{"id":12527,"date":"2026-09-25T19:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/stephanie-anderson-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:10:32","slug":"stephanie-anderson-2","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/stephanie-anderson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Elected Cumberland County district attorney in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014; elected to state Senate District 29 in 2022; Cape Elizabeth Town Council, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My top priorities are workforce housing, improved cell service across town, and maintaining essential services while limiting property tax increases. Rising taxes are making it harder for longtime residents to remain in Cape Elizabeth, and I want to help identify practical ways to ease that burden. Strengthening infrastructure and supporting housing options will help keep the community accessible and resilient.<\/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 I care deeply about this community, and serving on the Town Council has been both rewarding and constructively challenging. Cape Elizabeth is strongest when its leadership reflects a range of experiences and perspectives. I want to continue contributing to that balance and help ensure thoughtful, collaborative decision-making.<\/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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Our biggest challenge is the growing difficulty residents face in staying here. The recent property revaluation sharply increased home values, and many longtime residents are struggling with affordability. Our biggest opportunity is our strong community spirit. Cape Elizabeth has a deep tradition of volunteerism, and we can leverage that to support one another and strengthen the town.<\/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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Our strong volunteerism and commitment to protecting natural resources make this a great community for residents and visitors. The one area that needs improvement is community engagement. That requires a stronger, more consistent communication plan. Enhancing communication is already a priority, and I\u2019m serving on a working group to update our communications and public information strategy to identify gaps, improve outreach, and support broader community involvement.<\/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. Cape Elizabeth needs more workforce housing. It\u2019s a real problem when the people who teach our children, protect our community and support our town operations can\u2019t afford to live here. I also support more small-scale business development. A vibrant town center has long been a community goal, and thoughtful growth in housing and local businesses would strengthen the town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12837,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Stephanie","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Anderson","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":12412,"voter_guide_candidate_age":74,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"retired attorney","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"I previously served 28 years as Cumberland County district attorney and am again running for that office. Many town councilors work while serving, and I\u2019m confident I can manage both roles effectively.","voter_guide_candidate_education":"Marshwood High School (Eliot); B.A., University of Maine at Orono; JD, University of Maine School of Law","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1rhCTBUxKf4_UFhbmkRq7WOgpGq-S_dW2","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[1186],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-12527","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-non-partisan"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12527","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":2,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12838,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12527\/revisions\/12838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=12527"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=12527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}