Who better to drive the final nail in Maine's proverbial coffin than a lawyer/former state rep/Baldacci crony?

John Richardson has been a flaming failure in the current DECD position. His department has no detailed accountability, and this would be proven if audited. He has hired friends & family into overpaid positions at DECD - Jimmy Cook and Pat Eltman. (What ethics?) He's already sleeping with the unions and he certainly isn't qualified to lead our State of Maine... hence, this campaign should be interesting.

A democrat as an economic developer? Talk about an oxymoron.

Govt 2big is right again.. to add to that richardson is another political hack like most of the folks running...right now the state needs someone with business backround that actually ran a business...also let's have a non lawyer....someone from the private sector with no union ties...only former legilator with some common sense is Peter Mills...he might be better to be on the cabinet of a gov to help him or her get stuff done with the legilative folks..

Ho hum, another self serving dumb dumb wants to be governor. This one is a real bad penny if you check is history and record.

Start by dumping the corrupt flow of government support into wind farms and put Joe the Weatherizer back to work.

Looks like the Mafia is involved in wind - see the Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1212055

Gov2Big maybe you should step up to the plate seeing how you have all the answers!!!

Richardson is the worst possible candidate. He is from the inner circle of democrat power players. Everything will be business as usual with this guy. Candidate number 22 is not a welcome addition to the race.

Here's how to pick Maine's next governor...(this works most elections - Maine sheeple are predictable)

1. Do they have a "D" after their name?

2. Are they a member of the bar?

3. Tax-and-spend?

4. Augusta insider?

5. Never really had what ya call a "real job".

Add 'em up and you have the next occupant of the Blaine House!

Before stating Maine residents are predictable go to the following link and look at the party breakdown for Maine's governors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Maine

A question for Mr. Miller: You listed all the democrats running. Why not a list of ALL the people running?

Is there "Economic and Community Development" in Maine?

OrangeCyclist - I looked at the breakdown...the last 16 years prove my point. Angus King=moonbat. John Baldacci=über-moonbat.

Jock was no better, Joe Brennan was okay.

OK This is a joke right???? Baldacci's economic development commissioner runnoing for Govenor!!!! LOL The state has done so well in his hands already right! John Richardson PLEASE GO AWAY!

Richardson has been in the political scene in Augusta for the last decade. What in the last 10 years has been positive coming out of Augusta? He has nothing notworthy regarding any economic properity.

He's been DECD heads of long enough to make a positive impact on the Maine business scene and has done nothing.

Is this the best Maine has to offer???

Nice advertisement for the democratic candidates for governor...way to be 'objective' and stay silent on the other candidates - not!

All 21 of these people don't have what Maine needs. Hire a non lawyer. Get someone in the state house that will help the people of Maine instead of lining their own pockets with our money.