{"id":11579,"date":"2026-09-25T19:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/kerryl-lee-clement\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:38:03","slug":"kerryl-lee-clement","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/kerryl-lee-clement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerryl Lee Clement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lewiston City Council, Ward 6, 2020-2023, City Council President 2023 Lost re-election bid 2023. Ran for State Rep. in 2024 losing to incumbent in very close race by 0.7%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. Returning Lewiston to its former existence as a safe place by dealing with violence, drugs, homelessness issues. 2. Eliminating the huge amount of fraud (theft) from our entitlement programs. 3. Making Maine, and therefore Lewiston, more affordable by addressing costs and taxes that are drowning the average family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It should be obvious, but I am running as I\u2019ve seen the damage caused by the lack of effective leadership in Maine and Lewiston\u2019s representatives of Maine government. One party rule has been a complete and utter disaster!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I\u2019m at a loss to immediately identify one way Maine is on the right track. I see us heading in the wrong direction on every important issue. We are moving away from a law-and-order society and refusing to require accountability and responsibility. We are providing services for non-citizens at an amount that is simply unsustainable and not verifying eligibility for services and privileges currently required by law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I\u2019m at a loss to immediately identify one way Maine is on the right track. I see us heading in the wrong direction on every important issue. We are moving away from a law-and-order society and refusing to require accountability and responsibility. We are providing services for non-citizens at an amount that is simply unsustainable and not verifying eligibility for services and privileges currently required by law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Surveys show the economy is the top concern of voters. What is a specific proposal addressing Maine voters\u2019 economic anxieties that you\u2019d work to make law?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The economy matters, but safety matters too. When people do not feel safe in their communities, they are less likely to get involved. Too often, city leaders seem to view spending taxpayer dollars as the only solution to every problem. Meanwhile, MaineCare covers nearly a 1\/4 of the population, 21% to 24% of taxable property is owned by tax-exempt nonprofits and an oversized education system graduates only 73% of its students. Our entire tax system needs to be revamped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12859,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Kerryl","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"Lee","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Clement","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":11578,"voter_guide_candidate_age":0,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Retired law enforcement & public safety officer and executive, Current Bail Commissioner, Maine Judicial Branch","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"45 years\u2019 experience in my chosen profession. Married to Lewiston native 54 years, 2 adult children, 4 grandchildren. Retired Deputy Police Chief-Augusta, Police Chief and Chief Deputy Sheriff in NH.","voter_guide_candidate_education":"AS Criminal Justice, University of Maine; Maine Criminal Justice Academy, NH Police Standards and Training Council Academy; Babson Command Institute; National Fire Academy; KVVTI, Critical Care EMT with ACLS and PHTLS Certification","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1aue7OnIClYVj_pBHM6tNpF352t365sbw","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[564],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-11579","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-republican"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11580,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11579\/revisions\/11580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=11579"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=11579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}