Maine delegates to the Democratic National Convention are free to support any candidate of their choosing now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race.

Whether they coalesce around Vice President Kamala Harris — who has been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and Gov. Janet Mills — will likely be decided in the coming days.

Former House Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford said he’s ready to hear from fellow Democrats about who they would like him to support.

“I just want to make sure whoever I support at the convention reflects the will of Democrats in Maine,” he said.

Fecteau is one of 32 delegates from Maine who will travel to the convention in Chicago next month. Reached by phone Monday morning, he said he expects to speak with fellow delegates in the next few days about their options.

He said prior to Biden’s Sunday announcement that he was leaving the race, Fecteau felt the president was best positioned to defeat Republican Donald Trump. And while he called the Mills’ endorsement of Harris “an important barometer,” he wasn’t yet ready to go all in for the vice president.

“We are not a party defined by an individual,” he said. “We will not be defined by Vice President Haris or anyone else. We are a party of ideas. That’s a stark contrast to the other party which is by Trump for Trump and of Trump.”

The Maine Republican Party quickly responded to the Biden announcement on Sunday saying that Biden’s policies “crushed the working class in our state.”

“Please go vote in November: it’s the only way to avoid having President Kamala Harris continue Biden’s destruction of Maine,” Party Chairman Joel Stetkis said in a statement.

Portland City Councilor April Fournier will join Fecteau in Chicago as a delegate. She said Democrats are calling and texting her to express their excitement.

And while she’s enthusiastic about the prospect of Harris winning the nomination, she’s not yet ready to endorse her.

“She is more than qualified,” Fournier said. “We still need to hear her plans and vision. I want to hear, is anyone else interested?”

State Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono said she plans to nominate Harris at a meeting among the delegates set for Monday night. She said Harris will energize women, younger voters and people of color.

“I think she’s on the right team,” Osher said. “We actually need someone who knows how to manage an argument or discussion to get to success. I’m sure she will do a fabulous job.”

Pingree, one of the state’s eight superdelegates who do not cast ballots in the first round of voting, formally endorsed Harris on Monday.

“Kamala Harris is a proven leader who has faithfully served alongside President Biden in one of the most successful terms our nation has ever seen,” Pingree said. “She is the most qualified person to continue the critical work protecting our freedoms, preserving our democracy, and growing our economy.”

While Mills, Pingree and Osher endorsed Harris, the Maine Democratic Party has not yet announced whether they are backing the vice president.

Party Chairwoman Bev Uhlenhake thanked Biden for his service but did not mention Harris in her statement.

“We are excited for this newfound opportunity to showcase the next generation of Democratic leadership,” she said. “The goal of the Maine Democratic Party remains the same: to defeat Donald Trump and JD Vance and elect Democrats up and down the ballot this November.”

Monday afternoon, the Harris for President campaign highlighted eight endorsements by prominent Maine Democrats, including Secretary of State Shenna Bellows who posted on X that “2024 would be a very good year to elect our nation’s first black woman President.”

House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross said Harris “has my full support and I will be doing everything I can to see her elected our next President.”

And Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry expressed gratitude for Biden’s service and said she’s “Ready to elect @KamalaHarris as our next President!”