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128th Legislature Senate of Maine Senate District 31 128th Legislature Senate of Maine Senate District 31

Senator Justin M. Chenette P.O. Box 315 Office (207) 287-1515 Cell (207) 590-3266 Saco, Maine 04072 Senator Justin M. Chenette P.O. Box 315 Office (207) 287-1515 Cell (207) 590-3266 Saco, Maine 04072

Dear Buxton neighbors, It is an honor and privilege to serve as your Senator in the Maine State Legislature. We must restore a sense of trust and credibility into the institution of government itself and my focus will be to do just that over the course of the next two years. My colleagues and I, including Rep. Marean and Rep. Kinney, will be working on hundreds of pieces of legislation. This year I will be submitting several bills focused on growing and supporting our small businesses, providing much needed property tax relief to seniors on fixed incomes, expanding drug treatment for addicts while strengthening enforcement to go after the drug traffickers, all while making sure government is accountable to the people by reducing the influence of special interest groups and lobbyists. As the ranking senator on the Taxation committee this session, I will be providing a leadership role in crafting responsible tax policy working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. The committee does important work regarding taxes, tax credits, property valuation and assessment, plus municipal revenue sharing — the mechanism by which state funds get sent back down to Buxton to help pay for the bare essential town services. We face substantive challenges with divided government, but as I’ve learned over the years, divided government presents a unique opportunity to get people at the table to do the people’s business. No one party can achieve anything without the other. I think that has the potential to yield positive results for all Mainers when all views are listened to and compromise is the rule we live by. It shouldn’t matter where the good idea comes from, as long as it makes life better for the entire state and the residents who live here. My role is to be your voice. This is your seat. I work for you. Contact me anytime day or night with questions, comments, concerns or help navigating a state government agency. You can reach me through email at justin.chenette@legislature.maine.gov, at my office at 287-1515, or message me at facebook.com/JustinChenette. To sign up for weekly email newsletters and for additional information on the state budget and other important documents, you can visit my legislative website at www.JustinChenette.com. Best,

Justin Chenette Senate District 31

Justin.Chenette@legislature.maine.gov * www.justinchenette.com * Facebook.com/JustinChenette

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Justin.Chenette@legislature.maine.gov * www.justinchenette.com * Facebook.com/JustinChenette