I grew up in Shapleigh working at my family business, Plummers' Marina and I owned my own bookkeeping and tax preparation business for 40 years. My husband and I moved to Springvale 30 years ago to raise our two daughters. They are married and have chosen to purchase their first homes in Springvale and Sanford. Family means a lot to me and I am fortunate that we live so close to one another.

When I experienced a broken healthcare system in 2012, it drove me to get involved to make a difference. I worked tirelessly for 8 years to help expand MaineCare until it became a reality. More recently I helped to pass bills allowing paid family & medical leave and addressing medical debt.

I have received awards for my work in advocacy over the years. As part of my work on expanding access to health care, I was a member of the Mainers for Health Care Leadership Team. We were honored at the Maine People’s Alliance annual awards dinner for our work in 2018. Also in 2018, I won a Health Care Hero Award from Consumers for Affordable Health Care.

I have been a volunteer representative for the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church in Augusta working with MUUSAN (Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network) for the last 11 years helping to unite UU congregations to advocate for social justice legislation. I was a member of a statewide coalition leadership team helping to build unity. I have trained people how to talk with legislators about bills and testify at public hearings. I have built relationships with key legislators over the last 12 years advocating for Mainers on the outside at the Statehouse.

I realized that you need to be on the inside to work together to be able to accomplish more. Now, I am running for office to help solve the housing crisis, increase access to affordable healthcare, home care and childcare and reform our tax code. I know it won’t be easy but I remember the Ice Storm of 1998 when we all worked together to take care of each other and when we worked together, we were able to solve our toughest problems. I am running to be your voice in the Maine House of Representatives in Augusta and to work together to find solutions.