Previous Offices Held
No prior elected office, but decades of community service, collaborative initiatives and service on multiple professional boards & committees.
Top Three Priorities
Fundamentals: strong, livable communities, quality affordable homes, healthcare for all. Freedoms: democracy, civil & human rights and rule of law). Future: strong education system and smart planning for generations to come
Why are you running?
I’m running to defend our rights, our community, and our democracy; to protect and build upon the hard-won progress that we’ve made in Maine; and to help shape public policy that makes life in Portland more livable for all of us, especially the most vulnerable.
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 to the extent it has stood up for fundamental values of community, democracy and human and civil rights. We have to resist being pitted against one another, distracted and reactive to outside forces, remember that we have so much more in common than not and work together for shared success.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
I will show up. I will listen. I will learn fast. I will stay in touch with neighbors. I will work hard, together with constituents and colleagues, to achieve real solutions to real problems.
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 will defend recent gains such as paid family medical leave, the millionaire’s tax, and full 55% state funding for public schools. I will work hard to achieve even more gains towards universal healthcare, universal childcare, stronger schools, a local option sales/lodging tax, and other measures to ensure everyone is paying their fair share.