Republican
Douglas A. Thomas
Age: 58
Hometown: Ripley
Address: 306 Stream Road
Education: Graduate of Mount View High School; attended Unity College
Family: Married to Darlene; six children, eight grandchildren
Occupation: Owner of retail firewood business, three employees
Experience: Four years House of Representatives Transportation and Labor committees; four years selectman in Ripley; three years SAD 46 school board; five years Somerset County Economic Development Committee; Somerset County Budget Committee; Regional Transportation Advisory Committee Region 4
Reason for running: We need more and better jobs in Maine. We can accomplish that by lowering taxes, reducing electric rates, and cutting the cost of health insurance. We need better and safer roads in Maine. If we spend current revenues more wisely and set different priorities, we can have them without raising taxes. It’s time to apply the principles of life to state government that our parents taught us. We know better than to allow government to do the things they’ve been doing in Augusta.
Democrat
Tammy Lockhart
Age: 50
Hometown: Dexter
Address: 288 Charleston Road
Education: University of Maine System
Family: Married; two children
Occupation: IT Support
Experience: Former journalist and small-business owner. Volunteer with the Corinna Health Building Project, the Dexter Playground Project, Wassookeag Pre-school Program, Dexterfest, programs at SAD 46, Abbott Memorial Library board of trustees, the Dexter Bicentennial Committee, the Dexter Energy Committee and Meals for ME. Was in the charge of the publicity effort for the new SAD 46 school.
Reason for running: I am running because I believe we need to focus on the local economy and attract quality jobs to the area. In recent years, we have seen jobs leave central Maine while our unemployment rate soared. Now we must look to the future, aggressively pursuing sustainable jobs in the creative economy and alternative energy sources. No one will work harder than I will to bring quality jobs to our area.”
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