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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Currently serving first two-year term representing Maine House District 129. Served as deputy mayor of Saco in 2024 and as Saco\u2019s Ward 1 city councilor from 2017 to 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First, growing good jobs and a skilled workforce by strengthening training, apprenticeships and vocational rehabilitation so every Mainer can find stable work. Second, lowering the cost of living, especially housing and energy, for working families and seniors. Third, honoring our veterans and supporting the workers on the front lines of Maine's economy through fair wages, safe conditions and access to care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I am running to keep fighting for the Saco I love and the working people who make our state strong. As a Marine, a social worker and someone who has spent my career helping people find and keep good jobs, I know that government works best when it delivers real results. I want to keep bringing that practical, problem-solving approach to Augusta and standing up for veterans, working families and seniors.<\/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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Right track: Maine has made real progress investing in workforce training, apprenticeships and career pathways that connect people to good jobs, which is exactly the kind of work I do every day. Wrong track: The cost of living, especially the shortage of affordable housing, is outpacing what working families and seniors can afford. Too many people who want to live and work here are being priced out, and we must build more homes and lower everyday costs.<\/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 focus on committee work and constituent service, where one legislator can move the needle. On the Labor Committee, I bring frontline experience in workforce development and vocational rehabilitation to shape bills that expand training, apprenticeship and job access for Mainers, including veterans and people with disabilities. I also measure success one constituent at a time, cutting through red tape to solve real problems, from a delayed benefit to a barrier to work.<\/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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I would work to make law a Maine Workforce Opportunity Act that guarantees every unemployed or underemployed adult access to a paid training or apprenticeship pathway tied to an in-demand career, with wraparound supports like transportation and childcare that too often keep people from finishing. Pairing skilled workers with employers who cannot fill jobs eases the labor shortage, raises wages and answers the economic anxiety families feel about steady, good-paying work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7264,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Marshall","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"F","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Archer","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":11683,"voter_guide_candidate_age":44,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Workforce services program manager, Goodwill Northern New England","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"Marine Corps veteran, twice deployed to Iraq. Lifelong Saco resident, social worker and workforce development professional focused on veterans, working families and economic opportunity.","voter_guide_candidate_education":"Bachelor of Social Work, University of Southern Maine; Master of Social Work, University of New England; currently pursuing Master of Business Administration, University of Maine (expected October 2026)","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1ktiQuIVbbLqFzy34xWsCEimpZLg5i_BY","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[1073],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-11684","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-democratic"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11684","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\/11684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11685,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11684\/revisions\/11685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=11684"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=11684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}