Previous Offices Held
Elected to Rockland City Council in 2021. Served as Mayor of Rockland. Reelected to Rockland City Council in 2024.
Top Three Priorities
My top priorities are making Maine more affordable, creating a stronger environment for businesses and addressing our housing and workforce challenges. I want to lower the burden of taxes and rising costs, reduce unnecessary barriers to doing business and create more opportunities for people to build careers, find housing and stay in Maine.
Why are you running?
Serving on the Rockland City Council and as mayor has shown me how decisions in Augusta affect our communities. I see my generation struggling to afford to stay in Maine. I’m running to bring an independent, pragmatic voice, leadership experience and a willingness to make tough decisions. My background at Maine Maritime and in business taught me to focus on what works, not partisan politics.
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
Maine continues to invest in our communities and workforce, which is important to our future. Where we are on the wrong track is affordability. Housing, taxes, energy, healthcare and everyday expenses are making it increasingly difficult for working people to get ahead and for younger Mainers to stay here.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
I learned on the Rockland City Council that getting results requires working with people you don’t always agree with. As an independent, I can work with both parties, build coalitions around issues important to Knox County and judge legislation on its merits rather than which party introduced it.
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 provide meaningful property tax relief while addressing state policies that push costs onto municipalities. Property taxes put pressure on homeowners, renters and businesses. The state needs to stop shifting costs to local taxpayers and give communities more tools to control the burden.