District 118 on Bangor’s East Side desperately needs new representation in the state Legislature. The Republican incumbent has been invisible to his constituents, except for his flyers at election time — he himself never comes around personally — and unresponsive to our and others’ letters and calls about any number of pressing concerns.

By contrast, Sean Faircloth, the Democratic candidate, has already impressed us in his door-to-door campaigning as highly intelligent, caring, and responsive. We urge Sean’s election. Howard P. Segal Deborah D. Rogers Bangor