Candidate for Maine State Senate - District 7 in 2020 Maine General Election.
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Get StartedAs Senate Chairman of Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, Louie has sponsored bills that increase access to education, health care, housing, and jobs for Maine’s veterans. During this time he has sponsored several bills to help increase the lives of veterans in the state, with a large focus on decreasing their tax burdens. Learn more
A central tenet of Louie’s job creation policy is to invest in businesses that will invite younger generations to have jobs year-round in the state of Maine and in his district in particular. With leaders like Louie in Augusta, we can turn the tides and keep young people employed in this beautiful state while also creating jobs. Louie has also fought to help one of Maine’s fastest-growing industries expand: micro-brewing. He received the Maine Brewers Guild Legislative Champion Award last year for his work to pass policy that would help local breweries grow and create jobs. Learn more
Renewable energy presents an exciting opportunity to create jobs, expand our economy and protect the environment. That’s why Louie passed laws to invest in local clean energy projects, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, stabilize energy costs and support good-paying green energy jobs. One new law strengthens Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard by increasing the proportion of electricity sold in Maine that comes from renewable sources, setting the goal of reaching 100 percent use of renewable sources by 2050. Another law will incentivize more solar power projects in Maine and make it easier to move forward with them. Louie also helped pass a new law establishing the goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps in Maine by 2025, and another law that will boost Maine’s workforce training efforts in the renewable energy sector, support energy conservation and solar energy generation at Maine schools, in order to lower the energy burden on school districts. Learn more
Louie also understands how important protecting our environment is. Hancock County is renowned for beautiful Acadia National Park. Many people live in Hancock County and many businesses set up shop here because of the vast natural resources. In many ways, protecting our environment means protecting our economy. Louie understands that Hancock County’s greatest assets are its people and its natural resources. In Augusta, Louie made key votes to protect Maine’s air and waters from harmful toxins. In addition to job creation, Louie has been recognized for his record on the environment and veterans. Louie has earned a perfect lifetime voting score from the Maine League of Conservation Voters. Learn more
Louie believes high speed internet needs to be accessible everywhere in the state. As such, Louie has sponsored and cosponsored bills to expand high-speed internet in rural areas across Maine. COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of staying connected and the necessity of capable internet access, leaving some parts of Maine unevenly affected by this pandemic. Learn more
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