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State Rep. Austin Theriault also voted against a budget bill that increased mental health funding, despite calling for the"largest-ever" investment in mental health care. Maine state Rep. Austin Theriault , a Republican running for a critical U.S. House seat as a champion of the Second Amendment , called his local sheriff’s office after passing a man wielding what looked like an AR-15 rifle while going into his home.
“It’s northern Maine, and there’s a whole bunch of reasons why you may be sitting on your porch with a rifle,” said Maine Senate President Troy Jackson , who lives less than an hour from Theriault in the town of Allagash.
“It surprises me, because why would he complain about someone having that gun when he was complaining Golden should not have done what he did?” said Martin, who owns six guns. “I don’t see the follow-through from his point of view.”, took a different tack, arguing Theriault’s concerns were legitimate, but that he should extend the same understanding to people who want to restrict AR-15s.
Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone. Golden’s reelection fight against Theriault is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races in the country. Golden, a co-chair of the centrist Blue Dog Caucus who has refused to say how he will vote in the presidential election, is one of just five House Democrats representing seats wherewon in 2020. Democrats need a net gain of just four seats to retake control of the House from the reigning GOP.on Monday, citing Golden’s support for an assault weapons ban.
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