Rep. Evans continues to be a leader for county, state

To the Editor;

Rep. Richard Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft is running for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to continue to be a leader for the people of Piscataquis County and the citizens of the State of Maine. His service and candidacy are about doing what’s right and fighting for it. Most importantly, he is a Mainer like the rest of us but to that you can add his unique perspective as a small town surgeon in Maine, which brings him into contact with neighbors at some of the most difficult times in their lives. This gives him a good understanding of all the challenges people face, not just medical matters.

Six of the seven bills he personally sponsored during his first term in the Legislature were signed into law by the Governor, achieving many of the goals he set when he ran just two years ago. 

He worked to increase municipal revenue sharing to help keep our towns from pushing tax increases on seniors who live on fixed incomes, and increased school funding to ensure that our teachers have the necessary budgets that will allow them to prepare and to inspire our students for the challenges of the future.

His very first bill was “An Act to Establish the Accidental Drug Overdose Death Review Panel” that became law on an emergency basis immediately upon the Governor’s signature and he also co-sponsored a bill that requires the state to establish at least one recovery center in each of Maine’s 16 counties. 

His efforts to expand health insurance to many families that had fallen through the cracks in coverage gaps were successful by sponsoring and enacting into law, “An Act To Maximize Health Care Coverage for the Uninsured through Easy Enrollment in the MaineCare Program or in a Qualified Health Plan in the Marketplace.”

We should all be proud to have Rep. Evans serving his district and the state and our legislature and we should do whatever we can to support his candidacy and re-elect him.

Charles F. Pattavina

Winterport