Candidate for Maine State Senate - District 12 in 2020 Maine General Election.
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Get StartedDave is working to bring good paying, non exportable jobs to Knox County. By supporting alternative energy sources, we create local jobs that stay here in Maine. We also have the opportunity to bring tech jobs here. We have the high speed internet that can connect us to the world. I am working to bring the internet entrepreneurs who are ready to start families, here to the midcoast region. We need to create an incubation center to support the beginning of an industry that provides clean, good paying jobs. Learn more
Dave knows that to protect our quality of life and our health, we must keep our land, air and water clean and productive. This matters for our fishing industry, tourism and food production. Ocean warming and acidification have changed the Gulf of Maine. Dave is working to mitigate the effects of decreased fish populations and lobster migration downeast. He is calling for action to reduce pollution that causes these larger impacts. Learn more
We need to take the funds from the federal government to expand Medicare to 70,000 Mainers. This will save us all money since uninsured folks won’t have to go to the ER when they get sick. We all have to pay for these overinflated costs that folks can’t afford to pay. Learn more
Healthcare should be available to everyone and the costs should be controlled. The insurance companies are taking up to 38% of every dollar before spending a cent on healthcare. This needs to stop. Learn more
Moving taxation away from income tax and over to property tax is unfair. When folks who have lived in and built communities retire on a fixed income, they are forced out by ever increasing property taxes. With an income tax that has everyone pay their fair share, we create more equality and allow people to age in place. We must tackle comprehensive tax reform so we can put all the pieces together in a way that works. Learn more
We need to raise the minimum wage so that all workers are participating in our economy and not working 40 or more hours and unable to pay the basic expenses of life. Learn more
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