State Rep. Mike Timmons, R-Cumberland, has a serious problem with representing the interests of his constituents and accepting responsibility for his failure to do his job.

In a recent column, Greg Kesich rightly criticized Timmons and five other House Republicans for irresponsibly skipping a critical final vote to override Gov. LePage’s veto of a landmark solar energy bill.

If those six lawmakers had done their job, then the bill would have passed. But now Timmons is deeply offended at Kesich for shining the spotlight on his delinquency (Another View, May 5), and he is shifting blame and demanding an apology. As one of Timmons’ constituents, I think he is mistaken about who is at fault and who should be doing the apologizing.

This is especially true because Timmons is a repeat offender in switching his position when his vote counted most.

Last summer, Timmons voted for a bill to force the governor to release Land for Maine’s Future funding that was needed for important conservation projects in Cumberland.

But then he and five other Republicans buckled under pressure from House Minority Leader Ken Fredette and flipped their votes (“LePage defends Republican lawmaker who changed vote on bill to release conservation funds,” Aug. 26, 2015). As a result, the override fell five votes short.

No apology from Timmons then, and none now. Instead, he wants Kesich to resign. Now that’s leadership.

Paul Weiss

Cumberland