Previous Offices Held
Represented HD17 (2023-2024) in 131st Maine Legislature. Won that race in 2022 and lost my reelection for that seat in 2024
Top Three Priorities
My top three priorities in this election cycle are property tax reform and relief; universal healthcare (ultimately Medicare for All); and dam safety and funding for repair and restoration.
Why are you running?
I am running because I do not think the current representation for District 17 aligns with the needs of the people of Bucksport, Verona Island, Orland and Penobscot.
What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?
The free Maine Community College program along with the Business Compact with the help of the Alfond Center in training our young and older Mainers for the jobs supporting our economy is exactly the type of program we need to prepare our state for the future. Even fortified more by the cooperation between our Community College System and our University System. What doesn’t work is our disjointed healthcare system because of the lack of a true national healthcare program.
As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?
Having served on the Labor Committee in my first term and looking to also join the Tax Committee in my second term, I feel my background gives me important insights to help the state reform our property tax system which has exacerbated affordability for many Mainers.
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 have followed the work of the Maine Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force headed by Sen. Nicole Grohoshki and Rep. Ann Matlock. Their work is not complete but has been thorough, and I do believe will offer valuable recommendations for reforming the system we now have.