U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will make stops in Portland and Orono over Memorial Day weekend as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
At both events, the progressive Democrat and former presidential candidate will be joined by U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and Maine gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson.
Platner shared a poster advertising the events on social media on Thursday, listing the two Maine events:
Sunday, May 24 — Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road in Orono, at 5:30 p.m., doors at 4:30.
Monday, May 25 — Brick South, 8 Thompson Point, in Portland, at 5 p.m., doors at 4.
Sanders joined Platner and Jackson last year at a Labor Day rally at the Cross Insurance Center in Portland. Since then, the political newcomer and military veteran has separated himself from the pack of Democrats seeking a chance to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the general election, becoming the likely nominee after Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the race last month.
Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, faces a competitive field of five candidates for the Democratic nomination in the Maine governor’s race. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, businessman Angus King III, former House Speaker Hannah Pingree, and former Maine CDC director Nirav Shah are also running.
