NAME: Mark Dion
CANDIDACY: Governor of Maine
PARTY: Democrat
HOMETOWN: Lewiston, Maine
RESIDENCE: Portland, Maine
EDUCATION:
- University of Maine School of Law '06, J.D.
- Antioch College '85, M.S.
- University of Southern Maine '76, B.S.
OFFICES HELD:
- State Senator, District 28 (Portland), 2016-present
- State Representative, District 43 (Portland), 2010-2016
- Sheriff, Cumberland County, 1998-2010
NOTABLE NON-ELECTED WORK
- Attorney, Dion Law LLC
- Deputy Chief, Portland Police Department
POLICY POSITIONS:
- "Education: Establish Pre-Kindergarten programs in every school district. Provide more teaching time by simplifying testing and accountability rules. Emphasize vocational / technical education at both high school and college levels. Restore university funding lost since 2008. Increase bond funding to the University system for R&D." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Democracy: Lead efforts to reform the Electoral College. Elect Attorney General by popular vote. Restore democracy to presidential elections through National Popular Vote Compact." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Families: Insure that no one goes cold. Eliminate hunger among Maine’s children. Paid sick time. Living wages. Equal pay for women. The right to union representation." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Healthcare: Expand MaineCare and support the formation of a universally accessible public healthcare system. Develop programs to help seniors age at home. Increase the availability of group housing for individuals in substance abuse recovery. Promote community based overdose response teams. Support and establish primary care clinics throughout rural Maine." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Immigration: Develop a comprehensive state policy on immigration to accelerate transition of immigrants and refugees into Maine’s workforce." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Preserving our national resources: Clean air and water benchmarks to reduce carbon. Transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources. Install high-efficiency insulation in houses, apartments and small business. Increase wood pellet stoves and boilers to boost Maine’s forest products economy. Expand use of COMMUNITY-based renewables: wind, solar and battery storage." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Revitalizing our rural economy: Invest State resources in developing aquaculture, wood products and community energy production. Scale up farm-to-table products and expand opportunities for young farmers. Help fisheries and aquaculture find new markets and adapt to Global Warming. Address the lack of enforcement regarding transportation of wood products. Develop homesteading initiative to increase available housing and new residents for Maine’s rural counties. Provide preferential cannabis cultivation licenses to rural Mainers. Promote local farms, eco-tourism and renewable energy investments." (dionforgovenor.com)
- "Safety: Preserve rural fire and medical emergency response through shared resources. Focus juvenile justice system on restorative justice as its core principle. Prepare all adult inmates for return to the workforce. Reduce employment barriers for individuals convicted of non-violent crimes. Legalize the cultivation and retail sale of recreational cannabis products." (dionforgovernor.com)
- "Transportation: Redesign gas tax to provide reliable revenue for roads and bridges. Expand passenger rail and bus service to form statewide network." (dionforgovernor.com)
LINKS:
- Website: dionforgovernor.com
- Facebook: /dionforgovernor
- Twitter: @dionforgovernor
NEWS CENTER MAINE HEADLINES:
- Mark Dion jumps into Democratic primary (Oct. 2017)
- Cumberland County sheriff, mental health advocates decry proposed cuts (May 2007)
NEWS CENTER MAINE MEDIA:
- PODCAST: Mark Dion | 'Carrigan & The Candidates'
- VIDEO: Democratic candidate for governor Mark Dion (207)
