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RandySF

(87,044 posts)
2. David Costello (D)
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:38 PM
17 hrs ago

David, whose family was not well-off and who, like many in Maine, began work early and worked his way through the University of Maine, George Washington University, and the London School of Economics. And who served for more than 30 years in senior-level government and non-government positions, both in the United States, including in Maine, and abroad – implementing and managing; not simply legislating or talking about complex multi-million-dollar programs and operations.

Programs and operations that included working closely with U.S. Army, the United Nations, and foreign aid organizations overseas – and various state and local government agencies, businesses, and non-governmental organizations in Maine, Maryland, and elsewhere.

Programs and operations that resulted in: elections, campaign finance, and motor vehicle safety reforms in Maine; improved public schools and expanded assistance to children, youth and families at risk in Baltimore; the implementation of ambitious job creation, education, healthcare, crime eduction, and environmental protection programs in Maryland; and the completion of more than 4,000 peace and community building projects in conflict-torn Cambodia, Haiti, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.

The contrasts between Senator Collins’s and David’s backgrounds and public service records couldn’t be starker, and the decision regarding whom to support in 2026 should be an easy one.



https://www.costelloforsenate.com/


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What about the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star, then paid for her silence????? groundloop 17 hrs ago #1
Is that the bar? RandySF 17 hrs ago #3
Exactly PatSeg 17 hrs ago #7
Or is Susan Collins the bar? You want 6 more years of her? paleotn 16 hrs ago #12
Not true. SamuelAdams 3 hrs ago #34
THANK YOU Skittles 14 hrs ago #18
David Costello (D) RandySF 17 hrs ago #2
X1000 yorkster 17 hrs ago #5
Maine voters decide not DU pundits duckworth969 17 hrs ago #6
Where did I tell anyone how to vote? RandySF 16 hrs ago #10
Above. paleotn 16 hrs ago #13
I was informing RandySF 16 hrs ago #14
What you're advocating is 6 more years of Susan Collins. You just don't know it. paleotn 16 hrs ago #15
How SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #31
yup Skittles 14 hrs ago #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 14 hrs ago #21
this is a POLITICAL BOARD Skittles 14 hrs ago #19
Uh no chernabogg 1 hr ago #40
you can be judged on the opinion Skittles 9 min ago #41
And then that person gets to vote on decisions that affect all of us. niyad 6 hrs ago #25
I don't understand it PatSeg 17 hrs ago #9
No info on his stance on wars of choice by Israel questionseverything 5 hrs ago #30
K/R SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #32
Many of us are in trouble if we accept the testimony of exes in the court of public opinion. bluedigger 17 hrs ago #4
Republican agents pulling out ALL the stops dave99 17 hrs ago #8
That's exactly what it oldmanlynn 15 hrs ago #16
He didn't know it was Nazi tatoo, I don't doc03 16 hrs ago #11
This is middle school Mickey Mouse shit NNguyenMD 15 hrs ago #17
Wow, so his attitudes and behaviours toward women are "mickey niyad 6 hrs ago #26
Yes the attitude could not be more clear. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #28
I got it, because he didn't have picture perfect views... NNguyenMD 2 hrs ago #35
Thank you for the confirmation. niyad 2 hrs ago #36
Priorities right NNguyenMD 2 hrs ago #37
Thank you for confirming that women are NOT a priority. Good to know. niyad 2 hrs ago #38
This is the point we are making. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #29
What do I know, I am just a hatchet wound..... delisen 6 hrs ago #22
Exactly! niyad 6 hrs ago #27
This is in the Maine voters hands! bluestarone 6 hrs ago #23
Funny how allegations like this always come out of the woodwork MrsCheaplaugh 6 hrs ago #24
"Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown." What man (maybe some women, too) would stand up to such scrutiny? sop 5 hrs ago #33
take a breath take a breath MissKat 1 hr ago #39
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