Bipartisan support for Maine Public Bank at May 21, 2018 Midcoast Clean Elections Candidates Forum.. 7minute audio Q&A.

Midcoast Maine Clean Elections candidates unanimously support a Maine State Bank.
Listen at the link below

Simmons, Doudera, Ringelstein, Matlack,Miramant,Evangelos, Pleuker, O'Brien

On May 21st, seven Clean Elections candidates took part in a forum at Watts Hall in Thomaston. Among the questions raised, Randall Parr of Appleton asked the candidates for their position on the proposed Maine State Bank.  All candidates expressed support.  In 2017, Dave Miramant sponsored LD 237 An Act To Establish a State Bank which failed  in the Maine legislature's Committee on Insurance and Financial Services

Click here to listen to Parr's question and their responses 

Candidates in order of statements

*Bill Pleuker, House, Warren, Appleton, Hope, Union

*Jeff Evangelos, (former representative) Friendship, Waldoboro,
Washington, Union.

*Dave Miramant, State Senate (Incumbent) Knox County.

* Ann Matlack, House, St George, South Thomaston, Thomaston,

* Zak Ringelstein, US Senate.

* Vicky Doudera, House,  Camden, Rockport.

*Abden Simmons, House, Friendship, Waldoboro,Washington, Union, (Incumbent)

Parr is a member of Maine Public Banking Coalition, and  author of   Occupying a new Maine Economy. The coalition has worked to establish a Maine State Bank.

Candidates:

Matlack

Pluecker

Evangelos

Miramant

Simmons

Doudera

Ringelstein