Issues

Economy

• Support tax reductions for families, retirees, and pensioners.
• Support legislation to lower property tax.
• Support business-friendly policies to help local businesses and to attract new companies. This will provide good paying jobs which Maine sorely needs. More opportunities will also help keep our young people in Maine.
• Protect lobster men and women. There is no evidence substantiating that they are responsible for right whale deaths.
• Protect our farmers.

Childcare and Health Coverage

• Expand access to childcare. Research shows that in Maine, 70% of children under the age of 6 have parents in the workforce.
• Increase mental healthcare to help Maine’s children.
• Expand preventive care to assist families and prevent child abuse and maltreatment.
• Ensure all families and children have affordable health coverage.

Housing

• Support affordable housing while respecting local control
• Address homelessness and its underlying causes. The current system is broken.

Education

• Increase tech teachings in schools and universities. Maine doesn’t have enough coders and engineers to meet the demands of today’s technological world.
• Increase trade and vocational educational programs in Maine’s high schools.
• Support our kids, teachers, and parental rights.

Public Assistance

• Ensure public assistance system is strong for those who need it while incentivizing personal independence and personal growth for able bodied persons.
• Protect both taxpayers and those who truly need public assistance by cracking down on fraud and abuse.

Provide Quality and Affordable Health Care for Seniors

• Protect our vulnerable seniors by increasing the funding and reimbursement rates at nursing homes and long-term facilities.
• Reduce health care costs. Recognize health care workers and medical licenses from other jurisdictions.

Environment

• Support the protection of our environment.

Women

• Support women’s rights.
• Protect victims of assault and domestic violence.