HOUSE DISTRICT 105: North Yarmouth and part of Gray

Democrat Anne Graham is opposed by Republican Sue Austin. The two ran for House District 109 in 2008 and Austin won. In 2012, Graham won that same seat when she ran against Austin in the general election. Austin was last elected to the Maine House in 2020 but was not eligible to run in 2022 due to term limits.

Graham

ANNE GRAHAM

City/town: North Yarmouth

What do you do professionally?

I am the current state representative for House District 105, which is all of North Yarmouth and two-thirds of Gray. I am a retired pediatric nurse practitioner.

Please give a brief rundown of your leadership experience.

I served in the Maine House from 2010-2014; I was on the State and Local Government Committee and was the chair of the committee from 2012-2014. I also served on the North Yarmouth Select Board from 2007-2010 and from 2016-2019.

What are your top priorities and why?

A middle class tax cut, child abuse prevention, affordable housing and affordable health care.

What are your top two concerns about the economy, and what would you do to address them if elected to the Legislature?

My main concern is that the middle class is being squeezed. I would strongly support assistance to first-time homebuyers, a middle income tax cut and reining in property taxes without hurting our schools. My next main concern is about child abuse and neglect. My focus will be on prevention to help children and their families “upstream” by strengthening family and community systems.

Austin

SUE AUSTIN

City/town: Gray

What do you do professionally?

Most recently, I spent 10 years with Marden’s Inc. in sales and safety. 

Please give a brief rundown of your leadership experience.

Experience includes but is not limited to: Maine House of Representatives, eight terms total; Gray-New Gloucester School Board 13-plus years, including serving on the Contract Negotiations Committee; board member of the Pineland YMCA; Gray Town Council, two years; Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club Ambassador; Crystal Lake USO Ice Fishing Derby director; University of Maine New Leadership/Resident In Staff.

What are your top priorities and why?

Supporting responsible government spending, respect of parents in support of families, less regulation and lower energy costs, and predictable pro-business public policy.

What are your top two concerns about the economy, and what would you do to address them if elected to the Legislature?

More closely evaluate impacts of regulations and taxation both standing and new considered policies on our young families and our senior residents.