Ward 1: James Lysen 1,058 Ward 2: Zachary Pettengill 1,005, Donna Gillespie 760 Ward 3: Alicia M. Rea 786 Ward 4: Michael A. Lajoie 1,402 Ward 5: Kristen Cloutier 567 Ward 6: Joline Landry Beam 1,112, Pauline A. Gudas 580 Ward 7: Michael J. Marcotte 833, Thomas P. Shannon 586 Lewiston Ward 1 City Council […]
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Lewiston City Council, Ward 7, Michael Marcotte and Thomas Shannon
Bio Name: Michael Marcotte Occupation: accountant Education: Bachelor of Science in business administration Family: single Political experience: county budget, Lewiston finance, Lewiston Planning Board Questions 1. Why do you think you’re the most qualified, or best candidate for this seat? Lewiston is facing some challenging financial hurdles, and my past experience with county and municipal budgets will certainly […]
Lewiston City Council, Ward 6, Joline Landry Beam and Pauline Gudas
Bio Name: Joline Landry Beam Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 6. Occupation: educator, retired. Education: Holy Family School, Lewiston High School, and the University of Southern Maine. Family: married, three children, five grandchildren. Political experience: two terms (1989-1993) on the Lewiston School Committee; member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995; Lewiston City Council, […]
Lewiston City Council, Ward 5, Kristen Cloutier (unopposed)
Bio: Name: Kristen Cloutier Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 5. Occupation: assistant director of Center Operations at the Harward Center for Community Partnerships at Bates College. Education: Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Northeastern University, 1997; Master of Arts in leadership studies from the University of Southern Maine, 2009. Family: married to Denny Bourgoin; daughter Ridley Bourgoin, […]
Ward 4, Lewiston City Council, Michel Lajoie (unopposed)
Bio: Name: Michel A. Lajoie (Mike) Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 4 Occupation: Retired fire chief/ state legislator. Education: Lewiston High School, studied at Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute in automotive technology, associate’s degree in fire science at Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. Family: Wife, Rita, three adult children, Denise, John and Rachel, five grandchildren and two […]
Lewiston City Council, Ward 3 (unopposed)
Alicia Rea Bio: Name: Alicia Rea Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 3 Occupation: Assistant director of Annual Giving Education: Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College in 2012, Bachelor of Science from Husson University, 2014, master’s in public administration and policy degree from American University, expected in May 2018. Family: Single Political experience: Campaign volunteer Questions: […]
Ward 2, Lewiston City Council, Donna Gillespie and Zachary Tyler Pettengill
Donna Gillespie Bio Name: Donna Gillespie Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 2 Occupation: retired state employee Education: Bachelor of arts in sociology Family: one son Political experience: none Questions 1. Why do you think you’re the most qualified, or best candidate for this seat? Although I have no prior experience in politics, I do […]
Jim Lysen, Lewiston, Ward 1
Name: Jim Lysen Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 1. Occupation: retired, city councilor. Education: Bachelor of Science in civil engineering; master’s degree in city and regional planning. Family: my wife, Susann Pelletier, is a poet/writer/editor, retired teacher, and native of this area. My daughter Genevieve lives in Lewiston in her own home, graduated from […]