Pro-Sodomy, Pro-Abortion Forces Pick Up Legislative Seat

Democrat Deane Jones of Mount Vernon won the Maine House District 83 Special Election on June 12, beating Republican Penelope "Penny" Morrell 59.5% to 40.5%.  Jones will take over the seat previously held by Republican Abigail Holman.  Jones received more votes than Morrell in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Vienna, and Fayette, while Morrell handily won her hometown of Belgrade.

League Executive Director Mike Heath noted after the election results were announced, "The League will continue to fight for righteousness alongside Bible-believing Maine Christian churches and Christian Mainers.  I pray the sexual immorality lobby's victory today will be short-lived."

The brief, six-week campaign was marked by unprecedented pro-abortion and pro-sodomy lobby support for Jones by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and EqualityMaine, who endorsed Jones for the same seat in 2006.  Jones was on record publicly in the Kennebec Journal and Capital Weekly stating his strong pro-abortion and pro-homosexual marriage stands.  Morrell, on staff at Maine Right to Life, stated publicly clear pro-life and pro-family positions.

Penelope "Penny" Morrell

The League reported recently on the negative campaign tactics used by Planned Parenthood to promote Jones's campaign.  The pro-abortion lobbying group spent $918 to press Maine voters in the legislative district to vote for Jones based strictly on the issue of abortion.  It remains unknown if they have ever spent money on these "push polling" tactics in a Maine House campaign before.  Both Jones and Morrell spent more than $10,000 each in their campaigns.  Jones used public money from Maine's "Clean Election" Fund for his campaign, while Morrell ran a traditionally-funded campaign, using money contributed from largely private Republican sources.

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