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Maine Gov Candidate Jonathan Bush Hit with 2005 DV Allegations

5/10/2026

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Jonathan Bush’s Maine gubernatorial campaign is shadowed by newly publicized 2005 domestic-violence allegations.
Court records show Bush assaulted his first wife, Sarah Selden Bush, in a Belmont home in November 2005.
He admitted in a 2006 deposition that he struck his wife and threw objects at her, with a divorce settlement requiring $12,500 monthly.
He stepped down as Athenahealth CEO in June 2018 after pressure from Paul Singer’s Elliott Management.

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Jonathan Bush’s Maine gubernatorial campaign is shadowed by newly publicized 2005 domestic-violence allegations.
Court records show Bush assaulted his first wife, Sarah Selden Bush, in a Belmont home in November 2005.
He admitted in a 2006 deposition that he struck his wife and threw objects at her, with a divorce settlement requiring $12,500 monthly.
He stepped down as Athenahealth CEO in June 2018 after pressure from Paul Singer’s Elliott Management.