Name: Thomas Williams

Party: Democrat

Hometown: Mexico

Hobbies: Outside of work, I tend to be a person to take things as they come. I enjoy road trips, keeping up with friends and learning new things. I take pride in enhancing my knowledge about topics I may not know and really develop myself to be a well-rounded individual.

Can you talk a little bit about your background? What do you do for work?

My work experience is quite diverse. Upon graduation from high school, I worked as a youth training and project coordinator with the Maine Youth Action Network. My primary role was to travel to work with students and their advisers to teach advocacy and healthy partnership skills. I also had to track participation rates and have an outreach to communities that were not represented. After that, I worked in the technology field as a network technician and support specialist where customer service was a priority. Finally, and currently, I’m working in the social work field as a mental health case manager, serving Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties.

How do you feel your work experience qualifies you for the position?

Throughout my various jobs, there has been a theme of customer service, record keeping, and project management. If elected, I will continue to use and expand on the skills I have acquired to ensure that the needs of the residents have been met. Record keeping and proper documentation have been two large pieces of my job in the past five years and these are the skills that will help with the position of register of deeds.

What are some things you’d like to accomplish, if elected?

The biggest change to the position compared to past years is the consolidation of the two register of deeds positions in Oxford County. Moving into the next year, I’d like to continue the work of the consolidation and ensure that the needs of the county are met. Furthermore, I’d like to continue with ensuring the integrity of our storage solutions and backups of all of the records which track the rich history of our county.

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In 2017, I was elected to the Board of Selectmen in Mexico and also served on the Oxford County Budget Committee. I really enjoy working with the people in my community and addressing needs that have been brought forward while thinking of other ways to serve them.

Note: In 2015, Thomas Williams was charged with misdemeanor unlawful sexual touching, assault and violating conditions of release. A year later, he pleaded guilty to the assault charge; the remaining charges were dismissed. In 2014, Williams was charged with two counts of felony arson and misdemeanor criminal mischief in connection with a fire at the University of Southern Maine  in 2012. As part of a plea deal, the arson charges were dismissed and he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor on a deferred disposition. After a year, that charge was dismissed. This information was obtained from court records and a criminal background check.

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