Education
I am a product of a public school education, from kindergarten through graduate school, with the exception of one year of catholic high school. I strongly support public education. Unfortunately, our system of public education has failed many young people and and along with it, the nation. This is most glaringly obvious in the failure […]
Sears Island
More than 15,000,000 tourists visited Maine in 2023. The tourism industry supports some 131,000 jobs and generates some $16.4 billion in economic impact. Tourism is dependent on Maine’s environment. Maine’s environment is Maine’s economy. Sears Island is a unique gem located in mid-coast Maine. The island and adjacent mainland could provide an excellent important tourist […]
Taxes
There is no question that millions of our state tax dollars are being improperly spent. I know this first-hand because I am the only gubernatorial candidate who is a former employee in Maine’s executive branch. I saw waste, inefficiency and misspent public monies. For example, Governor LePage did not want the DEP to do environmental […]
Government Effectiveness and Efficiency
Maine’s government is largely ineffective and inefficient. There is tremendous room for improvement. As a Maine state employee for nearly thirty years, I saw this first hand. Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive, holistic effort to identify and correct deficiencies. State government does not want one. If we improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government, we […]
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
We are all equal and diversity is a good thing. As of the 2020 national census, Maine had the lowest racial and ethnic diversity of all fifty states. As our world and our country are becoming more diverse, so is Maine. Diversity makes us a better state and we welcome it. As Maine grows more […]
Rebuilding Maine’s government
Maine’s state government is simply not working. It is the product of two centuries of partisan politics and centuries of band aids on a cancer. It needs to be rebuilt from the bottom up. Virtually all of the problems we face, from homelessness to hunger, lack of education, environmental degradation, economic uncertainties, etc. stem from […]
Pride and Gender Equality
We are all equal. In Maine, we are all welcome. We are all subject to the Maine and U.S. constitutions. I support the LGBTQ+ community. As governor, I will appoint a member of the LGBTQ+ community to a cabinet level position to serve as a direct liaison between the LGBTQ+ community and the governor’s office. […]
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Like thousands of Mainers, I am a mental health consumer. I take medications to help me to deal with depression and anxiety. I make no secret of this because I intend to lead by example. I intend to be open and honest because I believe this is what we need more of. How many thousands […]
Safety and Security
On October 25, 2023, Robert Card, using a semi-automatic rifle killed eighteen people and wounded thirteen more. This was the tenth worst mass shooting in U.S. history. It served as a wake-up call to Mainers who believed it couldn’t happen here. Well it could and it did. Robert Card was a white Mainer and a […]
Fish and Wildlife Management
Maine’s fish and wildlife resources are held in trust by the state for all Mainers. Like much of Maine’s government, the system of fish and wildlife management is rigged to benefit the government and the favored special interests. In this case it is those who hunt, fish and trap (i.e. consumptive users). For example, the […]