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==U.S. House of Representatives== | ==U.S. House of Representatives== | ||
===2018 U.S. House election in Maine's 2nd district=== | ===2018 U.S. House election in Maine's 2nd district=== | ||
| − | Golden was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Republican [[Bruce Poliquin]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maine-house-district-2 Maine Election Results: Second House District]</ref> While initially losing the general election to Poliquin by a margin of just over 2,000 votes, no candidate gained a majority, which triggered a ranked-choice runoff, that which Golden won by just under 3,000 votes. | + | Golden was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Republican [[Bruce Poliquin]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maine-house-district-2 Maine Election Results: Second House District]</ref> While initially losing the general election to Poliquin by a margin of just over 2,000 votes, no candidate gained a majority, which triggered a [[ranked-choice]] runoff, that which Golden won by just under 3,000 votes. |
===Tenure=== | ===Tenure=== | ||
Revision as of 04:25, September 18, 2020
| Jared Golden | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Bruce Poliquin | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former State Representative from Maine's 60th District From: December 3, 2014 – December 5, 2018 | |||
| Predecessor | Nate Libby | ||
| Successor | Kristen Cloutier | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Isobel Moiles | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps | ||
| Service Years | 2002 - 2006 | ||
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan War in Iraq | ||
Jared Forrest Golden is a U.S. veteran and representative from Maine's second congressional district.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018 U.S. House election in Maine's 2nd district
Golden was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin.[1] While initially losing the general election to Poliquin by a margin of just over 2,000 votes, no candidate gained a majority, which triggered a ranked-choice runoff, that which Golden won by just under 3,000 votes.
Tenure
House impeachment coup against Donald Trump
Serving in a swing district, Golden voted for the first article of impeachment against Donald Trump but against the second one.[2]
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