Previous Offices Held
Westbrook School Committee, 2007-2017 and 2018-2024; Ran for House District 35 (now 128), lost the election. Ran and won elections for House District 128 in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Top Three Priorities
1) Protecting Mainers from harmful federal policies, especially those that threaten access to healthcare and essential programs. 2) Continuing my work to support Maine’s EMS providers, address workforce challenges, and make sure communities have access to emergency services. 3) Providing meaningful property tax relief, especially for working families and older Mainers who are struggling with the cost of staying in their homes.
Why are you running?
I am running for my final term because I want to see through the work I started in my first session. We have important work ahead of us, including protecting access to healthcare, making livable wages a priority, providing tax relief, and making Maine more affordable for the people who live here.
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 with the Millionaire Tax, which will help pay for education costs. We have invested in housing construction, property tax relief, eviction prevention, and housing for Maine veterans. We have work to do on access to behavioral and mental health services. We have invested in programs and opened new facilities, especially for young people, but too many people are still waiting for services.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
In my fourth and final term, I hope to serve as assistant majority leader and use my experience as a two-time committee chair to help strengthen our Democratic legislative team. We expect a large class of freshman legislators, and I want to help them learn the process and become effective advocates for their communities. A strong team gives Westbrook a stronger voice in Augusta and helps all of us get more done for the communities we represent.
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?
I would work to expand property tax relief, especially for older Mainers and working families struggling with rising costs. But we also have to look at the whole picture. Housing, healthcare, food, safety, and livable wages are all connected. I will work with my Democratic colleagues on ways to lower household costs, strengthen wages, and protect essential services so Mainers can afford to live, work, raise their families, and retire here.