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Ever since Sen. Angus King publicly questioned whether Donald Trump had the right temperament to be president, I’ve taken a close look at every candidate’s temperament.
I have been somewhat acquainted with Josh Gerritsen since his college years and can attest that, based on my personal experiences, and what I’ve learned from others, in addition to all his many abilities, Josh has the temperament I’m desiring in someone who will represent me, our towns, and our issues in Augusta as a state representative from the Camden-Rockport area.
I clearly remember the summer I saw Josh and another fellow college student on Camden’s Main Street sitting behind card tables with bobble heads of the two presidential candidates running that year. The sign invited people to stop by and talk, and many accepted the invitation to discuss their own choices and reasons. The conversations were respectful, spirited, and humorous at times. I don’t recall that the fellows were particularly partisan; the young men were there to listen.
To me this effort showed some real initiative and was a sincere, creative and quite brilliant way to establish and participate in civic dialog while perhaps encouraging people to make more informed decisions come November.
My estimation of Josh’s temperament was formed that day, and nothing that I’ve seen, heard or read about him has in any way changed my mind. And I concur with King that especially In these hyper political times, temperament counts!
Mary Orear
Rockport