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Elecon Guide for Member Hospitals Maine Elecons 2018 Please accept this guide as an overview of the candidates running for state office in Maine this elecon cycle. The Maine Hospital Associaon does not endorse candidates for office. Nor do we compile scorecards or rangs for candidates. This guide is merely meant to be a resource for you to idenfy your local candidates. Overview. All 151 House members and 35 Senators are on the ballot this year. Addionally, for the first me in eight years, the office of Governor is open and four candidates are on the ballot. There are also three mid‐term federal races this year, both Congressional seats and the Senate seat currently occupied by Senator Angus King (who is seeking re‐elecon). Parsan Breakdown. There will be a fair amount of turnover this year as Maine’s term limit law connues to have some effect. The four‐term/eight‐year limits are having more impact on Republicans this cycle versus Democrats. Eight years ago, Governor LePage led a “Red Wave” in Maine that saw Republicans take control of both the House and Senate for the first me in decades. Many of those Republicans are now being termed out. Democrats Republicans Independents Current Senate 17 18 0 Senate Termed‐out 1 7 0 Rering 1 3 0 Senate Total 2 10 0 In the Senate, seven Republicans are termed‐out compared to only one Democrat. Furthermore, three Republicans who could seek re‐elecon have chosen to rere instead compared to only one Democrat. Accordingly, almost 90 percent of Senate Democrats are running for re‐elecon to the Senate compared to only half of Republicans. Democrats Republicans Independents Current House 74 70 7 House Termed‐out 5 14 2 Rering 11 14 2 House Total 16 28 4 In the House, 14 Republicans are termed‐out compared to only five Democrats and two independents who generally caucus with Democrats. As for rerements, it’s more evenly divided as 14 Republicans are leaving the House compared to 11 Democrats and two independents. Some of these early House rerees are seeking Senate seats. Legislave Leadership. Virtually all of the Republican leadership is termed‐out, compared to only a few members of Democrat leadership. The Republican Senate President, Mike Thibodeau and Senate Majority leader Garre Mason are each concluding eight years of service and neither is seeking a House seat. The long‐me assistant Majority leader, Sen. Andre Cushing is also concluding his service. Sen. Cushing stepped down from his leadership posion earlier this year and was replaced by Sen. Amy Volk who is running for re‐elecon. Both members of Senate Democrat leadership, Senators Troy Jackson and Nate Libby, are running for re‐elecon. In the House, the Republican Minority leader, Rep. Ken Fredee, and Assistant Minority leaders, Rep. Ellie Espling, are done with their 8 year terms (Rep. Espling is running for the Senate). On the Democrat side, current Speaker of the House Sara Gideon is seeking re‐elecon. Her two assistants are both done. Minority leader Rep. Erin Herbig is seeking a Senate seat and Rep. Jared Golden is running for Congress in the second district against current Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Legislave Commiees. We won’t know who will serve on which legislave commiees unl December or even January, following the elecon this fall. Key Commiee Changes However, we know many who won’t. Several of the Appropriaons and Financial Affairs Commiee termed‐out legislators serve on the two commiees we monitor most closely – Appropriaons and Health & Senate: James M. Hamper, Chair (R‐Oxford) Human Services (HHS). Roger J. Katz (R‐Kennebec) Catherine E. Breen (D‐Cumberland) Two Republicans who have been on the HHS Commiee House: Drew Gane, Chair (D‐Westbrook) for eight years, Representaves Malaby and Sanderson, John L. Marn (D‐Eagle Lake) are termed‐out (Rep. Malaby is running for the Senate). Aaron M. Frey (D‐Bangor) Addionally, the Senate Republican chair, Sen. Brakey, is Erik C. Jorgensen (D‐Portland) not running for re‐elecon (he is instead challenging Sen. Brian L. Hubbell (D‐Bar Harbor) King for the U.S. Senate). One Democrat on the HHS Denise A. Tepler (D‐Topsham) Commiee, Rep. Parker, chose not to seek re‐elecon. Tom J. Winsor (R‐Norway)† Five of six Republicans on the Appropriaons Commiee Heather W. Sirocki (R‐Scarborough) are not returning. Four of them, Representaves Sirocki, Jeffrey L. Timberlake (R‐Turner) Timberlake and Winsor, and Sen. Roger Katz are termed H. Stedman Seavey (R‐Kennebunkport) out (Rep. Timberlake is running for the Senate). All of the Democrats on Appropriaons are seeking re‐ elecon to their current seats. Health and Human Services Commiee Governor. Execuve leadership is also termed‐out as Senate: Eric L. Brakey, Chair (R‐Androscoggin) Governor LePage has served his maximum eight years. James M. Hamper (R‐Oxford) There are four potenal replacements. Benjamin M. Chipman (D‐Cumberland) House: Patricia Hymanson, Chair (D‐York) On the Republican side is businessman Shawn Moody Anne C. Perry (D‐Calais) who has no prior State House experience. Colleen M. Madigan (D‐Waterville) Dale J. Denno (D‐Cumberland) On the Democrat side is Aorney General Janet Mills Jennifer Ellen Parker (D‐South Berwick) who served several terms in the House of Joyce "Jay" McCreight (D‐Harpswell) Representaves. Deborah J. Sanderson (R‐Chelsea) Independent Terry Hayes is the current state Treasurer Richard S. Malaby (R‐Hancock) and also served in the House. Frances M. Head (R‐Bethel) Paul B. Chace (R‐Durham) Independent Alan Caron served in the administraon of Governor Angus King during the 1990s. Governor Republican Shawn Moody Gorham Independent Alan Caron Freeport Independent Teresea Hayes Buckfield Democrat Janet Mills Farmington Ballot Quesons There will be five ballot quesons this year, one policy referendum and four bond proposals. Queson 1: “Do you want to create the Universal Home Care Program to provide home‐based assistance to people with disabilies and senior cizens, regardless of income, funded by a new 3.8% tax on individuals and families with Maine wage and adjusted gross income above the amount subject to Social Security taxes, which is $128,400 in 2018?" Queson 2: “Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to improve water quality, support the planning and con‐ strucon of wastewater treatment facilies and assist homeowners whose homes are served by substandard or malfunconing wastewater treatment systems?” Queson 3: “Do you favor a $106,000,000 bond issue, including $101,000,000 for construcon, reconstrucon and rehabilitaon of highways and bridges and for facilies and equipment related to ports, piers, harbors, marine transportaon, freight and passenger railroads, aviaon, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an esmated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds, and $5,000,000 for the upgrade of mu‐ nicipal culverts at stream crossings?” Queson 4: “Do you favor a $49,000,000 bond issue to be matched by at least $49,000,000 in private and pub‐ lic funds to modernize and improve the facilies and infrastructure of Maine's public universies in order to expand workforce development capacity and to aract and retain students to strengthen Maine's economy and future workforce?” Queson 5: “Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to improve educaonal programs by upgrading facilies at all 7 of Maine's community colleges in order to provide Maine people with access to high‐skill, low‐cost tech‐ nical and career educaon?” Senate District 1 Republican A. Nadeau Fort Kent 1 Democrat* Troy Jackson Allagash 2 Republican Karen Reynolds Fort Fairfield 2 Democrat* Michael Carpenter Houlton 3 Republican Bradlee Farrin Norridgewock 3 Democrat Jeffrey Johnson Norridgewock 4 Republican* Paul Davis Sangerville 4 Democrat Susan Mackey Andrews Dover-Foxcroft 5 Republican Debbi Perkins Millinocket 5 Maine Socialist Party Maia Dendinger Orono 5 Democrat* James Dill Old Town 6 Republican Marianne Moore Calais 6 Democrat Christina Therrien Machias 7 Republican Richard Malaby Hancock 7 Democrat Louis Luchini Ellsworth 8 Republican* Kimberley Rosen Bucksport 8 Democrat Beverly Uhlenhake Brewer 9 Republican James LaBrecque Bangor 9 Democrat* Geoffrey Gratwick Bangor 10 Republican Stacey Guerin Glenburn 10 Democrat William Lippincott Hampden 11 Republican Jayne Giles Belfast 11 Democrat Erin Herbig Belfast 12 Republican Wendy Pelletier Hope 12 Democrat* David Miramant Camden 13 Republican* Dana Dow Waldoboro 13 Democrat Laura Fortman Nobleboro 14 Republican Matthew Stone West Gardiner 14 Democrat* Shenna Bellows Manchester 15 Republican Matthew Pouliot Augusta 15 Democrat Kellie Julia China 16 Republican* Scott Cyrway Albion 16 Democrat Karen Kusiak Fairfield 17 Republican Russell Black Wilton 17 Democrat Jan Collins Wilton 18 Republican* Lisa Keim Dixfield 18 Democrat James Wilfong Stow 19 Republican* James Hamper Oxford 19 Democrat Michael McKinney Hiram 20 Republican Eleanor Espling New Gloucester 20 Democrat Ned Claxton Auburn 21 Republican Nelson Peters Lewiston 21 Democrat* Nathan Libby Lewiston 22 Republican Jeffrey Timberlake Turner 22 Democrat Lois Kilby-Chesley Durham 23 Republican Richard Donaldson Georgetown 23 Democrat* Eloise Vitelli Arrowsic 24 Republican Diana Garcia Brunswick 24 Democrat* Everett Carson Harpswell 25 Republican Cathleen Nichols Falmouth 25 Democrat* Catherine Breen Falmouth 26 Democrat* G. Diamond Windham 27 Independent Crystal Canney Portland 27 Democrat* Benjamin Chipman Portland 28 Democrat Heather Sanborn Portland 29 Republican George Van Syckel South Portland 29 Democrat* Rebecca Millett Cape Elizabeth 30 Republican*
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