Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) made headlines last week when she and President Donald Trump had a verbal clash over Maine’s refusal to comply with an executive order banning biological males from participating in female athletic programs operated by public schools.

Mills’s opposition to the Trump administration’s anti-transgender agenda comes as a powerful network of pro-transgender businesses, interest groups, and nonprofit organizations continues to influence politics in Maine. These organizations are among the largest employers in Maine, put aside millions of dollars for political spending every election cycle, and maintain robust lobbying operations, according to a Washington Examiner review of public records.