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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Raymond Selectboard – 2021, lost \nRaymond Budget Finance Committee – 2021-2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Constituent services. Give me a call and I\u2019ll be the friendly voice on the other end of the line doing my best to help you.\n\n– Schools. We need teachers in our classrooms; we\u2019re coming up short on that. We all need our kids to have a world-class education (we all need doctors who can read!)\n– Emergency services. The issues facing our emergency services are bigger than any one town or region can solve alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I have a 3 year old. I want schools and jobs to be there when she needs them. I\u2019m looking ahead at the next 40 years of her life in Maine and hoping it will be ready for her to thrive here. I have to do whatever I can to support her, and the way to do that is to support my neighbors and work towards communities that we can all thrive in over the course of our lives. I\u2019ve seen the struggle of medical care, childcare, the job market, rising costs.<\/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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– Feeding every school child is a huge way that we\u2019re on the right track. A hungry belly stops a mind from growing, and we need every kid who\u2019s from here to thrive.\n– Our property taxes price out our seniors and working families. Same with our income taxes. If you make $64,450 a year, each dollar feels different than if you make $999,999 a year. Right now, you\u2019re taxed the same. We have to add in\nnuance so more of us are able to make it here.<\/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 will vote yes on property tax reform that helps resident homeowners stay in their\ncommunities.\nI will support firefighters and EMS workers.\nI will take every call and answer every email.\nI don\u2019t care where an idea comes from, if it\u2019s good, I\u2019ll go with it.<\/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 way our laws structure property taxes means the Marriott and Marge, living in a camp for the last 50 years, are taxed the same. I will support the effort to change that, so there can be nuance in how properties are taxed, and the burden can be shifted off our seniors especially. Looking at your tax bill and wondering if you\u2019ll be able to stay in your home shouldn\u2019t be part of the yearly budgeting process!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5070,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Abigail","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Geer","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":11851,"voter_guide_candidate_age":41,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Community organizer","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"I grew up in Maine, where I learned to help however I could. I have a varied resume, from property management to executive assistant in a top private school. My toddler has me focused on the future!","voter_guide_candidate_education":"Bachelor's in English language and literature - Gordon College Master's in library and information science - Simmons College","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1W4y4n8n5GmyNO78s0LrmTKDuifBO6pVP","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[1073],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-11852","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\/11852","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\/11852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11853,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/11852\/revisions\/11853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=11852"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=11852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}