I’m a Navy veteran. Although Ande Smith and I never served together, we are shipmates. The campaign flier I received had a handwritten note on it along with a telephone number.

I was pleasantly surprised when Ande answered the phone. We spoke for 20 minutes and it was a comfortable exchange, like talking with my brother. We discussed the Navy, the state of Maine and the future of our country.

Ande shares my belief that the government has become too large, wasteful and intrusive. The voters returned the House to the Republicans in 2012 and the Senate in 2014, but those elected have done nothing with it.

We need change. We need people in D.C. who will support and defend the Constitution and remember they work for us, not the political establishment. Ande Smith for Maine’s 1st Congressional District is that person. Vote for him in the June 14 Republican primary.

James Waite

Old Orchard Beach


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