Democratic activists face choice for party leader

[MaineDem]

AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic State Committee members are expected to gather this weekend to elect a new chairman of the Maine Democratic Party.

Incumbent Ben Dudley, a former legislator from Portland, recently announced he would be stepping down. Heading into Sunday´s state committee meeting, two candidates were most frequently mentioned as possible successors.

One is the Hancock County party chairman, John Knutson of Brooklin, party officials said. A second, according to party officials, is Eric Mehnert of Orono, who unsuccessfully sought the party´s U.S. Senate nomination last year.

Dudley´s pending departure from his party post was announced last month.

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