Previous Offices Held
Serving in my second term in the Maine House of Representatives (2022-Present) and previously served two terms as an Auburn city councilor (2013-17)
Top Three Priorities
Economic fairness; government transparency; and AI and data center regulation
Why are you running?
To be an advocate for the people of Auburn.
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
I was proud to help pass a long overdue adjustment to the school funding formula that will greatly benefit Auburn’s schools. For years the formula severely underfunded our schools. I hope the new governor and new legislature dig in early and work hard to reform DHHS’ child protection services. Maine children are suffering, and we need to fix what is broken.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
I will do what I’ve done over the last four years, which is take a bipartisan and nuanced approach to legislation. That has earned me an essential role on the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, and on the Government Oversight Committee fighting for transparency, accountability, and efficiency in several areas of state government.
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?
Maine needs better anti-trust laws written by regular people. If re-elected, I’ll introduce a state antitrust law similar to the Robinson-Patman Act which prevents large chain stores from undercutting local Maine retails shops and wholesalers by negotiating favorable anti-competitive deals with suppliers. This is one of many common sense solutions to our economic mess.