Kiernan Majerus-Collins

Kiernan Majerus-Collins is the Democratic candidate for the Maine House of Representatives, District 95, in the November 3, 2026 general election, in a race with no incumbent.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as an immigration and civil rights lawyer and a former member of the Lewiston School Committee.[3]

Kiernan Majerus-Collins graduated from William Hall High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Bates College in 2018 and received a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 2024.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Stephanie K. Seymour of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, then returned to Lewiston to start a law practice focused on serving poor and working-class people.[3]

Majerus-Collins won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary with 539 votes (62.2 percent) to Matthew Kershaw's 327 (37.8 percent) and faces Republican Bret Martel in the general election.[1]

In the Ballotpedia survey, he listed his campaign priorities as cost of living, immigrant rights and affordable housing, and said he would introduce legislation to raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour.[3] He also said he supports legislation barring police and jails from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, easing construction of higher-density housing, and a constitutional amendment establishing a right to housing.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.