Republican

Arthur E. Tainter Jr.

Age: 53

Address: 14 Back Cove Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572

E-mail: azcs4@yahoo.com

Web site: Web site not provided

Family: Wife, Renee; five children

Education: High school graduate

Occupation: Small-business owner, lobsterman, clam digger

Experience: Member of local church, very active in local fishing community, worked as welder at Bath Iron Works for several years, president of Knox, Lincoln, Waldo county high school baseball umpires association

Top three priorities if elected:

? Lower our tax burden by revamping state spending, more wisely spending our money so our government is not living off a credit card.

? Bring more high-quality and high-paying jobs to Maine by decreasing state regulations on businesses.

? Make health care more affordable by opening up the health care insurance industry to competition in Maine.

Democrat

Wendy Pieh

Town: Bremen

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