Republican

R. Kenneth Lindell

Age: 42

Address: 137 Old Belfast Road, Frankfort 04438

E-mail: rklindell@starband.net

Web site: www.re-electlindell.org

Family: Wife, Althea; children, William, 12, Thomas, 9, Sarah, 6

Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, 1986, Bates College; certified employee benefits specialist, 1991, Wharton School of Business

Occupation: Certified Financial Planner (TM) practitioner

Experience: Elected to Maine House of Representatives in 2004. President, Belfast Rotary Club 2002-2003. Director, Waldo CAP. Member, board of Waldo District Boy Scouts of America.

Top three priorities if elected:

? Health insurance reform – lower premiums, more choice.

? Control growth of state spending – lower taxes.

? Energy independence – E85 and biofuel development.

Democrat

Lance Weddell

Age: 63

Address: 15 Old Belfast Road, Frankfort 04438

E-mail: weddellmjrw@aol.com

Web site: Web site not provided

Family: Wife, Martha Jane

Education: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education, 1971, UMaine; master’s in school administration, 1973, UMaine; C.A.S. school superintendency, 1977, UMaine

Occupation: Retired employee of Bangor Mental Health Institute; retired from Maine Air National Guard, Bangor

Experience: Special education teacher, district executive Boy Scouts of America, small-business owner, communications-computer programmer

Top three priorities if elected:

? Education: It is the ticket to success and upward mobility. If Maine is to compete on a national-international level and attract businesses to the state, a skilled and educated work force is needed.

? Health care: All Mainers should have access to affordable, quality health care. No one should be excluded. One measure of society’s merit is how well it takes care of its people.

? Infrastructure: Besides providing a lifeline for timely police, fire and ambulance responses, solid, well-structured roads are an inducement for businesses to locate in Maine.