Previous Offices Held
Falmouth Town Council 2008 – 2014 Chair, twice; Maine House of Representatives 2014 – 2022; Maine State Senate 2022 – present; Never lost an election.
Top Three Priorities
Lower costs for Maine Families (housing, lowering property taxes, health care). Investing in the future (small businesses and growth industries, protecting our natural resources). Protecting rights (voting rights, reproductive healthcare).
Why are you running?
To continue to work on Lower costs for Maine Families (housing, lowering property taxes, health care). Investing in the future (stronger K-12 Schools, small businesses, protecting our natural resources).
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
Right track: Focusing on building more homes across the state. Wrong track: We need work to better invest in our economy. Research and development to create new jobs and protect our heritage industries.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
In my past 12 years in the legislature, I have voted and passed bills to improve teachers’ salaries, provide funding for Pre-K – 12 Schools, passed a research and development bond that resulted in over $715 million in investment, passed online voter registration and provided funding for our outdoor spaces. These initiatives come from conversations with my constitutes. I will continue to listen and bring forth these impactive and common sense legislation.
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?
We need to continue to find ways to help lower property taxes.