Shenna Bellows
@shennabellows.bsky.social
Bio: Maine Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for Governor. Prev: State Senator, Executive Director of HHRC Maine + ACLU of Maine
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My parents raised me with Maine values: If you want something, you work hard. No shortcuts, no excuses.
I’m ready to put in the work to win this race, protect our democracy and way of life, and deliver results for working Mainers.
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I’m ready to put in the work to win this race, protect our democracy and way of life, and deliver results for working Mainers.
🎥 Watch our new video and join the team at bellowsformaine.com.
Thank you, Millinocket, for another amazing race day! And Katahdin for giving us gorgeous views! The best half marathon anywhere is in Millinocket, Maine in December. #207 #MaineTough
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thank you, Millinocket, for another amazing race day! And Katahdin for giving us gorgeous views! The best half marathon anywhere is in Millinocket, Maine in December. #207 #MaineTough
The election deniers are now ascendant in the federal government.
But I’m not afraid & I’ll never stop fighting back. Im proud of the work we’ve done to stand up to the DOJ. As Maine’s next governor, you’ll always be able to count on me to do the right thing. Even when it’s hard
But I’m not afraid & I’ll never stop fighting back. Im proud of the work we’ve done to stand up to the DOJ. As Maine’s next governor, you’ll always be able to count on me to do the right thing. Even when it’s hard
For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The election deniers are now ascendant in the federal government.
But I’m not afraid & I’ll never stop fighting back. Im proud of the work we’ve done to stand up to the DOJ. As Maine’s next governor, you’ll always be able to count on me to do the right thing. Even when it’s hard
But I’m not afraid & I’ll never stop fighting back. Im proud of the work we’ve done to stand up to the DOJ. As Maine’s next governor, you’ll always be able to count on me to do the right thing. Even when it’s hard
RIP to a Maine hero.
Charles Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder from Maine who fought on D-Day and worked to bring attention to Native America veterans, dies at 101
Charles Shay, Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, dies at 101
Shay, who grew up on Indian Island, near Old Town, was an Army medic during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. He spent his final years in France.
www.pressherald.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
RIP to a Maine hero.
I’m the only candidate in the race that has experience standing up to Trump. I’ve been doxed, swatted, attacked and I’ve never, and will never, back down.
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I’m the only candidate in the race that has experience standing up to Trump. I’ve been doxed, swatted, attacked and I’ve never, and will never, back down.
We’ve got to bring down costs for working families, not only for the necessities but also for the little things that make celebrating with loved ones a joy. Holidays shouldn’t break the bank.
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We’ve got to bring down costs for working families, not only for the necessities but also for the little things that make celebrating with loved ones a joy. Holidays shouldn’t break the bank.
Happy Thanksgiving from Downeast Maine.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from Downeast Maine.
As the daughter of a nurse, it was an honor to walk with @nationalnurses.bsky.social
on the picket line in Houlton this morning. We need safe nurse/patient ratios and adequate pay and benefits for the nurses who work so hard to care for all of us.
on the picket line in Houlton this morning. We need safe nurse/patient ratios and adequate pay and benefits for the nurses who work so hard to care for all of us.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
As the daughter of a nurse, it was an honor to walk with @nationalnurses.bsky.social
on the picket line in Houlton this morning. We need safe nurse/patient ratios and adequate pay and benefits for the nurses who work so hard to care for all of us.
on the picket line in Houlton this morning. We need safe nurse/patient ratios and adequate pay and benefits for the nurses who work so hard to care for all of us.
I applaud the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s decision to reject the rate hike increase. Mainers are already paying some of the highest utility costs in the country. We need to be doing more to bring down the costs for Mainers who are already struggling to get ahead.
Utility regulators reject CMP’s proposed rate hike, for now mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/18/u...
Utility regulators reject CMP’s proposed rate hike, for now • Maine Morning Star
Maine regulators on Tuesday rejected Central Maine Power’s proposed rate increase, saying the private utility needs to resubmit a plan that takes into greater consideration long term resilience…
mainemorningstar.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I applaud the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s decision to reject the rate hike increase. Mainers are already paying some of the highest utility costs in the country. We need to be doing more to bring down the costs for Mainers who are already struggling to get ahead.
Starting today- you can now renew your REAL ID online- 24/7 no appointment necessary! I’m proud of the work we’ve done to modernize the BMV. As your next governor, I’m going to make government work better to make your life easier.
Most Mainers now able to renew REAL IDs online, officials say
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says most Maine residents will be able to do online REAL ID renewal.
wmtw.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Starting today- you can now renew your REAL ID online- 24/7 no appointment necessary! I’m proud of the work we’ve done to modernize the BMV. As your next governor, I’m going to make government work better to make your life easier.
It was great to join the Hallowell American Legion Post 6 for their ceremony to honor those who have served our country.
My late grandfather Bill Bellows shaped the leader I am today. He left college for service in WWII.
My late grandfather Bill Bellows shaped the leader I am today. He left college for service in WWII.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It was great to join the Hallowell American Legion Post 6 for their ceremony to honor those who have served our country.
My late grandfather Bill Bellows shaped the leader I am today. He left college for service in WWII.
My late grandfather Bill Bellows shaped the leader I am today. He left college for service in WWII.
A great day for news coming from the Supreme Court!
My proudest accomplishment is the 7 years I spent on the executive committee for the marriage equality campaign. I'm glad that SCOTUS is not going to go back on their word, but let's be clear: the freedom to marry will always be protected in Maine
My proudest accomplishment is the 7 years I spent on the executive committee for the marriage equality campaign. I'm glad that SCOTUS is not going to go back on their word, but let's be clear: the freedom to marry will always be protected in Maine
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A great day for news coming from the Supreme Court!
My proudest accomplishment is the 7 years I spent on the executive committee for the marriage equality campaign. I'm glad that SCOTUS is not going to go back on their word, but let's be clear: the freedom to marry will always be protected in Maine
My proudest accomplishment is the 7 years I spent on the executive committee for the marriage equality campaign. I'm glad that SCOTUS is not going to go back on their word, but let's be clear: the freedom to marry will always be protected in Maine
Thinking about the terrible deal Schumer and Senate Dems are about to do with Trump. If they can’t stand up now when the Constitution is in tatters, seniors and kids are hungry and industries are on the brink of disaster, when will they? Where’s the fight?
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thinking about the terrible deal Schumer and Senate Dems are about to do with Trump. If they can’t stand up now when the Constitution is in tatters, seniors and kids are hungry and industries are on the brink of disaster, when will they? Where’s the fight?
From dinner with Maine State Employees Association SEIU Local 1989 to a Hunter’s Breakfast in Skowhegan to a YMCA youth in government conference to a Brunswick house party, it was a fun and inspiring weekend getting out across Maine!
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
From dinner with Maine State Employees Association SEIU Local 1989 to a Hunter’s Breakfast in Skowhegan to a YMCA youth in government conference to a Brunswick house party, it was a fun and inspiring weekend getting out across Maine!
Welcome good news for Maine.
Under the new contract, all care provided since the contract expired Nov. 1 will be covered retroactively.
EXCLUSIVE — Northern Light and Anthem reach deal, care will remain in-network
Under the new contract, all care provided since the contract expired Nov. 1 will be covered retroactively.
www.bangordailynews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Welcome good news for Maine.
Winning in 2026 starts today.
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Winning in 2026 starts today.
Congratulations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on tonight’s historic win!
Shenna Bellows fan, former Bowdoin student elected mayor of New York City per NBC. #MEpolitics
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Congratulations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on tonight’s historic win!
Don’t forget to vote today! Your vote is your power.
And don’t forget to thank your clerks and election workers.
And don’t forget to thank your clerks and election workers.
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Don’t forget to vote today! Your vote is your power.
And don’t forget to thank your clerks and election workers.
And don’t forget to thank your clerks and election workers.
So much fun to travel around to schools yesterday and today to see students in action participating in Maine’s mock election. Maine students vote in first mock referendum election
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/28/m...
(Via Press Herald)
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/28/m...
(Via Press Herald)
Maine students vote in first mock referendum election
At Morse High School in Bath, one of the 78 schools that participated in Tuesday's mock election, students said they felt informed about the red flag referendum, less so about the voter ID proposal.
www.pressherald.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
So much fun to travel around to schools yesterday and today to see students in action participating in Maine’s mock election. Maine students vote in first mock referendum election
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/28/m...
(Via Press Herald)
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/28/m...
(Via Press Herald)
The rainy day is here. We need to feed our neighbors - our kids, our seniors - the 170,000 Mainers who will be hungry without SNAP as we move into the holidays and then winter.
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The rainy day is here. We need to feed our neighbors - our kids, our seniors - the 170,000 Mainers who will be hungry without SNAP as we move into the holidays and then winter.
Thanks to the Knox county dems for a great afternoon! It’s always great to be with folks and get to hear what they think Maine’s next governor needs to know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Thanks to the Knox county dems for a great afternoon! It’s always great to be with folks and get to hear what they think Maine’s next governor needs to know.
As we reflect on the loss of 18 Mainers in the Lewiston shootings two years ago today, we honor the friends and the family members who were lost and the impact they made in our community.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
As we reflect on the loss of 18 Mainers in the Lewiston shootings two years ago today, we honor the friends and the family members who were lost and the impact they made in our community.
It was great to celebrate an evening for the environment with @maineconservation !
Climate change is real, and Maine needs leaders who will take bold action to make Maine a leader in sustainability and climate resilience.
Climate change is real, and Maine needs leaders who will take bold action to make Maine a leader in sustainability and climate resilience.
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It was great to celebrate an evening for the environment with @maineconservation !
Climate change is real, and Maine needs leaders who will take bold action to make Maine a leader in sustainability and climate resilience.
Climate change is real, and Maine needs leaders who will take bold action to make Maine a leader in sustainability and climate resilience.
We had a great time in Boothbay last night talking about hope and courage.
I was honored when Abbe said I was one of the best listeners in politics because it’s core to who I am. As governor, I’ll listen first and always put the people of Maine over everything else.
I was honored when Abbe said I was one of the best listeners in politics because it’s core to who I am. As governor, I’ll listen first and always put the people of Maine over everything else.
October 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We had a great time in Boothbay last night talking about hope and courage.
I was honored when Abbe said I was one of the best listeners in politics because it’s core to who I am. As governor, I’ll listen first and always put the people of Maine over everything else.
I was honored when Abbe said I was one of the best listeners in politics because it’s core to who I am. As governor, I’ll listen first and always put the people of Maine over everything else.
Today, I’m joining the majority of Mainers in my support of Question 2, to bring extreme risk protection orders to our state. This law will save lives and Mainers deserve to know where the next Governor will stand on this critical issue.
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Today, I’m joining the majority of Mainers in my support of Question 2, to bring extreme risk protection orders to our state. This law will save lives and Mainers deserve to know where the next Governor will stand on this critical issue.
