Lynn Ellis

The campaign of Independent U.S. senatorial candidate Herb Hoffman (I-Ogunquit) announced Thursday that Lynn Ellis of Brunswick had been hired as campaign manager. The hospice social worker had previously volunteered for the campaigns of Dennis Kucinich, Tom LeDue and Jean Hay Bright and currently serves as the State Coordinator of the campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence.

Hoffman said in a statement that Ellis was his first choice for the position.

“She has good organizational skills, good people skills, and experience in working on the local level in support of national goals and programs,” Hoffman said. “ I'm confident she is the type of leader we need to keep my campaign moving forward."