The solution to many of Maine's current problems can be found in a return to the time-honored Maine values of social and fiscal responsibility.

We need an economy that is based on providing jobs for Maine's people at wages that will support a decent standard of living and a comfortable retirement.

We need a health care system that allows everyone to receive the treatments they need at prices they can afford. We need a state government that puts our people and our small businesses first.

Pat receives a certificate of recognition from the Maine Army National Guard for her service to Central Maine   Pat's Certificate of Recognition from the National Guard   enlarge

Maine values have produced state and national leaders who have brought common-sense solutions to complex policy debates. Disregarding shallow party labels, Mainers have voted for independent candidates with the vision and integrity to stand up for a clean environment, a clean government, and a conservative approach to spending other people's money.

Through her many acts of community service over the years, Pat has proven that she understands Maine values.

As the director of Maine's largest children's charity, The Children's Miracle Network at the Eastern Maine Medical Center, she created and implemented innovative programs to help ill and injured children. Through her efforts, a program that had been rated near the bottom nationally became the most successful, and the only program in a city under one million residents (Bangor) to be recognized on the CMN's national telethon.

Please join us as we return Maine to the values we all cherish. With Pat LaMarche as governor, Maine's people and small businesses will come first once again.

Pat LaMarche
announcing her
candidacy

Read Pat LaMarche's campaign kick-off speech, "Dedication to the People of Maine," as well as the enthusiastic response of Mainers to her campaign announcement.