Sen. Margaret Craven is a very dedicated ranking member of the Health and Human Services Committee. She understands the critical importance of providing quality and affordable health care here in Maine.

She has worked tirelessly to ensure that all Mainers, regardless of income, have access to the care they need. This is the main reason why she led the charge against some of the more severe cuts to health care services for low and moderate income Mainers. She recognized that the Republican proposals for the Department of Health and Human Services budget were senseless and without consideration for the less fortunate and the sick.

Her common sense approach, as well as her understanding of the intricacies of health care policy, make her an excellent and well-informed candidate to represent the residents of Lewiston.

I support Sen. Margaret Craven for the state Senate.

Aliette Couturier, Lewiston