What is one new policy that the state should embrace to make housing easier to build and afford?
Reversing the property tax increases supported by my opponent last session. These include
reinstating The Property Tax Stabilization Act for Senior Citizens; the scheduled increases in the homestead property tax credit, and the Municipal Property Tax levy that gave us protections against rapid increases above wage growth.
We also need to increase supply by lowering the red tape to new construction. Regulations account for 25% of the cost of all new single home construction and 40% of apartments.

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?
The solar farms are contaminating farmland, displacing our wildlife and affecting our tourism dollars. The top of our hills are being chopped off to support Windmills. In 2019, LD 1494 was passed. This law put all our electric power in a toxic basket, stating that 80% of our electricity shall be produced from solar and windmill farms by 2030 and 100% by 2050. This has been a windfall for Solar Farm Companies, as they know we have to pay for their expensive electricity whether we want it or not. They can produce this electricity for as low as 5 cents a kilowatt, then sell it to us for up to 20 cents a kilowatt. We need to repeal LD 1494 and diversify how we get our electricity. I support hydroelectric power from Canada, which is actual green power and affordable.
Should the state make changes to its tax laws? If so, outline your priorities.
Our sales tax should not be touched and is fine at 5.5%. Our property taxes though, are going through the roof, causing grief for homeowners and renters. The 2023 – 2025 budget repealed the popular “Property Tax Stabilization Act for Senior Citizens” and our “Increases in Homestead Exemption.” LD 2102, “An Act to Support Municipalities by Repealing the Law Limiting the Municipal Property Tax Levy,” supported Municipalities, not Mainers. I thought our Representatives were supposed to support us! These property tax relief takeaways were voted “yes” by Representative Dodge, helping property taxes increase by as much as double digits. I will support District 39 by pushing to reinstate these three tax relief laws as a starting point to reducing our incredibly high property taxes.
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?
Laws affect law abiding citizens, not criminals or persons suffering from mental health conditions they are intended to deter. If a criminal or mental patient wants a gun, he’s going to get one, regardless of any law. I know this as a retired peace officer. There are a lot of civilians that don’t understand and believe laws restricting gun ownership will fix the problem of this small percentage of gun abusing people. Unfortunately, laws don’t and won’t. However, there’s nothing wrong with legislation regarding gun safety though but we must be weary of stomping on law abiding citizens constitutional rights.
Describe a unique attribute or area of focus that you will bring to the Legislature.
I will bring representation to the people of District 39, not government representation as evidenced by the three property tax relief law takeaways; the bypassing of the “appropriations committee” with legislation that has given us a $500 million dollar deficit or the vote entering our State into the “Popular Vote Interstate Compact,” which in the future will give away our 4 electoral college votes to the Presidential Candidate who wins the national popular vote. It’s time for change. It’s time for the people of District 39 to have Representation, a person that will work for them. I will bring this to the Legislature and in doing so, support legislation that helps, not hurts, the people of District 39.