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Richard Marc Goldman

D · Maine · 2026

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Maine House District 53Maine · 2026Lincoln County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Support family food security and affordable child care
  • Support local agriculture and family farms through land conservation and market access improvements
  • Lower property tax burdens and keep housing accessible for seniors and working families

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Richard Goldman is a retired attorney who practiced law in Augusta for four decades, establishing the firm Vandermeulen, Goldman and Allen in 1981 and focusing on consumer and small business bankruptcy and Social Security disability work, per the Lincoln County News. He graduated from Bates College and earned his law degree from George Washington University in 1979, moved to Dresden in 1985 and retired from practice in 2021, per the same source. Goldman has served for two decades as a board member at Temple Beth El in Augusta, where he also teaches Sunday school, per the Lincoln County News.

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Profile facts follow official election office filings and the sources cited in each biography. Roster last verified September 25, 2026. Official sources are the final word on who appears on your ballot.

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