Sara Gideon, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a "Supper with Sara" campaign event, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Dayton, Maine.
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)CAMDEN, Maine โ The last time Democrat Sara Gideon ran for office, she trounced her Republican challenger and spent a measly $4,299.99 doing it.
Bean, to raise her family with her husband, Benjamin Rogoff Gideon, a Maine native who took her last name.
Democratic support quickly coalesced around Gideon as Collinsโ vote for Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ensured her race would draw national attention and cash.
But Barrettโs approval is all but assured even without Collins' vote.