Party affiliation: Republican

Date of birth: January 8, 1934

Hometown: Paris

Occupation: Retired shoe manufacturer

Education: Bachelor’s, Boston University

Community organizations: First Congregational Church

Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Playing with granddaughters; history.

Family status: Widower; four sons; three granddaughters

Years in the Legislature: Two

Clean Election candidate?: Yes

Committee assignments: Taxation

1. Simple. I consider myself very fortunate that three of my boys were able to find work in Maine. A lot of other parents and grandparents are not that fortunate and that is simply not right. I want to work hard to make Maine a place where our children can afford to live and work.

2. Making Maine more affordable for all of its citizens. We are the highest tax state in the country, yet Democrats continue to vote for higher spending and higher taxes and fees. We need to curtail spending. Since 1986, we have had a 600 percent spending increase while our population increased less than 5 percent.

3. The most positive effect of TABOR is that it will require the Legislature to live within its means rather than continuing to spending like a drunken sailor on shore leave. I have seen liberals in Augusta continue to turn a deaf ear to my calls for reduced spending and less taxes. TABOR is a step in the right direction.

4. I am a firm believer in personal responsibility. While social issues are important, in this election people should be focusing on what we need to do to keep businesses in Maine. Government does not add one penny to the economy, just taxes all of us on the money we earn.

5. Dirigo is a failed program and the governor should have the courage to deliver its last rites. How can we defend spending over $40 million for 1,600 “new” Mainers covered by this program? It is obscene spending. We should turn to New Hampshire, where people pay $900 a month for the same plan we are paying $1,700 for.