House District 30, Amherst-East Machias

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Democrat

Albion D. Goodwin

Age: 72

Address: 70 Hersey Road, Pembroke, ME 04666

E-mail: Not provided

Web site: Not provided

Family: Wife, Monica; five children

Education: No information provided

Occupation: Retired, Georgia-Pacific

Experience: Korean War veteran, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Naval Reserve; state representative, 1996-2004; school board member, School Union 104; chair, Pembroke Utility District; Pembroke selectman

Top three priorities if elected:

? Create long-term, permanent employment opportunities for Maine and provide support to the unemployed, underemployed and the business community as a whole.

? Affordable health care for everyone.

? Local property tax relief: 55 percent tax reimbursement from the state for the cost of education to our towns, sufficient state and federal funds to meet state and federal education standards.

Republican

Howard E. McFadden

Age: Not provided

Address: 19 Shipyard Road, Dennysville, ME 04628

E-mail: hmcfadden@prexar.com

Web site: Not provided

Family: Wife, Mary; son, Charles; grandchildren, Howie, 15, Samantha, 11

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Washington State College, 1967; master’s degree in educational education, University of Maine, Orono, 1989

Occupation: Retired educational administrator; Maine House, 122nd

Experience: U.S. Army veteran; past president, member Lubec Lions Club; Dennysville School Committee; former assessor, town of Dennysville; member, Maine Baseball Hall of Fame; member, Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church

Top three priorities if elected:

? Tax relief through controlled government spending.

? Excellence in education with more teachers teaching and less bureaucracy.

? Affordable and accessible health insurance with choice and competition in the marketplace.