Brewer Quoted in Several Election Results Reports

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

November 6, 2014 UMaine in the News

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by several local news organizations following Election Day. The Portland Press Herald spoke with Brewer about Question 1, the referendum that asked votes to ban bear baiting. He said the involvement of the state’s game wardens and biologists had an influence on the result, which allows baiting to continue. Brewer spoke with the Bangor Daily News about Republican Bruce Poliquin winning the 2nd Congressional District seat. He said a high turnout of rural voters due to the governor’s race and bear baiting referendum, paired with the current national anti-Democratic sentiment helped Poliquin win. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed Brewer about the gubernatorial race. He said the Maine Democratic Party didn’t have a compelling action agenda for voters this election. “You had Eliot Cutler with very detailed policy plans, books, proposals, all kinds of stuff; and Paul LePage had a well-defined record to run on and was very clear on what he thought he accomplished,” Brewer told MPBN. “I think [Mike] Michaud’s ambiguity or vagueness not only hurt his campaign, but I think that kind of spread to the party as a whole.”