Andrea LaFlamme
Democrat
Adjunct professor (UMaine, Eastern Maine Community College); Chapter President MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 (adjunct faculty)
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
28.6%
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 No congressional stock-trading ban or blind-trust position documented. 0/4
- T12 No housing transparency platform documented. 0/4
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- T1 Active community engagement through MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, Maine Nutrition Council, Bangor Area Food Policy Council, and reproductive-rights activism. Campaign launched February 2026 after pause for health emergency. No documented town-hall schedule. 2.25/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 No congressional stock-trading ban or blind-trust position documented. 0/4
- T4 Outsider/anti-establishment framing implies campaign-finance critique. No specific mechanism (Citizens United amendment, public financing, named legislation) on platform. 1/4
- T5 Filed FEC committee LAFLAMME FOR ME (C00907261) June 2025. Limited fundraising; no documented donor breakdowns or transparency tools beyond required FEC filings. 1/4
- T6 Active social presence on Threads and Bluesky; multiple media interviews (Bangor Daily News, Press Herald, Substack, podcasts) explaining reasoning on reproductive rights, labor, and healthcare. 2.88/4
- T7 Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, Fox Bangor, WMTW, WABI, Substack interviews, podcasts. Likely excluded from major primary debates as a write-in. 4-5 documented appearances. 2.88/4
- T8 Citizens’ Impeachment endorsement; Lincoln County Democrats candidate profile. Limited questionnaire portfolio. 1/4
- T9 Active Threads (@laflammeformaine) and Bluesky presence; multiple media interviews. Frequency and substantive policy share not documented as monthly+ at scale. 2.25/4
- T10 Plain-language framing rooted in working-class biography ("free lunch kid"). English-only; no multilingual materials documented. 2.88/4
- T11 Medicare for All (with explicit dental, vision, and mental health coverage); strengthen public health prevention network. M4A backed by 5+ orgs. 2.50/4
- T12 No housing transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T13 No consumer cost transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T14 No government spending transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T15 No AI transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T16 No law enforcement accountability platform documented. 0/4
- T17 Abolish ICE. Backed by 5+ orgs (United We Dream, ACLU, NILC, AILA). 2.50/4
- T18 Education work focuses on adjunct labor advocacy. No specific transparency mechanism for K-12 or higher-ed funding/outcomes. 0/4
- T19 No electoral or democratic process transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T20 No government accountability platform documented. 0/4
- T21 Multiple media interviews granted (Bangor Daily News, Press Herald, Substack, Fox Bangor); responsive on reveal of 2022 chalking action. 2.25/4
- T22 Default 2/4 baseline for limited fact-checker coverage. No documented false claims; consistent labor and reproductive-rights record. 2.25/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
- T24 No open-government records platform documented. 0/4
- T25 2022 chalking action against Collins matches reproductive-rights stance; union presidency matches labor stance; food-council service matches food-affordability framing. 3+ verifiable matches. 2.88/4
E Efficiency
33.7%
Top positive drivers
- E2 MPH from University of New England; adjunct teaching public health, nutrition, and Women’s Studies. Public health frame is documented prior-role evidence-based work. 3.13/4
- E4 3+ documented community service actions: Maine Nutrition Council; Bangor Area Food Policy Council; MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 chapter presidency (4% wage win for adjuncts); Mabel Wadsworth Center board. 3.13/4
- E24 M4A to replace fragmented healthcare; abolish ICE rather than reform; Green New Deal to replace fossil-fuel framework. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- E3 No government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 0/4
- E5 No technology modernization platform documented. 0/4
- E8 No documented implementation feasibility analysis on platform proposals. 0/4
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- E1 M4A with dental/vision/mental implies measurable enrollment; no other built-in evaluation mechanism named. 1/4
- E2 MPH from University of New England; adjunct teaching public health, nutrition, and Women’s Studies. Public health frame is documented prior-role evidence-based work. 3.13/4
- E3 No government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 0/4
- E4 3+ documented community service actions: Maine Nutrition Council; Bangor Area Food Policy Council; MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 chapter presidency (4% wage win for adjuncts); Mabel Wadsworth Center board. 3.13/4
- E5 No technology modernization platform documented. 0/4
- E6 Filed FEC committee June 2025; paused for health emergency; relaunched February 2026 as write-in after gathering ~1,600 of 2,000 signatures needed for ballot access. Operational shortfall. 2/4
- E7 Cross-sector engagement: union (MSEA-SEIU), public health (Maine Nutrition Council), food policy (Bangor Area Food Policy Council), reproductive health (Mabel Wadsworth Center). 3+ documented examples. 2.88/4
- E8 No documented implementation feasibility analysis on platform proposals. 0/4
- E9 4% wage increase for adjuncts secured through MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 negotiation; service across Maine Nutrition Council, Bangor Area Food Policy Council, Mabel Wadsworth Center. Notable counterweight: failed signature drive. 2.88/4
- E10 No process reform platform (filibuster, committee restructuring, procurement) documented. 0/4
- E11 M4A as the answer for healthcare efficiency; "doesn’t go far enough." Backed by 5+ orgs. 2.50/4
- E12 No housing supply efficiency platform documented. 0/4
- E13 Supports passage of the Green New Deal as energy/climate framework. Backed by 5+ orgs (Sunrise, NRDC, Sierra Club). 2.50/4
- E14 Abolish ICE as immigration-system reform. Backed by 5+ orgs. 2.50/4
- E15 Adjunct teaching role and union presidency address labor side of education; no broader K-12 or higher-ed system efficiency mechanism named. 1/4
- E16 No public safety platform documented. 0/4
- E17 MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 chapter presidency representing adjuncts at all Maine community colleges; secured 4% adjunct wage increase. Documented prior-role workforce action. 2.50/4
- E18 Tax billionaires to fund programs implies efficient revenue but no specific spending efficiency mechanism named. 1/4
- E19 No infrastructure delivery efficiency platform documented. 0/4
- E20 Restrict US weapons sales to Israel as long as Israel violates international law. Specific mechanism named. 2.25/4
- E21 No government speed and responsiveness platform documented. 0/4
- E22 Tax billionaires implies revenue framework; no comprehensive deficit, debt, or pay-for proposal documented. 1/4
- E23 No audit and oversight follow-through platform documented. 0/4
- E24 M4A to replace fragmented healthcare; abolish ICE rather than reform; Green New Deal to replace fossil-fuel framework. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- E25 No agency oversight platform documented. 0/4
A Affordability
46%
Top positive drivers
- A3 3+ documented community service actions: Bangor Area Food Policy Council, Maine Nutrition Council, Mabel Wadsworth Center board, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 wage advocacy. Documented prior-role community service. 3.13/4
- A11 M4A "doesn’t go far enough" with explicit dental, vision, and mental health; strengthen public health prevention network; reproductive healthcare access. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A17 Maine Nutrition Council and Bangor Area Food Policy Council service; food affordability and access embedded in public health framing. Backed by Maine and federal food-policy orgs. 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- A4 No antitrust or pro-competitive platform documented. 0/4
- A5 No specific household cost-impact analysis documented. 0/4
- A6 No documented response to a specific cost spike event. 0/4
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- A1 Working-class biography ("free lunch kid"); union work directly addresses adjunct cost pressures; food council work addresses local food cost. Local Maine engagement documented. 2.88/4
- A2 MPH credential; public health teaching. Limited district-specific quantitative claims surfaced. 2.25/4
- A3 3+ documented community service actions: Bangor Area Food Policy Council, Maine Nutrition Council, Mabel Wadsworth Center board, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 wage advocacy. Documented prior-role community service. 3.13/4
- A4 No antitrust or pro-competitive platform documented. 0/4
- A5 No specific household cost-impact analysis documented. 0/4
- A6 No documented response to a specific cost spike event. 0/4
- A7 Tax billionaires to fund social programs and infrastructure. Source and destination named at high level; no quantification. 2.25/4
- A8 No corporate cost accountability platform documented. 0/4
- A9 Working-class biography consistently used to frame policy in household terms (free lunch, postal-worker mother, plumbing/heating father). Limited quantified household estimates. 2.88/4
- A10 M4A+, living wage, tax billionaires for programs, food policy, abortion access framed as healthcare/economic security. Affordability is core theme. 2.88/4
- A11 M4A "doesn’t go far enough" with explicit dental, vision, and mental health; strengthen public health prevention network; reproductive healthcare access. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A12 No housing affordability platform documented. 0/4
- A13 Adjunct teaching at Maine community colleges; no specific universal pre-K, free college, or student-loan relief commitment documented. 1/4
- A14 Tax billionaires; no EITC/CTC, capital gains, estate tax, or wealth tax specifics documented. 1/4
- A15 No consumer protection platform documented. 0/4
- A16 Federal minimum wage to a "true living wage" (no figure); secured 4% adjunct wage increase through union negotiation. Documented prior-role wage action. 2.50/4
- A17 Maine Nutrition Council and Bangor Area Food Policy Council service; food affordability and access embedded in public health framing. Backed by Maine and federal food-policy orgs. 3.13/4
- A18 Green New Deal implies clean-energy cost reduction; no specific LIHEAP, weatherization, or rate reform mechanism named. 1/4
- A19 No transportation affordability platform documented. 0/4
- A20 M4A+ + living wage + tax billionaires + Green New Deal as connected affordability themes. Limited explicit cross-issue strategy framing. 2.25/4
- A21 MSEA-SEIU presidency matches labor stance; food-council service matches food-affordability framing; Mabel Wadsworth Center matches reproductive-rights stance; chalking action matches abortion access. Multiple matches. 3.13/4
- A22 M4A as expansion of Medicare; no documented explicit defense of Social Security, Medicaid, or SNAP against named threats. 2.25/4
- A23 M4A universal; abolish ICE for immigrant families; reproductive healthcare for women; trans-inclusive healthcare; Green New Deal for working-class climate impact. Universal design backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A24 Universal M4A+, GND, abolish ICE, wage policy. Broad demographic reach across workers, immigrants, women, LGBTQ. 3.13/4
- A25 Citizens’ Impeachment endorsement; union role at MSEA-SEIU Local 1989. Limited formal scorecard alignment given write-in status. 2.25/4
Scored from publicly available information. Research in progress.
Published Platform
- Healthcare — Medicare for All with explicit dental, vision, and mental health coverage; M4A "doesn’t go far enough"; strengthen public health prevention network.
- Reproductive Rights — Codify Women’s Health Protection Act; abortion as healthcare; trans-inclusive reproductive care. Former president of Mabel Wadsworth Center.
- LGBTQ — "Trans rights are human rights. Period." Trans-inclusive healthcare; trans-athlete inclusion as human rights issue.
- Climate — Pass the Green New Deal.
- Immigration — Abolish ICE.
- Tax & Wages — Tax billionaires to fund social programs and infrastructure; raise federal minimum wage to a true living wage; secured 4% wage increase for adjunct faculty as MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 chapter president.
- Foreign Policy — Calls Gaza a genocide; restrict US weapons sales to Israel as long as Israel is violating international law.
- Tribal Sovereignty — Supports tribal sovereignty; explicitly contrasts with prior gubernatorial record.
Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 28.6% | — | 28.6% |
| Efficiency | 33.7% | — | 33.7% |
| Affordability | 46% | — | 46% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 36.1% | |
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