Brewer Quoted in Kennebec Journal Article on U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin

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.

May 26, 2015 UMaine in the News

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Kennebec Journal article “Maine’s Poliquin draws rave reviews, big donations for role on financial committee.” U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is only the eighth Maine politician to sit on the House Financial Services Committee, which regulates real estate, banks and other sectors, according to the article. Brewer said the assignment could make Poliquin more vulnerable to attacks from Democrats. “I’ll make that trade,” Brewer said, adding it gives Poliquin a platform to “spout pretty standard and pretty popular Republican lines” on regulation.