Maine independents strive for State House relevance May 22, 2018Daily Brief, Elections, Governor LePage, Legislature, U.S. CongressAdam Cote, Beth French, Chellie Pingree, Crystal Canney, Eliot Cutler, Grace Leavitt, Janet Mills, Jesse Hargrove, John Jenkins, Ken Capron, Kent Ackley, Lois Kilby Chesley, Mark Eves, Martin Grohman, Maureen Drouin, Monica Castellanos, Owen Casas, Paul LePage, Pete Didisheim, Sara Gideon, Shawn Moody, Terry Hayes, Walter Riseman By Michael Shepherd Independents hold a crucial gap between the parties in the Maine House of Representatives, but it’s hard to use it to change outcomes while respecting individual differences.