Jean Hay Bright

Jean Hay Bright is an American politician from Maine. Hay Bright previously ran for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in 1994 and the Senate in 1996. Hay Bright is also a writer and former investigative reporter who has written three books and many published columns.

2006 Senate campaign

She announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate in May 2005, and won the Democratic Party nomination in the June 13, 2006, defeating Eric Mehnert by a 600 vote margin, out of approximately 44,000 votes cast. She lost to Olympia Snowe in the November 2006 general election. Hay Bright captured 20% of the votes, with 109,618 votes cast. Olympia Snowe won with 74% of the vote, with 398,055 votes cast.

Bibliography

*"Proud to Be a Card-Carrying, Flag-Waving, Patriotic American Liberal." (1996) ISBN 0965775909
*"A Tale of Dirty Tricks So Bizarre: Susan Collins v. Public Record." (2002) ISBN 0972092404
*"Meanwhile, Next Door to the Good Life." (2003) ISBN 0972092412