Issue Position: Jobs & the Economy

Issue Position

Successful businessman -- rescued and built several Maine-based businesses including
GWI -- telecom and ISP, employing 50, now building miles of fiber in western Maine
Quoddy -- storied Maine moccasin and footwear maker, 20 jobs in Lewiston
GMI Ratings -- employed 50, built from money-losing startup to profitability
ValueEdge Advisors -- helps investors hold big corporations accountable to stakeholders
In the Legislature, fought hard for regulatory relief, workers comp reform, lower taxes, and increased access to capital.
Helped small, local business level the playing field and get the most out of Augusta and Washington -- including training money, credit resources, and infrastructure investments, such as roads and high-speed broadband.
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"Our future depends on jobs. In western Maine, our jobs depend on small businesses. And whether forestry, farming, manufacturing, tourism or trucking, our businesses are heavily reliant on our natural resources and our magnificent outdoors. But our small businesses are too often discouraged from hiring workers by employer mandates, taxes, and other burdens our government imposes. And our small, local businesses too often face unfair competition from huge trans-national corporations that get special treatment by federal and state government."

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