House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigns with Paul LePage for Congress
Johnson was in Auburn on Monday and said LePage’s record as governor makes him ready to be a leading voice in the Republican Party.
AUBURN, Maine —
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appeared with former Gov. Paul LePage at an event in Auburn on Monday to campaign for Maine’s second congressional district. LePage is facing State Auditor Matt Dunlap for a seat that Rep. Jared Golden will vacate after this term.
Johnson praised LePage’s record as governor and his personality as a straightforward speaker. He said LePage could have an outsized role on committees and is ready to go on “day one” thanks to his resume.
“There are a lot of people running for Congress this cycle; there is no one who is as qualified as this gentleman is,” Johnson said.
Johnson also cited LePage as a vocal advocate for tax cuts as he touted the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and said it put more money in the pockets of Mainers.
“If you want to save taxpayer dollars and have a better steward of those dollars, you need to send someone to Congress who has done all this before. Gov. Paul LePage is the kind of guy who will work every single day to bring down the cost of living, make healthcare and housing more affordable,” Johnson said.
LePage said he will “not sit on the sidelines in Washington” and stand up against far-left Democrats. Both Johnson and LePage criticized Dunlap as someone who would side with Democratic Socialists and vote to abolish the Senate and Border Patrol.
In a statement to Maine’s Total Coverage, the Dunlap campaign did not address the comments but said:
“Paul LePage will vote in lockstep with the Medicaid cuts and the tariffs that Mike Johnson keeps pushing. DC Republicans rolled Paul LePage out of his Florida retirement and realized he’s not up to the job, so they’re sending reinforcements because they are terrified that LePage is down in the polls, he’s barely campaigning, and he won’t give straight answers to questions when he does bother to show up.”
LePage said in his remarks on Monday that he would not vote for cuts to Medicaid or social security.