{"id":12377,"date":"2026-09-25T19:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/fran-hudson\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:49","slug":"fran-hudson","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/fran-hudson\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran Hudson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Town council 2020 (lost), Town council 2023 (won), currently in office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To keep taxes and spending under control while making sure Winslow continues to provide the services residents need. \nPublic safety and essential services. Continue improving police, fire, and emergency medical services, and address issues that affect the safety and quality of life of our residents. \nEncourage responsible development. Maintain our infrastructure, address vacant and dangerous properties and support programs and community activities that make Winslow a great place to live.<\/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 proven results for my last 3 years on the council, and would like to continue to do more. I have been instrumental in dissolving the public safety department, worked to ensure paramedics on our ambulances, worked on addressing unhoused encampments, been fiscally responsible, initiated KVCAP transportation services, and offered a compromise between the school board and town council that benefited both the school and residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What is the biggest challenge facing your town\/county? The biggest opportunity?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The biggest challenge is balancing the increasing cost of running our town with the financial burden on our taxpayers. We need to continue providing the services our residents expect while making responsible choices about spending. The biggest opportunity would be working together to make Winslow stronger by supporting responsible growth, attracting and retaining businesses, improving our infrastructure and continuing to invest in the schools, people and services that make Winslow great.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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If you could change one thing about how the town\/county functions, what would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If I could change one thing, it would be to improve the town\u2019s long-term planning for infrastructure. I would like to see a clear, multi-year plan for roads, town buildings, equipment, and other major needs, so we can budget for them ahead of time instead of waiting until problems become urgent and more expensive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Do you support more development \u2013 i.e. more housing construction and business building in your town\/county? Why or why not?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Yes, I support responsible development because it can strengthen Winslow\u2019s tax base, create jobs, and support local businesses. Development should be planned carefully so our infrastructure and taxpayers are not unnecessarily burdened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7210,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Fran","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Hudson","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":12375,"voter_guide_candidate_age":66,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Semi retired\/Colby College security","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"Council chair past two years, involved with charter committee, Winslow community events committee, council finance committee, review and approval of treasurer's warrants, ambulance committee","voter_guide_candidate_education":"High school, KVCC, CNA, CRMA, EMT, Quality assurance officer, emergency medical dispatcher","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1buktMcexN3gQ-6e9ZXBMaK0s-_h2ajso","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[564],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-12377","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\/12377","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\/12377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12378,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12377\/revisions\/12378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=12377"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=12377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}