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A Maine public health advocate, known for a 2022 chalk protest outside Sen. Susan Collins’ home, is running as a longshot candidate in the Democratic Senate primary.
Andrea LaFlamme, a 37-year-old Bangor public health advocate and adjunct professor, has publicly identified as the woman who used sidewalk chalk in May 2022 to demand abortion rights outside Sen. Susan Collins’ home, criticizing Collins for confirming Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Now running as a longshot candidate in Maine’s competitive Democratic Senate primary against Gov.
Janet Mills and activist Graham Platner, LaFlamme cites her grassroots campaign, public health background, and the national attention from the chalk incident as key to her bid.
She emphasizes progressive values and community-driven organizing despite limited fundraising.
Un defensor de la salud pública de Maine, conocido por una protesta de tiza de 2022 frente a la casa de la senadora Susan Collins, se postula como candidato a largo plazo en las primarias demócratas del Senado.