife in 2003. He also thinks that is a reason to vote for him. He claims his wife set him up and that he has been jailed for refusing to admit to something he didn’t do. This, he claims, is proof of how much integrity he has. His defense was she tripped over her own feet and fell against him. He was convicted, appealed and appealed and lost and lost.
David Sorenson was a Trump Administration speechwriter. Previously he worked for Maine Governor LePage. He was forced to resign when his ex-wife Jessica Corbett came forward with allegations of emotional and physical abuse.
Seth Carey is a Maine Republican. He ran for DA for Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties after a judge found that he had made unwanted sexual advances three times to a woman living in his home. He had lost his license so would be not allowed to actually practice the job he was running for. Despite these facts, he won the Republican primary though he lost in the 2018 General Election though he won 42% of the vote even though he was facing criminal charges and not allowed to practice law.
Chris Hoy ran as a Republican for Maine House District 33. He was asked to drop out by Republicans and Democrats due to his criminal history including violating a protective order, two domestic violence convictions, According to court records, he kicked a pregnant family member in the stomach, knocked her down, and grabbed her by the throat.
Mark Bedell ran as the Republican candidate for a Maine House seat. He was arrested on aggravated assault charges and was accused of domestic violence. He was held without bail. The Maine GOP asked him to step down.