"A brewery owner is one of a growing number of Democrats seeking to oust Susan Collins."
"Brewery owner Dan Kleban is entering the race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday with a campaign focused heavily on environmental matters.
Kleban is joining what is becoming a crowded field of Democrats hoping to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R), a moderate and frequent electoral target who hasn’t yet decided whether to run for a sixth term. Already, three Democrats have launched bids; Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has not ruled out a run.
Kleban, who previously said he had considered a Senate run in 2020, is leaning on his experience starting Maine Beer Co. in 2009 and running it since then with his brother, David.
“In Maine, we make some of the best beer in the world, and that’s because we have some of the best water in the world. So I understand, from an economic side — being able to make good beers — the importance of clean and abundant water sources,” Kleban told POLITICO’s E&E News ahead of his campaign launch."
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