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John R. Henkelman

Democrat · Maine · 2026

Running for Maine House District 143, Maine

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Reducing cost of living, including grocery and childcare costs
  • Housing solutions for workforce and seniors, and health care price transparency
  • Protecting public access to lands and waters for hunting, fishing and trapping
Biography

John Henkelman is the Democratic candidate for Maine House District 143 in Sanford. He has more than a decade of biotech research experience as an analytical development scientist and holds a Ph.D. in natural resource management, per his campaign site. He serves on the Sanford Recreation Advisory Board and is an adjunct educator at the University of New England, per the same source.

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