Staff members of the League took a pleasant break from their busy routine Monday night and travelled to the snow-covered town of Belgrade to renew an acquaintance with an old friend, Dean Scontras. Dean was in town to deliver a talk to interested conservatives at the Belgrade Community Center.  Mike Hein, the Administrator of the League, is shown with Dean in the photo here.

The Christian Civic League of Maine endorsed Scontras in his run for Congress in 2008, the first political endorsement the League made in decades.  The League supported Scontras because of his bold, unapologetic stands in support of pro-life and pro-family issues.  Scontras had the political courage to address a pro-life "Hands Around the Capitol" rally in 2008.

Scontras recently assembled the Scontras Congressional Exploratory Committee to begin collecting pledges of financial support to measure the strength of a potential Scontras 2010 congressional campaign.  The Congressional seat is currently held by Chellie Pingree, a pro-abortion Democrat and strong proponent of same-sex marriage.  Many Democrats view Pingree as even more liberal than Governor John Baldacci, and see her as a more forceful advocate for the cause of abortion and homosexual marriage.

Dean is a business and entrepreneur who is currently Vice President of Business Development at R.A. Power Solutions.  He is also an advisory board member of the Maine Heritage Policy Center, and an investment advisor.

It was pleasant to meet an old friend of the League, one who has the courage to take a stand in favor of conservative morals issues.  An additional opportunity to meet Dean Scontras will occur on Tuesday evening, December 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Topsham Municipal Building (100 Main Street).  He will present an overview of the current economic crisis in this country.  Following the presentation, we'll be encouraged to participate in a discussion about these grave challenges that face us all.  This is not a partisan political event.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend, regardless of political views or affiliations.  For more information, contact Miriam Conners at miriam.conners@republicanproject.org or (207) 729-1549.

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