Maine House District 53

Per the campaign site.

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.

Michael Lemelin represents Maine House District 53, covering Chelsea, Dresden, Pittston and Randolph, and has served in the 130th, 131st and 132nd Legislatures, per his official Maine House member profile. Lemelin is the ranking Republican member on the Health and Human Services Committee and also serves on the Government Oversight Committee, per the same profile. He chairs the Chelsea Planning Board and serves on the RSU 12 School Board, per his official profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.