Somalia First Maine Rep Quits Politics Amid Multiple Fraud Investigations. Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland) said Thursday she will not seek reelection. The decision comes as she and her former employer, Gateway Community Services, are under federal investigation. She also drew fierce criticism for suggesting that “New Americans” — a euphemism Maine Democrats coined to refer to illegal aliens with asylum applications — deserve priority over U.S. military veterans for state tax dollars because