Party affiliation: Independent

Date of birth: June 7, 1953

Hometown: Oxford

Occupation: CEO, Traffic Control, LCC

Education: Bachelor’s in public administration, University of Maine

Community organizations: Member, Patriot Guard, Oxford Fire and Police; volunteer, Christmas for Kids

Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Reading, writing, playing and teaching guitar

Family status: Married; two children

Years in the Legislature: None

Clean Election candidate?: No

1. I am faced with the incumbent who does not heed the will of the people (55 percent funding of schools) and promoting the homosexual agenda, and the other opponent who will spend every dollar that I get to put in my pocket as well as following suit with the H-agenda. Neither is pro-life. Neither is a choice for me.

2. It is impossible to list one over another. They include the protection of TABOR, for which I petitioned, repeal of LD 1196 (What is perceived sexual preference anyway?), lowering the tax burden, increasing competition in MEMIC and health care and much, much more.

3. The Taxpayers Bill of Rights, which I must say I had to read three times before I got it, will help our state dig ourselves out of our current mess. We need to do this to give our kids a chance in this state!

4. Anti-discrimination is a loose term that is thrown around to the degree people aren’t even allowed to vocalize an opinion. I have been a victim myself in this election with our own state laws. Abortion is an important issue. I still don’t understand what the baby did. The most innocent and yet they are the losers. I hope it is important. It needs to be important.

5. Dirigo allows us all to pay 100 to 200 to 300 percent more for health insurance. Dirigo allows men to pay for abortion riders. It allows our state to take all the excess taxes it took from us to pour into the bottomless pit called Dirigo. It forces a socialist failure onto Maine and, from what I’m observing, Maine people are not buying into nor are they really fooled by it. Talk about saving the children? Not.