Voting is expected to be heavy in what many consider to be one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent U.S. history on Tuesday, November 3. Along with the presidential race, Maine voters will be electing a U.S. senator, in a tight and closely watched contest nationally, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In Washington County, races for the Maine Senate and House are also generating significant interest. Because many voters are expected to mail in their ballots early, profiles of the candidates are being published in this issue of The Quoddy Tides.
     For U.S. president, Republican Donald Trump of Palm Beach, Fla., is being challenged by the Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Wilmington, Del. Also on the ballot in Maine are Alliance Party candidate Rocky De La Fuente of San Diego, Calif., Green candidate Howard Hawkins of Syracuse, N.Y., and Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen of Greenville, S.C.
     Information about the candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats is from their websites.

U.S. SENATE
     Senator Susan Collins of Bangor is in a close race with Democratic candidate Sara Gideon of Freeport, with independent candidates Max Linn of Bar Harbor and Lisa Savage of Solon also running.

Susan Collins
     Susan Collins has come under increased attack following her 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which is seen as giving the court the votes to overturn Roe v. Wade. But Collins maintains that women's right to abortion is settled law. And following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Collins stated that the Senate should not vote on a nominee to replace her on the Supreme Court until after the November election.
     According to her website, Collins is respected by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, is consistently ranked the most bipartisan senator and has been recognized by her colleagues as one of the hardest working members of Congress. During her entire time in the U.S. Senate, she has never missed a roll call vote -- more than 7,300.
     Collins is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, where she chairs the Senate Transportation Appropriation Subcommittee. In that role, Collins has secured more than $721 million to help improve Maine's roads, bridges, airports, seaports and other critical infrastructure. She also serves as chair of the Senate Aging Committee and as a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Senate Intelligence committees.
     Her website states, "Collins has a long record of legislative accomplishments in such critical areas as healthcare, improving the economy and growing jobs in Maine, helping Maine's small businesses thrive, education, national security, veterans and helping older Americans. Collins is honored by the trust placed in her and privileged to serve Maine." Collins was first elected in 1996, she won reelection in 2002 by 16%, and in a highly competitive race in 2008, Collins won reelection by 23%. She not only won in each of Maine's 16 counties, but she outpolled President Barack Obama by 4%. Most recently, Collins was reelected in 2014 with more than 68% of the vote.
     According to her website, "When Mainers need help, they turn to Collins. Constituent service has always been one of her top priorities in Washington and in her six constituent service centers around Maine. During her time in the Senate, she has helped tens of thousands of her constituents with problems with federal agencies."

Sara Gideon
     Sara Gideon is speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Her website states, "Throughout her time in public service, Gideon has prioritized listening to Mainers and then working with others to get things done. And under governors of both parties, Gideon has shown an ability to deliver results while standing up for Democratic values. Whether as a member of her local town council, as a state representative and now speaker of the House, Gideon has focused on trying to use her office to improve the lives of Maine families."
     Gideon says she's made expanding access to affordable healthcare a priority by helping pass a law that ensures insurance companies will never be able to discriminate against Mainers with pre existing conditions and cracking down on pharmaceutical companies to increase drug pricing transparency and help control the cost of prescription drugs.
     Gideon championed job training legislation to address Maine's workforce shortage and increase economic opportunity across the state. She helped pass a landmark bill to provide property tax refunds to Maine homeowners, and Gideon's bipartisan Act to Reduce Child Poverty by Leveraging Investments so Families can Thrive legislation has focused on expanding educational opportunities to make sure Maine families have a chance at financial independence.
     Her website states, "Gideon has always stood up for a woman's right to choose. As newly appointed Supreme Court justices threaten the future of Roe v. Wade and state legislatures across the country pass laws banning abortion in almost all circumstances, Gideon has led the fight to make sure women in Maine remain in control of their healthcare decisions."
     Gideon also says she's been a leading voice in the legislature to draw attention to and deliver resources to combat Maine's opioid epidemic. Gideon is running for U.S. Senate, her website states, "because she believes too many politicians in Washington are focused more on the special interests than the interests of the people they're supposed to represent."

Max Linn
     Also running for the U.S. Senate seat is independent candidate Max Linn, a retired financial planner. Linn also ran for the U.S. Senate to represent Maine in 2018 but was disqualified following accusations of fraudulent signatures on his ballot access petitions.
     Linn previously ran for offices in Florida and was president of Eight is Still Enough, an effort to establish term limits in that state and across the country. He also established the Military Families Foundation, a nationwide charity dedicated to improving the lives of military families suffering from a death or disability as a result of the War on Terror.

Lisa Savage
     Independent candidate Lisa Savage states on her website, "I believe we deserve a government that works for us, not the big banks, weapons manufacturers, fossil fuel giants and corporate lobbyists who are calling the shots in Washington."
     She continues, "I believe, as residents of the richest country in world history, we all deserve the fundamentals of a secure life, like good union jobs through a Green New Deal that will put millions to work tackling the climate crisis, a Medicare for all healthcare system that will work for everyone and stop driving sick people into bankruptcy and quality education for all, including free public higher education without student debt."
     Savage says that as a teacher in rural Maine she works with children whose families are struggling to survive in an economy that's thrown working people under the bus. "To make things worse, we're facing a climate crisis that's already harming our farms, fisheries and coast. Yet with all the urgent needs we face, Congress is making things worse by giving almost 60% of our federal discretionary budget to the Pentagon for endless, unwinnable wars that are making the world less safe. It's time to say no to politics as usual and join together to work for a new system that puts people, planet and peace over profit."
     Savage notes that voters have a historic opportunity in this race now that Maine has adopted ranked choice voting. "Our new and improved voting system, which Mainers won through an inspiring grassroots movement, gives everyone the freedom to vote their values, not their fears. In my experience, most Mainers share the Green Party's values of peace, justice, democracy, environmental protection and independence from the political establishment."
     She points out that a recent national poll found a 70% of Americans are fed up with a political system "that only works for insiders with money and power. Together we can seize this moment to build a people powered campaign that will make history."

2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
     For the 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House, incumbent Democrat Jared Golden of Lewiston is being challenged by Republican Dale Crafts of Lisbon.

Dale Crafts
     Dale Crafts was paralyzed in a 1983 accident but has not allowed that accident to define him. He started a research and development company focused on providing opportunities for the physically challenged to drive once again and since then has built numerous businesses. He says he also found another calling: public service. "Public service is something that every American should engage in at least once in their life. It is what makes our Maine communities so strong." After serving on the Lisbon Town Council he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016.
     He says his record shows he is "a fiscal conservative, a voice for freedom, personal liberty and a tested advocate for our Second Amendment rights." He states, "As the only business owner in the race and a proven legislative track record, I have the experience necessary to win back the 2nd Congressional District. I am running for Congress because I have the unique experience to successfully partner with President Trump to continue to lower taxes, reduce regulation and create more opportunity for each and every American to succeed."
     "As your congressman, you can expect nothing other than results. I will work with President Trump and support pro growth and pro economic policies that will continue to keep America great for generations to come. I will ensure that each and every one of you have a voice in Washington for the policies that matter most to us all as Mainers."
     He says he would work to reduce regulations, protect the free market and capitalism and encourage business and job growth; uphold and protect the Constitution and Bill of Rights; protect the sanctity of human life; shrink the size of government; fight to balance the budget and reduce the national debt; and continue the fight as a Sportsman's Alliance of Maine board member by supporting one's right to keep and bear arms.

Jared Golden
     Congressman Jared Golden served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2014 and to Congress in 2018. Golden says he has been a staunch defender of the Affordable Care Act and expanding access so that every American can have health coverage. In his first term in Congress, he has prioritized lowering prescription drug prices; opposed the Trump administration's support of the lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would weaken protections for people with pre existing conditions; supported numerous bills to expand Medicare coverage; and backed a bill to allow states like Maine to take advantage of full federal funding to support Medicaid expansion.
     Golden believes that stronger unions lead to a stronger middle class in America. He has led a coalition of over 75 House members to push for the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, one of the most significant pro labor bills in a generation; gone to bat for Maine's heritage industries, including introducing legislation to help grow the logging workforce, protect lobstermen from unfair regulations and plan for the future of Maine's shipbuilding workforce; and used his position on the House Small Business Committee to highlight the need to invest in rural infrastructure, including broadband, to help Maine businesses and communities succeed.
     As a member of Congress, he has led an effort to push the Veterans Administration to establish a permanent unit at Togus to provide long term beds for mental health and substance abuse treatment; passed an amendment through the House to increase funding for long term mental healthcare beds as a part of the annual Veterans Administration funding bill; and put a strong emphasis on constituent services to help veterans in need.
     Golden has backed legislation to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement; supported the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the nation's most successful program for protecting public lands and parks; and supported legislation to fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency.

MAINE SENATE DISTRICT 6
     Candidates for the Maine Senate and House races in Washington County were asked questions concerning economic development, access to rural healthcare services and support for racial diversity in the county.
     For Maine Senate District 6, Republican Senator Marianne Moore of Calais is facing challenger Jeffrey Lovit, a Democrat from Addison.

Jeffrey Lovit
     "I love our community here in Downeast Maine and think we need a new direction," says Jeffrey Lovit. "For over 40 years we have lost population and businesses while the wild blueberry and lobstering industries face economic headwinds."
     Lovit believes his 41 years of running his law office in Milbridge and volunteering at SCORE for the past five years will allow him to do more for the district.
     In addition to the need to attract new businesses and people to the area, Lovit sees even greater challenges ahead. "I want to set equitable policies that will wean us from fossil fuels, protecting us from the effects of climate change while taking advantage of the great potential we have for wind and solar production projects."
     Lovit believes improvements to infrastructure and public education will spur new development. "I will work to improve broadband by supporting the ConnectMaine Authority and building on the successes of Calais, Roque Bluffs and Alexander. I would review whether the Maine Public Utilities Commission should regulate broadband service."
     Lovit believes the funding formula for education is flawed. "I would push for changes to the Essential Services and Programs funding formula to address the growing gap between rural and urban schools, a gap that has widened as COVID 19 drives the need for digital services."
     With regards to healthcare, Lovit pledges to support Governor Janet Mills in expanding MaineCare coverage. "MaineCare reimbursement rates must be raised to cover the cost of providing services in our hospitals and nursing homes. Like Vermont, we should have a statewide rating system where a family in Washington County pays the same as a family in Portland."
     Lovit commends the Washington County legislative delegation for seeking a review on reports of racism at Washington Academy but believes more can be done. "The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations identified 26 pending bills that could combat racial disparities but were left in limbo when the legislature adjourned abruptly when the pandemic hit. I am committed to the promise of equality in Maine because of my commitment to constitutional ideals and because racial equality gives us a competitive advantage."

Marianne Moore
     "I moved to Calais more than 19 years ago and have made Downeast my home," says Senator Marianne Moore. "I feel Washington County is often forgotten in Augusta. I want to continue to be their voice in Augusta."
     The incumbent Republican senator says she is not finished. She points to her years of business experience and public service as a former city councillor and mayor, but especially she views the past two years she has represented District 6 as fuel to continue her work in serving her constituents. "With the support of the voters, I will continue to fight for common-sense priorities such as small businesses and the jobs they create, our roads, broadband expansion, education, protecting our elderly and ensuring rural areas continue to have access to quality healthcare."
     Moore is encouraged by the recent economic development in the area with both a land based fish farm in Jonesport and the tidal energy project in Eastport. "I feel we should strongly support workforce development efforts towards providing good paying jobs with benefits. We must improve access to career and technical education at a reasonable cost to the next generation of Mainers."
     With healthcare front and center because of COVID 19, Moore believes funding is more important now than ever before. "I will continue to support increased funding for our hospitals, our rural health centers, our veterans' homes, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, ambulance services and our direct-care workers without breaking the budget."
     When it comes to racial diversity in Washington County, Senator Moore believes everyone's voice is important and must be represented. "I would continue to review the bills before the legislature to assure the Washington County citizens' needs are being met on an ongoing basis regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs or other ideologies."
     Moore says, "When I was elected in 2018, I strongly felt it was my job to be there in Augusta to represent my district, which is why I made it a point to have a 100% attendance record."

HOUSE DISTRICT 138
     In the House District 138 race, Democratic Rep. Robert Alley Sr. of Beals is being challenged by Republican Kimberley Robinson of Harrington.

Robert Alley
     Rep. Robert Alley is serving his third term representing District 138 and is a member of the Marine Resources Committee. He is a lifelong fisherman, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and has worked as a teacher and school principal.
     Two measures Alley believes will contribute to the county's economic development are the continued support of the Downeast Correction Facility (DCF) and a county wide work study program. Both contribute to employable job training and skills development that can be used throughout life. Inmates at DCF will work for local businesses learning valuable skills as they transition out of the correctional system, and in the past a number of those former inmates have gone on to live and work in the county, he says. Students, young adults and others who participate in a county wide work study program would tap into existing industries such as the fisheries, forestry, blueberry and more, creating a workforce for the future.
     Ensuring healthcare services means continuing to talk with hospitals and healthcare providers "to see what they say." Their input on what they need to reach residents is critical to understanding how to help, Alley points out.
     "We were brought up to get along with everyone," Alley says of supporting racial diversity. "We're all in this together."
     Alley lists many of the industries critical to Washington County's economic health: clammers, diggers, wormers, boatbuilders, blueberry growers and more, as well as those who provide support to the industries. "We need to take our hats off to them and keep them supported so that they can survive."

Kimberley Robinson
     Republican challenger Kimberley Robinson has an associate's degree in business administration with a specialty in accounting and finance, was a nurse's aide and works for the TANF/ASPIRE program. Her experiences of childhood poverty in Maine, an abusive first marriage, then putting herself through college as a single mother without the benefit of child support have all contributed to her desire to help people through her work and her campaign. She says, "I've worked in jobs where I'm helping people overcome barriers."
     Business and education are her two top concerns. She wants to help businesses that have been hit by the pandemic and are struggling financially. Education is key. "Children are so important to our future, and they're losing right now." Robinson is particularly concerned about children who might be learning in homes where domestic violence is prevalent or where parents are not equipped to help their children with classes and homework.
     "I'm new to politics," she notes. "I've got a lot to learn." While she doesn't have specific actions on healthcare access for rural Washington County, she's working on identifying people in every community in her district who know the issues and would keep her informed so that she has "a good chain of information," for all areas, including healthcare. The expense of health insurance premiums is a major issue for many people that needs to be addressed, she adds.
     As for supporting racial diversity in the county, Robinson admits, "that's a tough one" to answer. She does not believe in discrimination against anybody, she states.
     "My campaign is more about the people in my district and what they want," Robinson says. Information is available on her social media page.

HOUSE DISTRICT 139
     For House District 139, Republican Rep. Will Tuell of East Machias is being challenged by Democratic candidate Pat Godin of Trescott.

Pat Godin
     President Donald Trump's impeachment hearing prompted her to run for public office, says retired educator Pat Godin. "Seeing him being acquitted by the Senate was just very, very motivating for me. I felt like our institutions were failing us and decided, you know, that I had to do something," she says.
     Godin, who was raised in central Maine, moved to Washington County 35 years ago, first as principal of Lubec Elementary School. She worked for 10 years as office manager at Whiting Bay Family Medicine but eventually returned to education. She headed the Washington County Principals' Association for several years and is a high school softball umpire and registered Maine guide.
     She would use the Sunrise County Economic Council as a lead economic development agency to avoid overlap and what she calls "a lot of diffuse efforts that weren't necessarily coordinated."
     Godin would add "career technical schools" to high schools to develop skills in green technology such as building net zero homes. "If we could provide educational opportunities for our high school students right now, that would give us a great boost in the long term in terms of helping our economy," she says.
     She would vote for legislation to create one state owned electrical utility in Maine.
     Godin agrees that better access to online services would improve healthcare in rural areas. "Now, that requires a prerequisite of having access to high-speed Internet, which we don't have right now," she says, describing her frustration at having to sit in her truck at the Lubec library parking lot to join a Zoom meeting.
     Godin raised two African American daughters by herself, giving her a perspective on racial diversity in Washington County, "and we experienced our share of micro aggression through the years," she says. Godin contends that all schools should examine themselves on the issue of racism. The last school in which she worked used a grant to adopt restorative justice practices over three years. "It really turns it around in a way to make us all look at each other as human beings," she says.

Will Tuell
     Will Tuell hopes to use his experience as a state legislator to help Maine recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The lifelong East Machias resident hopes District 139 voters return him for a fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives to advance issues and projects he has worked on over his first three two year terms.
     Before winning election to the House in 2014 he worked for a local nonprofit economic development agency and as a freelance newspaper writer for seven years. He served 11 years as selectman for East Machias. In Augusta, he serves on the Marine Resources as well as the State and Local Government committees. He worked to get the Downeast Correctional Facility reopened and supports efforts to give American fishermen more access to the grey zone claimed by the United States and Canada.
     "I'd like to finish out the final two years of an eight year run, basically, and I believe Washington County has made a lot of strides over that time and would like to continue that," he says.
     The Downeast Correctional Facility provides good paying jobs in Washington County, Tuell says. He also supports better broadband Internet service for rural Maine. He sees tourism and fisheries as key to Maine's future, but says that tourism, especially, has been "hammered" by COVID 19.
     He would expand telehealth services, possibly making innovations used to deal with the pandemic permanent. "The pandemic is not just an economic issue, it's obviously a healthcare issue," he says. Washington County is fortunate to have three members on the Health and Human Services Committee, helping to reopen the Department of Health and Human Services office in Calais, he says.
     Tuell contends that allowing Washington County to have its own district attorney would support racial diversity by making the justice system more responsive to the diversity in this area, including the Passamaquoddy, Hispanics and others.
     Washington County needs a legislative delegation able to work across party lines in the face of a looming budget deficit related to the pandemic, he says.

HOUSE DISTRICT 140
     In House District 140, Democratic Rep. Anne Perry of Calais is facing Republican challenger Michael Lawson of Charlotte.

Michael Lawson
     "I'm a firm believer in the Constitution," says Michael Lawson, "and the Bill of Rights."
     "I feel people need better representation. There's too many other interests being put forward," he says, pointing to his work with disabled American veterans while in college in Oklahoma during the 1990s and his seven years in the Marine Corps as providing an important part of his work experience. He also serves on the fire department and is a licensed commercial pilot.
     "Everyone deserves basic healthcare, and everyone deserves a job," he says, pointing to the current closure of the legislature as being the largest impediment to progress. "We need to fix the COVID-19 issue, open the economy and get people back to making money. Right now there's just executive orders coming out of the governor's office. As long as the legislature is shut down there's nothing we can do." The current economic environment has cost the business he manages 65% of its revenue, he says.
     Lawson has a degree in business management and is pursuing advanced classes, and he stresses that "kids need to go to college and come back with a business education. We need entrepreneurs who open their own companies and hire others. We don't need government jobs -- they just take our tax money." He adds, "The roads are a disaster and so are jobs. It's a huge issue. If we fix these we'll get tourists back here. It's a trickle up effect."
     To improve local healthcare, Lawson points to "stabilizing the hospitals," citing the threatened bankruptcy of the Calais Regional Hospital. "People hear about that and they go elsewhere," he says, while stressing the need for improved mental healthcare.
     When asked about how to support racial diversity, Lawson says, "I don't think we have a huge problem in Washington County." He suggests that eliminating the designation of "tribal and non tribal lands" would ease tensions, saying, "We are one people, the people of Maine. Education is where it starts."
     In closing, he adds, "The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, we the people, that's what it is about."

Anne Perry
     Rep. Anne Perry says that as a nurse practitioner "I've already met with most of my constituents" and that she wants to continue serving them. Healthcare issues top her list of concerns, particularly the availability of both insurance and medical care. Monitoring insurance subscription rates is "very important in Washington County," she says, pointing to earlier experience with both the legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services and Health and Human Services committees and more recently with the development of a pilot program designed to improve healthcare access for those addicted.
     Recognizing the need for economic development, Perry says that efficient healthcare delivery is critical. Of the employees at the mill in Baileyville, many of whom she describes as young people with children, she asks, "How could they work here if they couldn't get healthcare?" At the time the mill was shut down, "many small businesses couldn't go on," she says, adding that small business is "the backbone of Washington County." Broadband Internet access is another factor, she says, pointing to recent improvements in Calais and Baileyville. "The people of Alexander just voted to fund expansion," she says, describing how downloads that formerly took many minutes now take seconds. This service level, she says, will attract more people who can work remotely to the region.
     When asked about racial diversity, Perry observes that "diversity is in the county now," pointing to the Native American community and also to Latinos in the southern part of the county. Work on amending the Maine Indian Claims Settlement agreement has stopped because of the COVID-19 shutdown, she says, "but we need to get that going again. It is very important."
     Dealing with hard to understand regulations is another area of interest, such as the rules regarding wetlands. "Municipalities want to do the right thing, but if you can't understand the way the law is written it is difficult to follow it," she says, describing her work with the Washington County Council of Governments.
     In closing she states, "I try to represent every constituent, regardless of their affiliation."

HOUSE DISTRICT 141
     In House District 141, Republican Rep. Kathy Javner of Chester is facing challenger Don Green, a Democrat from Berry Township.

Don Green
     Don Green has worked in construction, as a volunteer firefighter and as an EMT. He is currently the bereavement coordinator for Downeast Hospice Volunteers and has a master's degree in grief and pastoral counseling. Concerning why he is running for office, he states, "I believe we need to reinstill our core values as a nation, which starts at the local and state levels."
     To help with economic development, he points to the need to invest in infrastructure, stating, "Many of our roads were not built to handle modern traffic, do not meet standards and are crumbling and in poor repair." He also sees the need to invest in broadband Internet service. "There have been some improvements such as the joint Baileyville Calais fiber optic system, but too much of the county still is poorly served. Without high speed reliable Internet access, businesses won't locate in the county and employment opportunities will continue to be low."
     As for healthcare services in the county, Green states, "Access to good quality healthcare is a right. I am not sure what is currently ongoing in the Maine Legislature, but I will work with existing efforts to ensure that we guarantee healthcare whether single payer or individual insurance for those wealthy enough to afford it. I think we need to ensure that we are not charged to the extent that we are currently charged for healthcare."
     Concerning support for racial diversity, he says, "In Washington County this primarily means our Native American brothers and sisters. They have borne the brunt of discrimination and in some cases hatred, which is a real travesty. I am not sure what is currently ongoing in the legislature, but I will work with the Native American groups, their councils and legislative representatives to address these issues through education."
     Green comments, "As a retiree, legislative service will be my full-time job. I know how Washington County ticks and will work to translate needs into legislation which works for the county."

Kathy Javner
     Rep. Kathy Javner, who was a development worker in West Africa and a private school teacher, is a "home school mom" completing her first term in the House. She states, "Upon being elected to serve as your representative, I embarked on a journey like no other. I was appointed to serve on the joint standing committees of Health and Human Services and Marine Resources. For a rookie legislator, the learning curve was steep, and being appointed to serve on two committees was definitely a challenge. However, I am not one to shy away from a challenge and embraced the opportunity that was placed before me."
     She says she is running for reelection "to continue advocating for my rural friends and neighbors. Life can be difficult, but together we lighten the load for everyone. I am passionate about listening to the residents of District 141 and representing them well in Augusta. I promise to listen, respect and value each of your voices. We are in this together."
     Specific measures for economic development in Washington County that she would advocate for in the legislature include expansion of broadband for rural municipalities and new businesses that are "the sign of a healthy, growing economy. I would work to develop legislation to encourage business growth in Washington County. This legislation would be developed by having conversations with present business owners and local leaders."
     To help ensure Washington County residents have access to rural healthcare services, she says she would work to encourage recruitment of healthcare workers and work to secure necessary rate increases.
     Responding to how she would work to support racial diversity in Washington County, Javner says she would seek to "protect the rights and freedoms of all residents."

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
     Incumbents Vinton Cassidy of Calais and Christopher Gardner of Edmunds are running unopposed for the District 1 and District 2 seats for Washington County commissioners.