Douglas Fogg
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Douglas Fogg (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maine. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Fogg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
The Maine Secretary of State does not report individual write-in votes if a candidate falls below a specific threshold.[1]
Biography
Fogg's professional experience includes working as a social studies teacher. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine in 1986, a master's degree from the University of Maine in 1991, and a master's degree from St. Joseph's College in 2018.[2]
Fogg has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
- East Orrington Congregational Church
- Black Bear Men's Choir, University of Maine, Orono
- Sister Parish, Inc.
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2020
United States Senate election in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Republican primary)
General election
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Candidate |
% |
Total Votes |
Transfer |
Round eliminated |
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Susan Collins |
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417,645 |
0 |
Won (1) |
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Sara Gideon |
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347,223 |
0 |
1 |
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Lisa Savage |
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40,579 |
0 |
1 |
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Max Linn |
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13,508 |
0 |
1 |
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Tiffany Bond (Write-in) |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
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Douglas Fogg (Write-in) |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
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Ian Kenton Engelman (Write-in) |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
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Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1. |
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228 |
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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
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Total votes: 819,183
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Total votes: 162,681
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
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Candidate |
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Total Votes |
Transfer |
Round eliminated |
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Susan Collins |
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87,375 |
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Advanced (1) |
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1,073 |
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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
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Total votes: 88,448
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Douglas Fogg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fogg's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I grew up in Maine, and my family has had roots here for generations. I love Maine, its beautiful landscapes, and its kind, hardworking people. I have also had the benefit of spending 11 years outside of the state, living and working in North Carolina, so I have had the chance to see Maine from the outside looking in. I have taught Social Studies and Special Education in private and public school settings in both Maine and North Carolina. I currently teach Social Studies and Religion at a Catholic school in Bangor, where I am also the Student Leadership Team advisor, 8th Grade advisor, Special Education liaison, and alumni liaison. I've been married to my wife, Danielle, a nurse practitioner at Lafayette Family Cancer Institute in Brewer for 35 years. We have 4 adult children, 2 living in North Carolina and 2 here in Maine. We love to hike, camp, kayak, travel, ski, snowshoe, roadtrip, and any other way we can explore this beautiful state, country, and world!
I am running because I am tired of the negative, hate-spewing rhetoric that has become typical of our political campaigns of late. I am running a campaign of honesty, integrity, and decency , refusing to denigrate my opponents, but choosing to run on my own merits.
Big money is playing to great a part of our political system. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent on this U.S. Senate campaign, often with heavily biased and skewed information about several of my opponents in an effort to influence the election. Much of this money has come from out-of-state donors. I refuse to take part in this effort to dishonestly influence and buy votes. I have pledged to take no campaign donations for this election and have limited my own expenditures to $100.
- The Republican and Democratic parties have ceased to work toward the best interests of our country and have, instead, become fully focused on maintaining their own power, to the detriment of our country. In order to have a government that is responsive to the needs of the people, the power of the two party system needs to be broken.
My passion lies in honest, efficient, and effective stewardship of our country, government, and its resources, including the income provided by our hardworking taxpayers. Our representatives should never forget that their first loyalty belongs to their country and state, not their party, not the big moneyed-interests, and certainly not their own power. In allowing salaries and benefits of our elected officials in Washington to climb, we have created a club of elitist, career politicians who, the longer they are in office, the more they lose touch with the people they serve. These salaries and benefits must be curbed, term limits instituted, and all laws passed that apply to the citizens of our country should also apply to each representative. Constitutional amendments need to be introduced and passed if necessary. Seniority in Congress should have no bearing. There should be no benefit for having served for a longer period of time, giving the representative of one state more power over another. I'm a fiscal conservative. We should not be expanding the role of government, nor allowing pork projects that give certain states advantages over the others. I must follow a budget, and so should our government. A balanced budget should be required, and if a budget it not passed, our representatives should not be paid. Our deficit should be eliminated within 5 years, and we should start paying down the national debt.
My father, Ernest Fogg, was my greatest example in life. His honesty and integrity and decency to everyone who knew him was unquestioned. He gave up personal opportunities for the good of his country, and we a patient and loving father to his children.
I believe the most important characteristics or principles that are most important for elected officials are honesty, integrity, decency, and responsiveness to one's constituents. In order to serve effectively, it is important to do one's best to remain above reproach so that one is not compromised in their efforts to serve.
I am dedicated to maintaining honesty, integrity and decency in both my personal and public life. No matter who you are or where you meet me, I am who I am. I will try to bring that same sense of honesty, integrity, and decency to my office and to the Senate and government as a whole, to the best of my ability.
The core responsibilities for someone elected to office include responsiveness to one's constituents, willingness to educate oneself about issues on a constant basis, openness to new ideas and solutions, even if those ideas are coming from opposing parties, and hard work to serve effectively, efficiently, and honestly.
I was born one month after President Kennedy was assassinated. I have various memories of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, and the U.S. Moon landing. The shame of the Watergate scandal, followed by the pride of the Bicentennial celebration each had a huge impact on me, and all of this provided me with the drive to teach history and serve my country.
While I have had a wonderful career as a teacher, I have done many things to make a living. I worked my way through college as a janitor and working in customer convenience at Sears at the Bangor Mall. I've mowed lawns, dug potatoes, raked blueberries, and many other odd jobs. I spend 6 years as a stay-at-home Dad. I regret none of it. There is never any shame in labor and working for the needs of one's family.
My favorite book could only be the Bible. It is the one I turn to again and again, and I have worn out a few over the years. Beyond that, I love to read political biographies, particularly those of presidents. Benjamin Franklin's biography has been read and re-read over the years. My favorite author is David McCullough, and his biographies of John Adams, Harry Truman, and Theodore Roosevelt were favorites.
My favorite song of all time is Jim Croce's "I Got A Name". The first verse reminds me of my devotion to family and integrity. The second verse, "I got a song..." reminds me of my love of music and my message to the world. the last verse, I got a dream..." reminds me that I will strive to do what I am called to do, to the best of my ability, regardless of whether people are with me or not. This song, in its essence, has been my "theme song" since it was released shortly after Croce's death in 1973.
The greatest challenges we see as a nation right now are our growing federal deficit and resulting debt, care of the environment, maintaining a positive balance of trade with our international trading partners, and maintaining a defense against international terrorism. Add to those the immediate issue of getting our country effectively through the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining the health of our people and our economy.
The Senate was envisioned by the founding fathers as an institution that would have somewhat of a senior view of the running of the government, providing continuity, hence the longer terms of 6 years, compared to the presidential term of 4 years and the House of Representatives term of 2. Their duties of approving treaties and presidential appointments is a part of that seniority of oversight. It is expected that the Senate will be somewhat more stable than the house, somewhat more thoughtful. This should not assume, however that anyone should make a career serving in the senate. I believe that no one should server more than 2 or 3 terms.
It can be helpful for a senator to have some experience in government and procedures, but is not absolutely necessary. If one is willing and committed to learning, they can function effectively representing their state, bringing with them their fresh perspectives and ideas. There is always a danger that those serving in government, if they spend a long time there, can become jaded or corrupt, leading to less efficiency and integrity in government.
The filibuster stands in the way of effective governance. When we see parties seeking their own power rather than the good of the country, I understand why it has been used, but if our representatives are truly working in the best interests of the United States and its citizens, their should be no need of it.
It is the President's duty to appoint people to certain offices. The Senate requirement of confirmation should require me to make sure these appointees are persons of honesty and integrity, and qualified for the jobs they are appointed to fill. Those are the only criteria I would apply.
I believe it is crucial to build relationships with other senators of all party affiliations. We need to respect the input of all and work with all ideas to come up with the best solutions to the issues that face our country. As an independent senator, I will work very hard to build respectful working relationships with as many of my senatorial colleagues as possible in an effort to pass legislation that will be beneficial in the long and short-terms.
The committees on which I would like to serve match my strong interests and background. I am very interested in serving on the budget committee, the appropriates committee, the ethics committee, and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee. I believe I could be effective on any or all of those committees.
I have followed and have great respect for a number of Maine's previous senators. Senator Margaret Chase Smith with her strength and integrity, Senator William Cohen for his willingness to stand for justice against his party's president during the Watergate hearings, and Senator Olympia Snowe for her strong reputation of bipartisanship all stand out as excellent examples that I would wish to emulate.
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- ↑ Brittony Maag, “Email communication with Maine Secretary of State," December 1, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2020
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