Previous Offices Held
Ran for, won office of Selectman for the Town of Jay. Years of elected office won: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2026; years of elected office lost: 2016, 2024.
Top Three Priorities
1. Preserve a person's right to use their land as they want without infringing on others. At the same time, upholding the State of Maine’s laws and ordinances and allowing the towns in Franklin County to exercise their right to home rule. 2. To promote economic and community development in Franklin County without infringing on individual rights. 3. Lower taxes by investing tax dollars wisely.
Why are you running?
I am running to be your next Franklin County Commissioner because I have the experience, work ethic and trusted leadership to be an effective leader for all our residents. I don’t have all the solutions but the desire to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do.
What is the biggest challenge facing your town/county? The biggest opportunity?
The biggest challenge facing our county is being able to preserve individual rights and promote economic development and opportunities for all people willing and able to work.
If you could change one thing about how the town/county functions, what would it be and why?
If I could change one thing about how the town/county function would be to create a tax system that requires the rich to pay their fair share.
Do you support more development – i.e. more housing construction and business building in your town/county? Why or why not?
I support more housing construction and growing businesses. Because people need housing and jobs. More jobs require more housing and conversely more housing creates more jobs.