Frary brings campaign to caucuses

At the very least, John Frary got the biggest laugh at the Androscoggin County caucus Saturday.

But, a few people did walk up to him after his speech and said he got their vote.

Frary, a Farmington selectman, is running for the Second Congressional District against incumbent Mike Michaud. He said he decided to run because no one else had stepped up.

While he has a strong desire to unseat Michaud, the idea of “sweltering in the heat in Washington” isn’t that appealing,” he said in his speech.

“So that just gives me the ability to say whatever I damn well please,” he said.

Frary has already criticized Michaud for his support of impeaching Vice President Dick Cheney, and today criticized him and Rep. Tom Allen for giving a speech with the usual rhetoric at the University of Maine at Machias last week.

His campaign is taking off. He filed his Federal Elections Commission report Friday with $14,000 in funding -- $11,000 of his own and $3,000 coming from miscellaneous donations. “No one will be spared,” he said, in the coming weeks as he will solicit more donations.