The Very Persistent Republican Guy Lebida on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz

A man with a unique local political legacy.

Who is perhaps the most persistent political figure of all on the Midcoast.

Guy Lebida is a former Sagadahoc County Republican chair, who has TWICE defeated incumbent Republican state legislators in primary elections–only to lose the subsequent general election.

But his latest loss was by a margin of only 55 votes–to Democrat Kilton Webb in Maine House District 98 covering Durham and Pownal, as well as parts of Lisbon, Bowdoin and Topsham.

He’s a staunch and religious conservative who also, in 2016, expressed concern about the rise of Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s leader.

He’s a man who has been heavily involved in an ongoing emotional battle that often plays out in stealth fashion–behind the scenes. Out of public view.

A battle over the soul and identity of the modern Republican party here in Maine.