{"id":11778,"date":"2026-09-25T19:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/scott-craig\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:42","slug":"scott-craig","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/scott-craig\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Craig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Unsuccessfully sought House District 135 seat in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. Education: 74% of Maine\u2019s fourth graders don\u2019t read at grade level. I\u2019ll work across the aisle to set goals, provide resources and hold leaders accountable to fix this. \n2. Energy: Maine has the fourth-highest electric prices in the country. I\u2019ll renegotiate corporate rates for net energy billing and increase Canadian hydropower. \n3. Taxes: Maine has the fourth-highest tax burden in the country. I\u2019ll also work to pass no state tax on tips, overtime and Social Security. Let\u2019s give hardworking Mainers a break!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I\u2019m running because Maine deserves a legislature focused on solving the state\u2019s major challenges, not constant partisan fighting. Most Mainers agree that we need to improve education, lower taxes and energy costs, make healthcare more affordable, and protect our environment. I\u2019ll work with both parties to address these priorities.<\/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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Maine\u2019s on the right track by preserving open spaces. \nMaine\u2019s on the wrong track by trying to explain away the largest educational decline in the country, rather than identifying what\u2019s not working and addressing that.<\/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\u2019ll make a difference for my constituents by building connections with my fellow legislators and finding common ground to address the obstacles facing the state. Professionally, I worked with people around the world to solve complex business problems. I\u2019ll take a similar approach in the Legislature.<\/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\u2019d propose reducing the corporate reimbursement rate for net energy billing to reduce energy costs for residents and businesses. In the short term, I\u2019ll advocate for adopting no taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5096,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Scott","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"Everton","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Craig","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":11777,"voter_guide_candidate_age":65,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Supply chain executive (retired)","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"Married to Suzanne Craig, with two children, Michael and Betsy. Retired supply chain executive with Hannaford\/Ahold Delhaize, Amazon and Procter & Gamble. Currently a substitute teacher for Regional School Unit 21.","voter_guide_candidate_education":"B.A. in communications and history, University of Southern Maine; MSB, Husson University","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1wu2oOHjnou7YWFkHhFmZutZ1dLVjQUSL","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[466],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-11778","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-independent"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11778","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\/11778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11779,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11778\/revisions\/11779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=11778"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=11778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}