Colleen Madigan
Colleen Madigan | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 110th district | |
Assumed office December 7, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Henry Beck |
Member of the Maine Senate from the 25th district | |
In office December 5, 2012 – December 3, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Tom Martin |
Succeeded by | Scott Cyrway |
Personal details | |
Born | January 22, 1964 | (age 60)
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Social worker |
Colleen Madigan (born January 22, 1964) is an American politician and
She returned to her maiden name, Colleen Madigan, in 2014 and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives's District 110 in 2016, winning with 2305 votes to 1661 for Republican Mark Andre.[2][3] (Democratic incumbent Henry Beck was not a candidate for re-election, and Madigan was unopposed in the primary.)
Background
Coleen Madigan was born January 22, 1964.
2012 election
Lachowicz, a long-time Democratic activist and advocate on women's issues, won a June 12, 2012 primary election against Dana Hernandez, with 827 votes (52.3%) to Hernandez' 755 (47.7%).[6] She faced Martin, who ran unopposed in his own primary, on November 6, 2012.[7] The 25th district covers Albion, Benton, Clinton, Unity Township, Waterville and Winslow in Kennebec County, and Detroit and Pittsfield in Somerset County.[5]
Attack on Lachowicz and gaming
The website "Colleen's World" was set up by the Republican Party of Maine to
In response, Lachowicz said, "I think it's weird that I'm being targeted for playing online games. Apparently I'm in good company since there are 183 million other Americans who also enjoy online games. What's next? Will I be ostracized for playing Angry Birds or Words with Friends?" She added, "What's really weird is that the Republicans are going after my hobbies instead of talking about their record while they've been running Augusta for the last two years. Instead of talking about what they're doing for Maine people, they're making fun of me for playing video games. Did you know that more people over the age of 50 play video games than under the age of 18? As a gamer, I'm in good company with folks like Jodie Foster, Vin Diesel, Mike Myers, and Robin Williams. Maybe it's the Republican Party that is out of touch."[14]
Martin said he was unaware of the party's attacks on Lachowicz until contacted by reporters, and he didn't condone them. Both candidates were declared "clean election candidates", meaning they were both pledged to abstain from negative campaigning, and could only spend the amount they receive from
The attacks attracted international attention, including articles from
Endorsements
On October 11, 2012, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee declared Lachowicz one of their "2012 Essential Races: Grassroots Nominees", stating that she had received the second-largest number of nominations from grassroots activists. Referencing the World of Warcraft attack, the DLCC claimed that the controversy had made hers "perhaps the most nationally-watched legislative race in the country right now".[23]
Outcome
Lachowicz was the winner in the general election, unseating Martin with 8,666 votes to his 7,753. Her overwhelming majority in Waterville (4,224 to 2,318) overcame her opponent's narrow leads in all the other municipalities: he won Winslow by 2,007-1,921, Pittsfield 990-702, Detroit 179-163, Clinton 837-705, Benton 824-579; and Albion 598-372.[24]
References
- ^ "Shepherd, Michael. "Maine Republicans attack candidate for playing World of Warcraft" Morning Sentinel October 4, 2012". October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ ""Maine State House District 110" New York Times website". The New York Times. August 2017. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ Colleen Madigan Archived 2019-01-04 at the Wayback Machine "2016 campaign web site".
- ^ "Central Maine House and Senate Candidates 2012" Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback MachineMorning Sentinel. from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Calder, Amy. Archived 2013-01-30 at archive.today "District 25 Democrats similar, different; Senate hopefuls from Waterville to face off June 12 in primary" Morning Sentinel June 2, 2012.
- ^ "C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Maine Summary Vote Totals"". Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ Maine Secretary of State "Primary Candidate List," June 12, 2012 Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Colleen's World | The Online World of Maine State Senate Candidate Colleen LachowiczColleen's World". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Maybe They Forgot What "Conservative" Means". 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2004.
- ^ Rogue on the Warcraft Wiki
- ^ "'World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row' BBC News: Technology 5 October, 2012". BBC News. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Benedetti, Winda. "Republicans out Democrat in 'World of Warcraft' witch hunt" NBCNews.com TECH InGame October 4, 2012". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Benedetti, Winda. "'World of Warcraft'-playing candidate: 'I'm a real person'" NBCNews.com TECH InGame October 5, 2012". NBC News. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Lachowicz, Colleen. "Statement on Attacks" Official website; October 4, 2012". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ ""Friends of Santiaga: Support A Gamer Who's Under Attack" page at actblue.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Friess, Steve. "'Warcraft' candidate: Gaming is misunderstood" Politico.com October 5, 2012". Politico. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Stone, Matthew. "Ethics commission clears World of Warcraft candidate of wrongdoing" [[Bangor Daily News]] November 1, 2012". November 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Peckham, Matt (October 10, 2012). "Maine Republican Party: Playing World of Warcraft Makes You Unfit for Office". Time. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
- ^ Roberts, Christine (October 7, 2012). "Maine state Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz under fire for World of Warcraft persona". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Peck, Michael. "Being a Gamer a Political Death Sentence?" Forbes Technology. October 7, 2012". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ Kilkenny, Katie (October 5, 2012). "Kilkenny, Katie. "GOP Goes After World of Warcraft-Loving Candidate" Browbeat: Slate's Culture Blog October 5, 2012". Slate. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Benedetti, Winda. "World of Warcraft-playing candidate wins election" NBCNews.com: Technology: InGame November 7, 2012". NBC News. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Essential Races: Grassroots Nominees", Democratic Legislative Leadership Committee website; October 11, 2012 Archived October 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Calder, Amy (November 7, 2012). "Lachowicz unseats Martin in Senate District 25: Race drew national attention over Republican attacks on winner's online gaming, Internet posts". Morning Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Colleen's World, Republican attack site Archived at the Internet Archive November 14, 2012.