After Leslie Gibson , the sole 2018 candidate for District 57 of the Maine State House withdrew in the wake of a nationwide uproar over his insults of Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors Emma González and David Hogg , Martin announced that he would run for the seat , stating that Gibson 's remarks did not represent the Maine Republican Party , and that he planned to contact the survivors to commend their courage . Martin said that while he had contemplated a run for office , he had not intended to run for any office in 2018 , since he and his wife had newly moved to this area , and had just adopted a child
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Thomas Martin (Maine politician)