Office Sought: Representative – District 77
Age: 59
Occupation: Retired
Education: BA Univ of Maine; MA American Military University
Family: Married with two grown children
Hometown: Sidney
Political experience
Currently I’m a member of the Sidney budget, cemetery and agriculture committees. While working for the National Guard I was not allowed to run for a partisan office. After retiring, I ran for this house seat in 2014.
Why are you running for office?
We need jobs that pay living wages, health care that is both affordable and ethical, and a Maine our children and grandchildren can be proud to call home. Today we live in a state with the worst economic recovery in New England; where childhood poverty and food insecurity are getting worse, not better. It doesn’t have to stay this way. How the state spends our tax money is about choices. Unfortunately, politicians in Augusta have been making some poor choices. During the 30 years I served in the Maine National Guard I learned a lot about problem solving and decision making. If elected, I will put that experience to work making better choices, in order to build a better future.
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Income Tax: Gov. LePage would like to lower Maine’s income tax rate and eventually eliminate it, by increasing the state’s sales tax and expanding it across a broader range of goods and services. Do you support this proposal?
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Background Checks: Do you support background checks for privately sold firearms in Maine?
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Minimum Wage: In light of the ballot question facing voters this fall, do you support raising the state’s minimum wage from $7.50 to $12 an hour by 2020?
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Marijuana: Do you support legalization of marijuana for recreational use?
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Addiction/Overdoses: Do you believe the state is doing enough in response to the rise in heroin/opiate addiction and overdoses? If not, what else should be done?
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