Previous Offices Held
Ran for Maine House District 12 in 2022 (lost); Successful school board elections in 2012 (vacant seat), 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022; Unsuccessful school board election in 2025
Top Three Priorities
Commonsense solutions for schools/education, Preserve affordability for residents, strengthen state-level protections against erosion from federal-level uncertainties.
Why are you running?
Aside from the fact that there need to be options for people to choose from, this is not a time to leave our democracy to chance.
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
Maine has good protections for civil rights, including in healthcare. I worry that we rely too much on tourism and the service economy to support ourselves and would like to see more growth in products and industries that our natural resources support in ways that are not destructive.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
I believe in considering each piece of legislation on its own merits, finding the most good for the most people while doing the least harm to the fewest, regardless of party or platform. I have always responded to every communication I've received in my position and I would commit to doing the same in the Legislature.
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?
While not directly concerning the economy itself, I think we need to ensure our methods of taxation are as fair as possible. I would like to continue to work to refine things such as the school funding formula to ensure that the burden is as fair as possible and avoids pricing people out of their homes.