(Representing Mechanic Falls, Poland and part of Auburn) Raymond Lafrance Libertarian Age: 63 Hometown: Poland Occupation: Retired Public Safety Director Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, small business owner, county commissioner District 6, public safety superintendent Fryeburg Fair. Education: Lewiston High School, Maine Criminal Justice Academy, New England Institute of Law Enforcement Management. Family status: Married to […]
Raymond Lafrance
‘A hell of a career:’ Lafrance retires after 40 years
AUBURN — Androscoggin County Sheriff Eric Samson remembers those crazy days after 9/11. There was an anthrax scare and all over the country — including here — and people were panicking over anything that looked like it might be powdered death. It was a scary time. The world had changed. “Capt. Lafrance was the one […]
N. Peters: Loyalty and experience matter
I am writing in support of Ray Lafrance for Androscoggin County sheriff. I have been in law enforcement 28 years. I do not lightly give my support to candidates. I support Lafrance. I know he is the right person for this job. He has been Patrol Division captain for 28 years. He heads dispatch. He […]
E. Leavitt: Experience speaks for itself
I am not one to publicly support candidates, but I want to encourage voters to support Raymond Lafrance for office of sheriff of Androscoggin County. Lafrance has spent decades serving. He is a man of integrity. He has exhibited fairness and compassion with a vast number of issues through the years. He answers to the […]