Best-selling horror author Stephen King has endorsed Hannah Pingree in the Democratic primary for governor.
In a Wednesday fundraising email, King wrote that the nation faces a “real-life nightmare” under President Donald Trump.
The Maine native said that the time calls for leaders who will “deliver for Maine people, protect our communities, and govern with courage and integrity.”
“That’s why as a Mainer, I’m doing everything I can to support Hannah Pingree’s campaign for governor of Maine,” King said.
He pointed to Pingree’s tenure at the youngest woman to serve at the Maine House speaker, her willingness to fight chemical companies and her co-sponsoring of legislation to legalize same-sex marriage back in 2009.
“Here’s the truth: The outcome of this election will shape the future of our state, and it’s up to all of us to decide how the story ends. I love Maine, and we need a candidate who can win in November and who’ll always put Mainers first,” he wrote.
