Maine’s First Lady Ann LePage was the guest speaker at a well attended re-election campaign fundraiser held at the Northeastland Hotel in Presque Isle on Nov. 5.
LePage echoed Gov. LePage’s talking points from his re-election campaign kickoff held in Augusta the night before. She credited her husband’s administration with creating jobs, bringing down the unemployment rate by 12.5 percent, putting a five-year cap on welfare benefits, and cracking down on fraud — quadrupling the number of fraud cases referred and stopping benefits for illegal aliens. There has been a 41 percent reduction in welfare cases, she said.
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Maine’s First Lady Ann LePage, fourth from left, recently visited Aroostook County and was the guest of honor at a Republican Party fundraiser on Nov. 5 in Presque Isle. Among those attending the event were, from left: Rep. Carol McElwee; Geri Martin, chairman Aroostook County Republican Committee; Priscilla Ayotte of Caswell; LePage; Marjorie Edgecomb of Caribou; The Honorable Peter Edgecomb; Rep. Bernard Ayotte; and Phil Bosse, representative for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
She stated the Governor’s biggest accomplishment is paying back the massive debt owed to our hospitals — without raising a single dollar in taxes.
Maine’s First Lady has used her position to advocate for and support Maine’s military service members and their families and veterans. “Supporting our troops is not something we do because it is ‘nice’ or ‘makes us feel good.’ Supporting our troops is a responsibility we have as Americans,” she said.
LePage was asked by the Barbara Bush Foundation to partner with them to do a baby journal supporting literacy in the state of Maine. The Love Read Learn Baby Journal will be given out to all new moms after their child is born. All of the artwork in the Baby Journal was done by students in Maine. The child whose artwork was featured on the cover is from Caribou — Kevin Duplessie.
Her latest initiative taken on is with the Travis Mills Project which looks to create a National Recreation Center where in Maine disabled veterans and their families from across the nation can get back to nature with activities that will instill the confidence to keep moving forward.
