Party affiliation: Republican

Date of birth: July 26, 1944

Hometown: Livermore Falls

Occupation: Retired community banker and former adjust professor of business at UMF

Education: Bachelor’s in economics, Colby College; MBA, USM; Graduate School of Banking at Williams College; Theta Class, Leadership Maine.

Community organizations: Deacon and church moderator, First Baptist Church; chairman, SAD 36 Board of Directors; founder, president and EMT, CES Ambulance; trustee, Franklin Health Network; chairman, Evergreen Behavioral Services; trustee, Tri-Town Medical Foundation; chairman, Androscoggin Fund (Maine Community Development Foundation); ski patrol head and former president, Spruce Mountain Ski Club; member and umpire, Babe Ruth Baseball; former coach, football announcer and official, Area Youth Sports; umpire and treasurer, West Central Maine ASA; former president of state umpires, Maine Baseball Association; volunteer, Norlands Living History Center; member, Androscoggin Council of Governments Revolving Loan Committee; member, Jay/Livermore/Livermore Falls Chamber, Legislature Committee; member, Independent Community Bankers Association of Maine; member, Independent Community Bankers Association; member, ABA Churches of Maine Board of Directors; volunteer, Literacy Volunteers, March of Dimes, Red Cross and others.

Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Tennis, skiing, chess, music and reading. Avid Red Sox fan! Enjoy officiating local baseball and softball games.

Family status: Married; two children; five grandchildren

Years in the Legislature: None

Clean Election candidate?: No

1. I am sincerely concerned with the direction this state has taken. We have created a business climate that discourages economic growth and, hence, limits good jobs. Our tax policies are driving capitalists and entrepreneurs elsewhere. It is time to think outside of the box and try new ideas.

2. Tax reform and economic development, as well as attacking the spiraling medical costs.

3. I support TABOR. The potential positive effects significant outweigh any potential downside. The positive is that more power is given to the people to rein the unbridled spending lobby. Maine cannot continue to be one of the highest taxed states in the U.S. Change is never easy, but we cannot conduct our business as we have always done.

4. No one should be discriminated against for reasons of ethnicity, religion, color of skin, sexual orientation, etc. We all need to respect our fellow human beings. America and Maine do not have room for bigotry. Marriage by definition is the uniting of a man and a woman. Abortion as a means of birth control is wrong and to wrap it up as a choice is ludicrous.

5. Certainly, the several thousand folks who have utilized Dirigo have benefited. But, the costs of same are prohibitive and we are all paying too much for this ill-conceived idea. The recent revelation of the huge salaries being “earned” for the administration of Dirigo is part of the trouble. Perhaps opening the door to real competition and the free marketplace would do wonders for us.

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