Candidate profile

NAME VINTON E. CASSIDY ADDRESS Box 75, Carson Road, Calais OFFICE SOUGHT Maine Senate, District 7, Republican. AGE AND BIRTHPLACE 46, Eastport OCCUPATION Drafting instructor, Washinton County Technical College. EDUCATION Calais High School, Northern Maine Technical College, University of Southern Maine, B.S. Vocational Education. ELECTED OFFICES HELD Calais City Council, Mayor, City of Calais. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Member Maine Christmas Tree Growers Association, MTA, Calais Lions Club, American Legion Post 3, Small Woodlot Owners Association, St. Croix Historical Society, Calais Rod and Gun Club, Maine Jaycees Outstanding Young Man Award.

MOST PRESSING PROBLEM FACING YOUR DISTRICT: Solid waste, the loss of jobs, over regulation from the state, and loss of local control.

MOST PRESSING PROBLEM FACING MAINE: State government out of control; high taxes; diminishing trust and respect of state government; workers compensation.

YOUR PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS: We must bring our state government back under control. The legislature should work to reduce state bureaucracy, make jobs and the environment coexist; we should reverse the anti-business climate that exists in Maine. We must also set aside partisan politics, approach each issue with an open mind, and vote for what is best for all the citizens of Maine. CONTACT Vinton E. Cassidy, Box 75, Carson Road, Calais 04619.