EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Former Governor Paul LePage | Episode 42 | The Midday Mumbles Podcast

In today's episode of the Midday Mumbles Podcast Gage and Isaac interview former Governor of Maine Paul R. LePage... All that and more on the Midday Mumbles Podcast.

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About Our Guest: Paul LePage is an American businessman and politician who was the 74th Governor of Maine, from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, LePage served two terms as a city councilor in Waterville, Maine, before being elected Mayor of Waterville in 2003, serving until 2011. LePage ran for governor of Maine in the 2010 election, winning the general election with a plurality, 37.6%, in a five-candidate race. He was re-elected with a stronger plurality, 48.2% of the vote, in a three-candidate election in 2014. During his tenure as the Governor of Maine, he made extensive use of his veto power, vetoing 652 bills as of July 2018, more than the total by all Maine governors over the previous 100 years combined. As governor, he made controversial remarks regarding abortion, the LGBTQ community, racial minorities, the death penalty, voting rights, campaign financing, the government, and the environment that sparked widespread national criticism including calls for impeachment. As of April 2018, LePage had an approval rate of 41% in Maine, and his disapproval rate of 53% was tied for the fourth-highest of all current governors. LePage was blocked by Maine's term limits from serving a third consecutive term. His plurality wins and unpopular tenure contributed to Maine voters changing their voting system from plurality voting to ranked-choice voting in a 2016 ballot initiative. In April 2020, he announced that he would be a candidate for governor again in 2022.

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