Previous Offices Held
Maine House of Representatives, 2022-present. Falmouth Town Council, 2018-2024
Top Three Priorities
1. Protecting civil rights 2. Ensuring high quality public education 3. Safeguarding our environment
Why are you running?
I'm running because I love our community. Falmouth deserves leadership that shows up, listens and delivers. At a moment when our civil rights and democratic norms are under pressure from federal policy, we need state leaders who bring urgency, diligence, and integrity to the job every day.
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
Maine is on the right track on housing: sustained investment and public-private partnerships are expanding supply. In addition, the state has effectively helped to offset significant federal cuts to food assistance and access to healthcare. In terms of challenges, I am glad that legislators are addressing post-pandemic student performance, because effective K-12 education is critical for our state’s future.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
I take my legislative work seriously as every choice we make can impact Mainers’ everyday lives. I work hard to identify real problems, develop solutions, and build coalitions to make change. Over the past four years, I have been effective in sponsoring and passing bills that make a difference for Falmouth and our state. That record — not just intentions — is what I'd bring to a third term: legislation constituents can point to and say, 'that changed something for us.'
Surveys show the economy is the top concern of voters. What is a specific proposal addressing Maine voters’ economic anxieties that you’d work to make law?
The high cost of healthcare, utilities, and childcare are hurting Maine families. I will continue to support legislative priorities that make it easier for working families to thrive.