Office Sought: Representative – District 56
Age: 70
Occupation: retired building contractor
Education: 5 years of college in three different fields
Family: married 1 daughter and 3 grandchildren
Hometown: Auburn
Political experience
None to now, but I have been involved with a number of communities in the past and that experience of working with people to organize and create change/events seems to be quite similar.
Why are you running for office?
I worked for Bernie as he was the first light of integrity I have experienced since 1964. It was through this that people suggested I run for the house seat. I, like so many people, had only voted and complained since first voting but the question caused me to look at my own position and realized that I could be “part of the problem, or part of the solution.”
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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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