It's time for change in Augusta

For too long, the same people representing the same interests have controlled the agenda in our government. In order to confront the very real problems facing our state, it will be necessary to replace the career politicians with new leaders who bring new ideas to the table.

Are you satisfied with your government?

I most certainly am not. Maine people are among the highest taxed in the nation. Businesses struggle to survive while young people flee the state in search of work. Energy bills and health care costs are skyrocketing while family income stagnates. Roads and bridges have fallen into disrepair.

Day after day, year after year, politicians and bureaucrats in Augusta are hard at work finding new ways to take money from the people they are supposed to serve. When they run out of taxes and fees to raise, they create debt to fuel their spending spree even more. Are we really getting our money's worth in return?

"In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other." - Voltaire

Our government is broken

Many of the people I know and meet say the same thing. Our system of government in Maine, and across America, is fundamentally broken. Too much control over what our government does is in the hands of too few people. The lobbyists, the special interest groups and the connected insiders control the decision making process, while hard working people who seem to have no voice in the discussions are falling farther behind every day.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Change starts with you

It is said that people don't get the government they want, but the one they deserve. Change in Augusta will not happen on its own. It will only happen because the people of Maine demand that changes be made.

"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

The silent majority cannot afford to be silent any longer

For too long, people have found too many reasons not to participate in the political process.

"If you think you are too small to make a difference,
try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito..." - African Proverb