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Campaign Phone
2074232556
Finance Type
Maine Clean Elections
Campaign Endorsements
Equality Maine, Maine AFL-CIO, MEA, Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, Maine People's Alliance, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, Planned Parenthood, Wabanaki Alliance.
Maine has a demographic and economic sustainability problem. As the oldest state in the nation, tens of thousands of Mainers will retire just as demand rises for health care, long-term care and other support services, leaving fewer workers to meet the growing need. Housing compounds that problem: when workers can't afford to live near jobs our communities need filled, employers, farms and small businesses struggle to hire. Affordability, workforce shortages, housing and access to services are parts of the same problem. Building resilience means investing in housing, infrastructure, workforce development and support services together. Policy must address today's pressures without worsening the long-term challenges already taking shape.
Arundel, Dayton and Lyman appear wealthier on paper than year-round residents can sustain, putting pressure on land-rich/cash-poor households so common in rural communities. Housing isn't just shelter; it's workforce infrastructure. When workers can't live near jobs, longer commutes magnify rising fuel costs, families have fewer child-care options, farms and businesses can't find the workers they need, and fewer households share the cost of maintaining the local infrastructure. These challenges call for partnerships that center local knowledge and inform meaningful decision-making. Towns need the tools, flexibility and resources to turn that knowledge into workable solutions that allow small communities to thrive.
As the youngest of 12 born to a working-class family, I was raised on a small family farm in Arundel and have lived my whole life in this community that raised me. In my 26 years of small-business ownership, I’ve served families, built connections and formed lasting relationships through small acts of trust. My goal isn't recognition; public office is about service over status and serving well requires the principles, integrity and humility to remain accountable. Mainers are practical people and regardless of our differences, we'll choose leadership qualities over political party any day—something I’ve heard repeated in hundreds of conversations with neighbors while knocking on doors in my community.
