Peggy Rotundo’s recently-announced candidacy for the Maine Senate is great news for Lewiston, and for our entire state.

In these difficult times — faced with a global pandemic, an increasingly fascist Republican Party, and an existential climate threat — we need tough, smart, experienced leaders in public office.

Peggy, who served as chair of the Lewiston School Committee before serving eight terms representing Lewiston in the Maine Senate and House, is exactly the kind of leader our state needs right now. Lewiston voters can trust her to be a strong and effective voice for progressive change.