Ex-NASCAR driver running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine

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Ex-NASCAR driver running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine
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NASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault announced Monday that he’s entering the Republican primary seeking an opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in what’s expected to be one of the country’s most competitive 2024 House races. Theriault, who made his announcement on radio shows, said he’ll “come in with fire” to confront issues like inflation, illegal border crossings and dying…

Austin Theriault worked his way to NASCAR’s top level before being injured in a crash at 2019 NASCAR race at the Talladega Superspeedway and is now a freshman state lawmakerNASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault announced Monday that he's entering the Republican primary seeking an opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in what’s expected to be one of the country's most competitive 2024 House races.

The 29-year-old freshman state lawmaker from Fort Kent formally filed his paperwork Monday, joining mortgage broker Robert Cross, of Dedham and another first-term lawmaker, Michael Soboleski, of Phillips, in the primary contest. As Maine prepares to set a precedent with ranked choice voting, the fight to expand the method is only heating up. Here's the pros, the cons and the confusion behind it all:

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