Bucksport-Orrington area

Republican

Kimberley Clark Rosen

Age: 49

Hometown: Bucksport

Address: 22 Mount Olive St.

Education: Graduate of Southern Aroostook High School, D’Lor Beauty School, classes in business and art at the University of Maine

Family: Married to Richard Rosen; two children

Occupation: Self-employed cosmetologist

Experience: Elected in 2004 and 2006 to Maine House of Representatives; member, Transportation Committee and Special Task Force on Funding of State Police; former member, Committees on Natural Resources, Research and Development, The Unorganized Territory; board member of Women in Government; managed J.C. Penney beauty salon; taught adult education art

Reason for running: I am gratified when I receive a call from my constituents placing their confidence in me to help. I have a strong desire to continue my work on women’s health issues, particularly prevention of cervical and breast cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and diabetes. I hope to continue to serve on the Legislature’s Transportation Committee and work for solutions of the many challenges that face Maine’s transportation systems.

Democrat

Mark Le Blanc

Age: 51

Hometown: Orrington

Address: 38 Fowler Road

Family: Married to Laurie; three children

Occupation: Raising and processing chickens, breeding and training vizsla hunting dogs and campaigning full time

Experience: Restaurant manager 20 years; small-business owner 10 years

Reason for running: My decision to run was based on the effects that unemployment and skyrocketing oil prices are going to have on my daughters’ future. We need to create incentives for those small-business owners who drive Maine’s economy and employ the majority of our residents. I also want to modernize Maine’s infrastructure to provide cheaper alternatives to heating oil and to create economic structures that will help us through the coming winters.