Previous Offices Held
Currently serving 11th term on Biddeford City Council and in ninth year on York County Budget Committee. Served on other various committees.
Top Three Priorities
1. Current state spending is unsustainable. 2. First-class and open-access state recreational facilities to help young families who cannot afford expensive vacations or costly fees. 3. Focus on the subjects that matter and not get bogged down by partisan politics.
Why are you running?
I can’t count the number of times that I have been asked to run for state-level positions. I believe my over 30 years of local experience in county and city government will help lead to nonpartisan results that will benefit the most people.
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
The past several years have shown a reduction in our standing within the country for education. Last rating I saw, we were in the bottom five states for education and falling. This has to stop.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
Same as locally, I have spearheaded real solutions to housing, including: density bonuses; reduced frontage benefits for lot addition; if a homeowner has limited street frontage and also has a sizable back lot, loosen access rules so the property owner can build more housing efficiently; and set back options to free up the construction of additional dwelling units.
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?
Limit state spending on all items except guaranteed funding of schools.