Rep. Jared Golden vows to stop Trump ally Paul LePage from entering Congress

Democratic Rep Jared Golden of Maine is passing on a feasible statewide bid for governor or the Senate and instead will seek re-election in a key swing congressional district that Republicans are working to flip in the midterm elections I have decided the best way to continue serving the people of Maine is to do my part to restore balance in Congress by helping to win back the House of Representatives My focus will remain on checking the extremes and putting working-class families first Golden noted Tuesday morning in a social media post as he informed his re-election Golden a U S Marine veteran who deployed to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is a moderate Democrat who often bucks his own party in Congress He has held the seat in Maine's nd Congressional District which is one of the majority of competitive in the nation since first winning it in THIS LONGTIME TRUMP ALLY AND FORMER GOP GOVERNOR AIMS TO FLIP DEMOCRAT-HELD KEY SWING CONGRESSIONAL SEATGolden won re-election by a razor-thin margin last year in the district which is the second-most rural in the U S and the largest east of the Mississippi River And President Donald Trump carried the district in the and presidential elections by nine seven and points While the voting is still months away and I remain focused on my responsibilities to my constituents and my family I also know the path to the GOP majority runs through Maine revealed the -year-old Golden who had been floated as a prospective gubernatorial or Senate candidate HOUSE GOP AIMING TO HOLD MAJORITY TOUTS THIS KEY METRICAs Republicans aim to defend their razor-thin House majority in the midterms Golden's district is in their crosshairs National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Maureen O'Toole reported that we look forward to making out-of-touch Democrat Jared Golden wish he ran for governor But the top Democrats in House leadership countered that Jared s dedication to representing all of his constituents no matter their party affiliation makes him uniquely suited to once again win one of the toughest seats in the country for Democrats to hold He s also helping Democrats flip Republican seats in competitive districts throughout America House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries NY- Whip Katherine Clark MA- Chairman Pete Aguilar CA- and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene WA- added in a joint comment CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS TARGETING THESE HOUSE REPUBLICANS IN MIDTERM BATTLEChallenging Golden is former two-term Republican Gov Paul LePage who is a major Trump supporter and ally I am going to do what it takes to make sure no one like Paul LePage blusters his way into Congress Golden announced in his announcement LePage in his first interview after announcing his candidacy earlier this month recounted Fox News Digital I never ever had any aspirations to go to Washington until now Donald Trump I think is doing what is necessary in addressing the debt this country is facing And I think that's a big big thing for me LePage explained as he was interviewed in Lewiston the Maine city where he was born and raised CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLePage the brash and blunt politician who won over blue-collar workers struggling with economic woes which helped the Republican businessman win poll and re-election in the blue-leaning state was one of the first major GOP elected administrators to endorse Trump when the president first ran for the White House nearly a decade ago I have a friend in the White House right now I know President Trump I think I can have an audience of President Trump I know several of his secretaries very well And so I think this is a good time It's a good time for me to go help LePage notified Fox News