U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, a Democrat from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, endorsed John Edwards for president on Friday.

“John Edwards has the courage to tackle problems that other politicians simply ignore – like ending poverty in America and making trade work for working Americans,” Michaud said in a statement from the Edwards campaign. “He is the only candidate who has offered real plans to help struggling rural communities and to provide health care coverage for the 45 million uninsured Americans.”

In other 2nd CD news, Republican Scott D’Amboise of Lisbon said he’s still thinking about whether he will once again challenge Michaud in the 2008 election.

Several Republicans identified D’Amboise as the likely candidate, but D’Amboise said this week that he’s leaning against a run. He said family health problems may keep him out of the race, though he won’t make a final decision until next month.

“In 30 days, I’ll have an absolute yea or nea,” he said.

D’Amboise lost to Michaud last year -- he took 30 percent of the vote -- but said he had a respectable showing given he ran no television commercials and had only $30,000 to spend.