Tag: Scott Strom

Republican joins calls to reconvene state legislature

Dan Neumann

Republican state Rep. Scott Strom of Pittsfield has joined Democrats, Tribal representatives and the vast majority of polled Mainers in wanting state lawmakers to resume their work in a special session this year. In a tweet on Aug. 26, Strom called for a special session, bucking his party, a majority of whom earlier this month…

One Maine Republican Rep fights for the soul of his party

Mike Tipping

Earlier this week, Rep. Scott Strom of Pittsfield joined just a handful of fellow Republicans in the Maine House in backing a bill to increase immunization rates by eliminating non-medical vaccine exemptions for children attending Maine schools. He faced an immediate backlash, with fellow Republicans and even some members of his caucus deluging him with…