House District 36, Deer Isle-Vinalhaven

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Republican

Seth G. Joy

Age: 26

Address: 79 Rose Hill Road, Swans Island, ME 04685

E-mail: E-mail address not provided

Web site: Web site not provided

Family: Single; one of 10 siblings, seven of whom are involved in lobster industry; parents, the Rev. Paul and Ruth Joy, have a pastorate on Swans Island

Education: Graduate Mount Desert Island High School

Occupation: Lobster fisherman and carpenter

Experience: Member, Swans Island Planning Board and Swans Island Fire and Rescue Team; Sunday school teacher and trustee of Swans Island Church of God

Top three priorities if elected:

? Issues facing lobster industry, which is constantly threatened by overregulation.

? Lower taxes to make it easier for business growth and for young people to find work.

? Find ways to lower high health insurance rates.

Democrat

Hannah M. Pingree

Age: 29

Address: 12 Mill St., North Haven, ME 04853

E-mail: hannah@pingree.com

Web site: www.pingree.com

Family: No information provided

Education: High school, North Haven Community School, North Haven, Maine; bachelor’s degree in political science with honors, Brown University, 1998; Coro Fellow for Leadership in Public Affairs, 1998-99

Occupation: Employed as a campaign director, North Haven School Capital Campaign

Experience: Election 2000 producer, iVillage.com; fundraiser, Waterman’s Community Center; 2002-2006 legislator, member Appropriations (2002) and chair Health and Human Services (2004); vice chair, NCSL Health Committee

Top three priorities if elected:

? Bold health care solutions: Focus on lowering health care costs, covering the uninsured, lower costs for business, paying back Maine hospitals, chronic disease management and prevention.

? Jobs and economic investment: Investment in economic infrastructure – work force housing, lowering costs of higher education, R&D for Maine industries, rural broadband and focus on small business.

? Tax reform: Continue targeted property tax relief and make Maine’s state taxes fairer by lowering income taxes, especially for low- to middle-income Mainers.