{"id":13955,"date":"2026-10-06T20:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/?post_type=candidate&#038;p=13955"},"modified":"2026-10-06T20:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:51:43","slug":"joshua-peter-primiano","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/joshua-peter-primiano\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Peter Primiano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-900e0254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did not respond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-900e0254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housing availability and affordability, particularly for the young; business development, to incentivize more businesses to establish in Hampden and grow the tax base beyond homeowners; balancing the town budget, to align municipal priorities with taxpayer goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-900e0254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To acquaint myself with my town and fellow taxpayers; to learn how I can serve my local community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-900e0254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">What is the biggest challenge facing your town\/county? The biggest opportunity?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maine faces a serious housing shortage, particularly true in Penobscot County around the Bangor area. This is also an opportunity: fast-track housing projects, expand the tax base by courting business investment, and make life more affordable for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-900e0254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">If you could change one thing about how the town\/county functions, what would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did not respond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-900e0254 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Do you support more development \u2013 i.e. more housing construction and business building in your town\/county? 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We must build more housing, of all types, to address this structural issue; and make it easier for businesses to invest in our communities, to offset the tax burden on homeowners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Joshua","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Primiano","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":13953,"voter_guide_candidate_age":35,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Account Manager","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"","voter_guide_candidate_education":"MA, University of Chicago; BA, St. John's College","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_state":0,"voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":1,"voter_guide_candidate_time_in_area":"","voter_guide_candidate_website":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","voter_guide_candidate_incumbent_years":"","voter_guide_candidate_is_clean_elections":false,"footnotes":""},"vg_party":[564],"vg_residence_municipality":[455],"class_list":["post-13955","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","hentry","vg_party-republican","vg_residence_municipality-hampden"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/13955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/13955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=13955"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=13955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}