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RandySF

(87,081 posts)
2. David Costello (D)
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:38 PM
Yesterday

David, whose family was not well-off and who, like many in Maine, began work early and worked his way through the University of Maine, George Washington University, and the London School of Economics. And who served for more than 30 years in senior-level government and non-government positions, both in the United States, including in Maine, and abroad – implementing and managing; not simply legislating or talking about complex multi-million-dollar programs and operations.

Programs and operations that included working closely with U.S. Army, the United Nations, and foreign aid organizations overseas – and various state and local government agencies, businesses, and non-governmental organizations in Maine, Maryland, and elsewhere.

Programs and operations that resulted in: elections, campaign finance, and motor vehicle safety reforms in Maine; improved public schools and expanded assistance to children, youth and families at risk in Baltimore; the implementation of ambitious job creation, education, healthcare, crime eduction, and environmental protection programs in Maryland; and the completion of more than 4,000 peace and community building projects in conflict-torn Cambodia, Haiti, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.

The contrasts between Senator Collins’s and David’s backgrounds and public service records couldn’t be starker, and the decision regarding whom to support in 2026 should be an easy one.



https://www.costelloforsenate.com/


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What about the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star, then paid for her silence????? groundloop Yesterday #1
Is that the bar? RandySF Yesterday #3
Exactly PatSeg Yesterday #7
Or is Susan Collins the bar? You want 6 more years of her? paleotn Yesterday #12
Not true. SamuelAdams 11 hrs ago #34
THANK YOU Skittles 22 hrs ago #18
David Costello (D) RandySF Yesterday #2
X1000 yorkster Yesterday #5
Maine voters decide not DU pundits duckworth969 Yesterday #6
Where did I tell anyone how to vote? RandySF Yesterday #10
Above. paleotn Yesterday #13
I was informing RandySF Yesterday #14
What you're advocating is 6 more years of Susan Collins. You just don't know it. paleotn Yesterday #15
How SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #31
No, RandySF isn't .. and he knows that. nt Cha 2 hrs ago #46
yup Skittles 22 hrs ago #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 22 hrs ago #21
this is a POLITICAL BOARD Skittles 22 hrs ago #19
Uh no chernabogg 9 hrs ago #40
you can be judged on the opinion Skittles 7 hrs ago #41
And then that person gets to vote on decisions that affect all of us. niyad 13 hrs ago #25
I don't understand it PatSeg Yesterday #9
No info on his stance on wars of choice by Israel questionseverything 13 hrs ago #30
K/R SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #32
David Costello for Senate! mahina 2 hrs ago #47
Many of us are in trouble if we accept the testimony of exes in the court of public opinion. bluedigger Yesterday #4
Republican agents pulling out ALL the stops dave99 Yesterday #8
That's exactly what it oldmanlynn 23 hrs ago #16
He didn't know it was Nazi tatoo, I don't doc03 Yesterday #11
This is middle school Mickey Mouse shit NNguyenMD 23 hrs ago #17
Wow, so his attitudes and behaviours toward women are "mickey niyad 13 hrs ago #26
Yes the attitude could not be more clear. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #28
I got it, because he didn't have picture perfect views... NNguyenMD 10 hrs ago #35
Thank you for the confirmation. niyad 10 hrs ago #36
Priorities right NNguyenMD 10 hrs ago #37
Thank you for confirming that women are NOT a priority. Good to know. niyad 10 hrs ago #38
Democracy is kind of important, imho NNguyenMD 6 hrs ago #42
AND WITHOUT WOMEN THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DEMOCRACY. niyad 5 hrs ago #44
This is the point we are making. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #29
YES !!!!! RB77 5 hrs ago #43
I agree that democracy is at risk. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #45
What do I know, I am just a hatchet wound..... delisen 14 hrs ago #22
Exactly! niyad 13 hrs ago #27
This is in the Maine voters hands! bluestarone 14 hrs ago #23
Funny how allegations like this always come out of the woodwork MrsCheaplaugh 13 hrs ago #24
For consistency, did you say the same thing about Roy Moore? Polybius 2 hrs ago #49
"Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown." What man (maybe some women, too) would stand up to such scrutiny? sop 13 hrs ago #33
take a breath take a breath MissKat 9 hrs ago #39
David Costello is running too mahina 2 hrs ago #48
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