Former Majority Whip, Maine State House of Representatives

Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 55, 2016-2022

Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 67, 2006-2014

Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 67, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012

Selectperson, City of Bowdoinham, 2002-2006

Chair, City of Bowdoinham, 2004-2005

Former Member, Elections Committee, Maine State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Joint Committee on Taxation, Maine State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on Rules, Maine State House of Representatives

Vice President, Business Development, Kennebec River Sciences, 2011-present

Teacher, Inner City New York Schools, 1992-2008

Consulting Teacher, Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 75, 2000-2008

Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Maine, 2001-2004

Teacher, Central Park East Secondary School, 1992-2000

Teacher, Salomé Ureña Middle Academies, 1994-2000

Adjunct Professor, Lehman College, 1996-1999

Teaching Fellow, Central Park East Secondary School, 1992-1994

Research Assistant, Coalition of Essential Schools, 1989-1992

Member, Research Reinvestment Fund Advisory Board, University of Maine, 2015-present

Council Member, United Way, 2009-present

Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Member, Bowdoinham Children's Cooperative

Member, Bowdoinham Historical Society

Member, Citizens to Reduce Property Taxes Statewide

Member, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay

Member, Governor's Conference on Base Redevelopment

Member, Maine Children's Growth Council

Member, Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association

Member, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Member, Maine Snowmobile Association

Member, Merrymeeting Bay Business Association

Member, Merrymeeting Educators' Alliance

Member, Natural Resources Council of Maine

Board Member, Pineland Suzuki School

Member, Union of Concerned Scientists

Awards:

Northeast Clean Energy Council's Clean Energy Champion Award, 2017; ME Children's Alliance Director's "Giraffe" Award, 2014; ME Development Foundation President's Award, 2014; ME Conservation Voters' Environmental Champion Resolution, 2014; University of Maine Distinguished Policy Fellow, 2014; Friend of Youth in Care Award, 2014; Prevention Award, Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse, 2011; Healthy Air Leadership Award, Maine Lung Association, 2007; Hexter Award for Excellence in Teaching, Public Education Association, 1999; Featured classroom in "NYC's Best Middle Schools" (Soho Press, 1999); NYC Schools Chancellor "Caring Community" Award, 1998

Priority Issues:

1. Jobs, Jobs, Jobspollenation
Investing in businesses, innovation and Maine's future workforce

Focus on small, family-owned businesses
Build on the unique skills, resources and heritage of our region
Support education to prepare Maine's future citizens, workers, and leaders

2. Affordable Health Care
Increasing access to quality health care for every Mainer

Pay for primary, preventive care and healthy behaviors
Protect Mainers from greed and profit-taking in our health system
Move toward universal coverage & collective buying power

3. Responsible Fiscal Management
Recovering from the recession without mortgaging the future

Fix the leaky roof: Cut costs only where long-term savings will result; not where it will cost more later on!
Continue to balance the budget and keep debt service below 5% of overall spending
Invest in education and local food and energy to keep our dollars and workers here in Maine

4. Strong Families and Communities
Protecting consumers, workers and families

Guarantee public health and basic consumer protections
Ensure full and equal rights and treatment under law
Educate and empower our most vulnerable citizens

5. A Healthy Natural Heritage
Preserving quality of life and access to healthy woods and clean waters

Minimize the contamination of our air, soil and waters
Reward corporate and residential stewardship of shared resources
Ensure sustainable access to conservation land

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I am running because we need more voices for the underdogs. Our safety nets and ladders of opportunity have been weakened. Wages are low. Augusta keeps boosting corporate welfare and income tax breaks that mainly help the rich, while indirectly jacking up property taxes by stiffing schools and towns, which disproportionately hurts the working class, the middle class, and small businesses. Maine has huge potential. With a level playing field we will have stronger competition and a stronger economy.