[1] Quint won the election, defeating Democrat Kathryn Harnish with 68 percent of the vote.
Quint said the measure was "not an anti-vaccine bill",[3] arguing in part that it was intended to stem reproductive harm.
Patrick Whittle with the Associated Press pushed back on this claim, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's statement that there is "no evidence that any of the COVID-19 vaccines affect future fertility".
[6] In August 2021, Quint spoke at a rally protesting a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Maine healthcare workers.
[7] The progressive States Newsroom affiliate Maine Beacon said that the event "validated false and dangerous claims about vaccines, at times framing the public health initiative as a government experiment in violation of individual liberties.