Paige Loud

Candidate, U.S. Senate (ME) · Democratic · Maine

Paige Loud is a social worker from Old Town seeking the 2026 Democratic replacement nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine.

Profile last updated Jul 13, 2026 · Center Field Politics

Paige Loud

Office Held: Candidate, U.S. Senate (ME)

Democratic

Notices

LIMITED DATA / NEW POLITICAL CANDIDATEUnclear on Key Issues

Home town

Old Town, ME

Political Party

Democratic

Spectrum

Left of Center

Years of Service

Age

Net Worth

Not publicly available

Wealth rank: Not publicly available

Change since first elected: Not publicly available

Work History

Public Offices

A social worker and University of Maine graduate student who ran in the 2026 ME-2 Democratic primary before joining the Senate convention field. Has never held elected office.

Before Politics¹

Social worker

Party Unity / Cross-Party Votes

N/A - no voting record yet

Promises Kept

0 of 0 tracked (0 fulfilled, 0 in progress)

Core Strength

Authentic rural working-class biography and social-work credibility on safety-net issues.

Core Weakness

Finished last in the June ME-2 primary and has minimal campaign infrastructure.

Where They Stand

Environment: Unclear — No documented position in the current snapshot.

Healthcare: Supports — Centers accessible healthcare from her social-work caseload experience.

Second Amendment: Unclear — No documented position in the current snapshot.

Immigration: Unclear — No documented position in the current snapshot.

Roe v. Wade: Supports — Supports abortion-rights protections.

National Security: Unclear — No documented public position on U.S. military action against Iran in the current snapshot.

Scout's Report

A first-time, kitchen-table candidate emphasizing rural poverty, healthcare, and housing from her casework experience.

Core Strength

Authentic rural working-class biography and social-work credibility on safety-net issues.

Core Weakness

Finished last in the June ME-2 primary and has minimal campaign infrastructure.

Recent Action

Declared for the July 25 Democratic special nominating convention.

Key Metrics

Reliability: N/A
Documented Controversies: 0
Funding Secured: N/A

Where They Stand

Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.

Environment—Unclear³

Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.

No documented position in the current snapshot.

Low Confidence / Insufficient Data

Healthcare—Supports³

Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.

Centers accessible healthcare from her social-work caseload experience.

Medium Confidence

Second Amendment—Unclear³

New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.

No documented position in the current snapshot.

Low Confidence / Insufficient Data

Immigration—Unclear³

Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.

No documented position in the current snapshot.

Low Confidence / Insufficient Data

Roe v. Wade—Supports³

Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.

Supports abortion-rights protections.

Low Confidence / Insufficient Data

National Security—Unclear³

Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.

No documented public position on U.S. military action against Iran in the current snapshot.

Low Confidence / Insufficient Data

Party Loyalty

No voting record yet; loyalty cannot be measured.

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