NAME JAMES G. SKOGLUND ADDRESS Main Street, St. George OFFICE SOUGHT Maine House of Representatives, District 81, Democrat. AGE AND BIRTHPLACE 52, St. George OCCUPATION Retired teacher EDUCATION St. George High School, Gorham State Teachers College; gaduate study UMO. ELECTED OFFICES HELD House of Representatives, two terms; moderator, St. George town meeting many years. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE St. George Planning Board in its early years.

MOST PRESSING PROBLEM FACING YOUR DISTRICT: General economic decline or stagnation in many areas and increasing pressure on the fishing industry and marine resources.

MOST PRESSING PROBLEM FACING MAINE: Lack of economic growth and general pessimism about the immediate future.

YOUR PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS: Cooperation among the state and federal marine regulatory bodies and the fishermen to increase fish stocks without destroying the fishing industry. Satisfactory resolution of the workers compensation problem and greater encouragement for small businesses as well as major employers. CONTACT James G. Skoglund, 372-8893