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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Eric Brakey
|image=
|office=State Senator from Maine's 20th district
|term_start=December 3, 2014
|term_end=December 5, 2018
|predecessor=John Cleveland
|successor=Ned Claxton
|birth_date=August 8, 1988
|birth_place=[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|party=[[Republican]]
|alma_mater=Ohio University
|religion=[[Baptist]]
}}
'''Eric Brakey''' (born August 8, 1988) is a [[conservative]] [[Republican]] politician from [[Maine]] who served from the state's 20th district from 2014 to 2018 for the Maine state Senate. Brakey previously worked for [[Ron Paul]]'s 2012 presidential campaign as the [[Maine]] state director.<ref>Two references:
*[https://ericbrakey.com/about-eric/ About Eric Brakey]
*[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=339845 Our Campaigns - Eric Brakey]</ref> He also ran in 2018 for [[U.S. Senate]], unsuccessfully challenging [[Angus King]] for the latter's Senate seat.
==2020 U.S. House election in Maine's 2nd district==
Brakey is currently seeking the House seat held by [[Jared Golden]], a progressive [[Democrat]] who was elected in the [[2018 midterm elections|2018 blue wave]] and had voted for one of the two sham articles of impeachment brought against [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/rep-jared-golden-makes-split-decision-on-impeachment/97-4e54d4d8-2ed9-4910-9395-88e488ffc030 Rep. Jared Golden makes split decision on impeachment]</ref> Brakey's run is endorsed by the [[libertarian]] and [[movement conservative]] [[Rand Paul]].<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kentucky-sen-rand-paul-endorses-eric-brakey-for-congress/ar-BB1089PP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul endorses Eric Brakey for Congress]</ref>
==Political positions==
Brakey is generally considered to be a [[libertarian]] who mostly takes [[conservative]] positions, being [[pro-life]], supportive of [[gun rights]], [[school choice]], and opposed to [[neocon]]-backed wars.<ref>[https://ontheissues.org/Senate/Eric_Brakey.htm Eric Brakey on the Issues]</ref> However, he also supports the recreational use of [[marijuana]] and is opposed to the [[death penalty]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://ericbrakey.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Brakey Eric Brakey - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:Maine]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Libertarians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
|name=Eric Brakey
|image=
|office=State Senator from Maine's 20th district
|term_start=December 3, 2014
|term_end=December 5, 2018
|predecessor=John Cleveland
|successor=Ned Claxton
|birth_date=August 8, 1988
|birth_place=[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|party=[[Republican]]
|alma_mater=Ohio University
|religion=[[Baptist]]
}}
'''Eric Brakey''' (born August 8, 1988) is a [[conservative]] [[Republican]] politician from [[Maine]] who served from the state's 20th district from 2014 to 2018 for the Maine state Senate. Brakey previously worked for [[Ron Paul]]'s 2012 presidential campaign as the [[Maine]] state director.<ref>Two references:
*[https://ericbrakey.com/about-eric/ About Eric Brakey]
*[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=339845 Our Campaigns - Eric Brakey]</ref> He also ran in 2018 for [[U.S. Senate]], unsuccessfully challenging [[Angus King]] for the latter's Senate seat.
==2020 U.S. House election in Maine's 2nd district==
Brakey is currently seeking the House seat held by [[Jared Golden]], a progressive [[Democrat]] who was elected in the [[2018 midterm elections|2018 blue wave]] and had voted for one of the two sham articles of impeachment brought against [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/rep-jared-golden-makes-split-decision-on-impeachment/97-4e54d4d8-2ed9-4910-9395-88e488ffc030 Rep. Jared Golden makes split decision on impeachment]</ref> Brakey's run is endorsed by the [[libertarian]] and [[movement conservative]] [[Rand Paul]].<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kentucky-sen-rand-paul-endorses-eric-brakey-for-congress/ar-BB1089PP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul endorses Eric Brakey for Congress]</ref>
==Political positions==
Brakey is generally considered to be a [[libertarian]] who mostly takes [[conservative]] positions, being [[pro-life]], supportive of [[gun rights]], [[school choice]], and opposed to [[neocon]]-backed wars.<ref>[https://ontheissues.org/Senate/Eric_Brakey.htm Eric Brakey on the Issues]</ref> However, he also supports the recreational use of [[marijuana]] and is opposed to the [[death penalty]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://ericbrakey.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Brakey Eric Brakey - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brakey, Eric}}
[[Category:Maine]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Libertarians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]