RACE FOR THE STATE HOUSE
October 17
Political newcomer, three-term incumbent vie for House seat
Pair contest House District 82
By Betty Adams
Staff Writer
WINTHROP -- A fellow Winthrop resident is challenging three-term incumbent Patrick Flood for the right to represent House District 82 and become only the third black person to serve in the Maine Legislature.
Democrat Craig V. Hickman, 47 [sic], is seeking his first elective office.
Hickman has a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University, spent a decade or so traveling the country as a performance artist, and since 2002 has operated an organic farm as well as a bed and breakfast on 25 acres bordering Annabessacook Lake.
"I'm running for the people," Hickman said. "I think that in a healthy democracy, people need a choice. That's why I'm running -- I want to give the people a choice. I hear the people; they're a little bit angry and frustrated, and I'm doing something about that to put myself out there."
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