1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- No
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- No
2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- No
3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No
4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- A tax increase should be progressive, with the wealthy paying more and the poorest paying less.
1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- Yes
2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- No
5. Do you support prohibiting out-of-state contributions to state ballot initiative committees?
- Yes
6. Do you support repealing Maine's ranked-choice primary election system?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No
2. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
3. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
4. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No
5. Should the legal age for purchasing tobacco products be twenty-one years of age?
- Yes
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
- No Answer
4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- No
6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Maine?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- I could not answer yes or no to question c. The answers would be complicated and dependent on which regulations were were in question.
1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in Maine?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Maine high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- The state should fund public schools to the level requested in voter referendum several years ago.
1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes
3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- No
4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- Yes
2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through Maine's health care programs?
- Yes
3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes
4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- Yes
5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- Yes
6. Other or expanded principles
- I am for universal health care for ALL Maine residents, provided by the State (with tax increases as needed). Our present health care system needs to be completely revamped, and divorced from employer required insurance, and and from insurance company dictates. This would not be more expensive in the long run, as employer and individual premiums would be eliminated and with a single payer could be more efficiently financially managed.
1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Maine's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Maine's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
3. Do you support greater efforts by Maine state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My top priority if elected is to promote universal health care. (see my note in the health care section) I also strongly support measures to improve educational opportunities for our young people; if they are better educated they can obtain better jobs and this improves economic development. It also encourages companies looking for a well educated work force to come to Maine. I also want to work to protect our environment and decrease factors affecting global warming.