Office Sought: Representative – District 28
Age: 46
Occupation: Business development manager
Education: Portland High School ’88; Maine Maritime Academy ’94
Family: Married with 2 children
Hometown: Scarborough
Political experience
Scarborough Board of Education 2012 – 15 (Finance Chair 2012 -15)
Scarborough Town Council 2015 – Present (Finance and Energy Committee’s)
Why are you running for office?
I am running for office because I believe that our current representative has proven time and again through her voting record that she chooses to put the needs of her political party above those of our community. We need representatives who will work across the aisle and across the State in order to solve the real challenges facing our communities. Complex issues such as Drug Addition, education and tax reform are resolved through civil, respectful and meaningful action, not through political rhetoric.
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Income Tax: Gov. LePage would like to lower Maine’s income tax rate and eventually eliminate it, by increasing the state’s sales tax and expanding it across a broader range of goods and services. Do you support this proposal?
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Background Checks: Do you support background checks for privately sold firearms in Maine?
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Minimum Wage: In light of the ballot question facing voters this fall, do you support raising the state’s minimum wage from $7.50 to $12 an hour by 2020?
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Marijuana: Do you support legalization of marijuana for recreational use?
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Addiction/Overdoses: Do you believe the state is doing enough in response to the rise in heroin/opiate addiction and overdoses? If not, what else should be done?
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