What is one new policy that the state should embrace to make housing easier to build and afford?
We need to start by reducing permitting requirements for new home construction.
Transmission lines, solar incentives and offshore wind development have been controversial over the past several years. What steps should Maine take to meet growing demand for electricity?
Our public policy focus should be lowering the price of energy, not pushing an ideology or lining the pockets of so-called green energy corporations.
Should the state make changes to its tax laws? If so, outline your priorities.
We need to start by Capping property taxes increases.
Democrats in Augusta have spent every dollar that has been collected from taxes. Maine has seen historic surpluses and instead of cutting income tax rates or giving a refund to Maine people, Democrats are spending it, mostly on new programs and increased transfer payments largely in the form of cash welfare.
We are closing in on the one-year anniversary of the Lewiston mass shooting. Are further legislative responses required around guns, mental health, supporting victims and families or other policy areas?
We need to invest in real solutions for mental health. This includes treatment facilities, counseling services, and dedicated law enforcement. The investigation into the Lewiston tragedy has revealed that those lives were lost because our current system failed. We must provide robust service for people who are mentally ill while maintaining a system that balances due process and public safety with regard to our 2nd Amendment rights.
Describe a unique attribute or area of focus that you will bring to the Legislature.
Common sense attitude towards government and a desire to give a hand up not a hand out.
Desire to help those who need it most, yet ensure our resources are properly allocated to Mainers not illegals or “New Mainers”. We need to put Seniors, disabled and
Veterans at the front of the line not the back.