August 4, 2026
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CUTLER FALLOUT: Eliot Cutler, a former two-time independent candidate for Maine governor, was arrested last month for possession of child pornography.
Numerous politicians have now publicly donated political contributions from Cutler to the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.…
HEPOLA HITS THE TRAIL: Forward Party gubernatorial candidate Cory Hepola “revealed his three main campaign ‘pillars’ during a meeting of the Perham Noon Rotary on Thursday, March 24.”…
Former WCCO Radio host Cory Hepola is launching a run for governor of Minnesota with the Forward Party label. Minnesota’s Forward Party is the first state affiliate of Andrew Yang’s nascent effort to launch a national political party.…
Larry Sharpe is officially running for governor of New York again. Sharpe, who finished fourth in the 2018 race with 95,033 votes or 1.53%, will need to collect 45,000 valid signatures to secure a spot on the ballot in November.…
Former Democratic presidential and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, author of last year’s book Forward and founder of the new Forward Party (which is still at an embryonic stage), is getting into crypto.…
Richard Painter, currently a University of Minnesota law professor, is now reportedly pondering a run for Minnesota Attorney General on the Forward Party line. Since 2016, he has served as vice-chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog group.…
