Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 9, 2018-2020

Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 9, 2014, 2016, 2018

Former Member, Taxation Committee, Maine State House of Representatives

Teacher and Tutor, Maine School Administrative District 71, 2001-present

Vice President of Human Resources, The Chicago Corporation, 1988-1997

Chair, Kennebunk Democratic Town Committee, 2010-present

Member, Maine State Democratic Committee, 2010-present

Public Member, Maine Dental Board of Examiners, 2008-present

Participant, Emerge Maine, 2013

National Delegate, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign, 2008, 2012

Favorite Book:

Imagining Ichabod

Favorite Movie:

Trumbo

Favorite Musician:

Rhythm Future

Favorite Quote:

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.

-Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

Those friends thou hast, and their acceptance tried...grapple them to thy soul like hoops of steel!

-Shakespeare, Hamlet

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

-Albert Einstein

Favorite Sport:

Olympic Wrestling

Favorite TV Shows:

Meet the Press

Names of Grandchildren:

Jake, Grace, Avery, Lauren

Number of Grandchildren:

4 Grandchildren

Pets (include names):

Two 8-1/2-year-old Yorkshire Terriers: Reggie and Rory

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

My blue collar parents worked hard so that I could live the American dream: get a solid education that leads to a good job and to buy a home for your family. As a businesswoman for 30 years, a teacher for 16 years and a lifelong volunteer, I have seen first-hand that most people do not have the opportunity to share in these dreams. I want to help those families who struggle, those seniors and veterans who need a hand, and serve as a good steward and protector of this beautiful state.