Candidate for Maine House of Representatives - District 41 in 2018 Maine 2018 General Election.
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Get Startedhe best thing we can use to attract business investment is use Maine itself – those elements and assets that make us different from other states. We have astonishing natural beauty, excellent cultural resources, a great sense of place, and lots of unused infrastructure in the form of historic downtowns. Let's devise policies that capitalize on and continue to preserve those assets. Learn more
We need to make sure that our state policies encourage new agricultural trends (how about more schools buying local produce, for example?). We need to embrace the ideas of permaculture and make them mainstream. Learn more
We need to assure that education is accessible and affordable - and we absolutely can't forget that education is more than just job training. Learn more
We also need to focus on making sure effective pre-k educational opportunities continue to be strong and affordable, so our youngest citizens can enter school ready to learn. Learn more
A trained workforce depends on effective integration between the K-12 public schools, the community colleges, and our region's public and private universities. Learn more
I was a strong supporter of the Solar Energy bill that emerged from the 127th legislature and its ultimate defeat by only two votes was for me the greatest disappointment of my legislative service. A similar narrow defeat in the 128th has added further to that disappointment. I will continue to fight for clean and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels. Learn more
We can't abandon our hard-won environmental protections. I am honored to have been endorsed by Maine Conservation Voters, and have earned a 100% score on my environmental voting record over three terms. Learn more
thanks to careful work with the Department of Health and Human Services, I joined several area legislators to find a way to help preserve dental services for some of our most profoundly disabled residents following the closure of the Portland Dental Clinic. Learn more
I am also happy that we were able to defend critical funding to help new immigrants and asylum seekers get on their feet Learn more
I have been particularly proud of our efforts to fund bonds for transportation, harbor improvements, facilities at USM, and other infrastructure. Learn more
LD 1596(HP1100) An Act To Establish the Cannabis Advisory Commission Learn more
LD 1435(HP990) An Act To Ensure Transparency in the Distribution of Federal Block Grant Funds Learn more
LD 1094(HP768) An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Review of Subdivisions Learn more
LD 970(HP683) An Act To End Homelessness by Expanding Housing Support Services Learn more
LD 836(HP585) An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Build Maine's Workforce Development Capacity by Modernizing and Improving the Facilities and Infrastructure of Maine's Public Universities Learn more
LD 1778(HP1224) Resolve, Regarding Medicaid Reimbursement for Rehabilitation Hospitals Learn more
LD 391(HP282) An Act To Provide Funding for Maine Public Learn more
LD 837(HP586) An Act To Provide Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Operations of State Government Learn more
LD 842(HP591) Resolve, To Support Home Health Services Learn more
In a time of economic volatility, we need to assure that every government expenditure is handled as efficiently and strategically as possible. That said, we should not allow reckless cuts in our social service programs, which have recently been framed more in terms of imagined fraud than about poverty and real need. Learn more
In a time of economic volatility, we need to assure that every government expenditure is handled as efficiently and strategically as possible. That said, we should not allow reckless cuts in our social service programs, which have recently been framed more in terms of imagined fraud than about poverty and real need. Learn more
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