BELFAST — Energy affordability emerged as the central dividing line between Democratic state Sen. Glenn “Chip” Curry and Republican challenger Ryan Otis during a Sept. 16 climate forum in Belfast, where the candidates outlined competing visions for Maine’s electricity system, greenhouse-gas policies and response to increasingly destructive weather.
Curry and Otis are running in the Nov. 3 election for Maine Senate District 11, which encompasses all of Waldo County. Curry, a Belfast Democrat who has represented the district since 2020, is seeking another two-year term. Otis, a Belfast businessman and member of the RSU 71 school board, is seeking the seat for the first time.
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