05-01-18 Political Roundtable
This morning sitting at the table are Ray Richardson, Debi Davis, Assistant House Republican Leader and State Senate Candidate Ellie Espling, House Republican Leader and Gubernatorial candidate Rep. Kenneth Fredette
Part 1: The discussion is signature petitions, People’s referendum process and how important it is to read what you are signing.
Part 2: David and Ken were talking during the break about rural Maine and how beautiful it is, but it is also the most poor part of our state. David describes their discussion and then Ray ask Ken what he would do to help stop the migration of our youth leaving the state.
Part 3: Ken was suppose to be speaking at the Maine Republican Convention on Saturday afternoon, but his daughter will be graduating from Husson College at 3pm and he won’t miss her walking across the stage. The panel talks about family comes first. He also talks about his service as a Lieutenant Colonel and Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the Maine Air National Guard which he is also suppose to be on reserve. Ray asks about our returning service members and what Ken will do to help the with integration into private lives, medical attention. Ray asks about helping law enforcement. Ken response that he would wage war on drugs and gangs. Ray talks about the 3 prong approach to the drug problem, Education, Enforcement and Rehabilitation. Ellie answers that it isn’t a short term answer, we have to be in it for the long haul.
Part 4: The discussion is about marijuana and its legalization. Some of the issues that surround marijuana legalization. For more information or to help with Ken’s campaign visit his website, kenfredette.com.