State Senator Beth Edmonds

Contact: Beth Edmonds at 865-3869

Edmonds Seeks Fourth Senate Term As Candidate In Senate District 10

Freeport [January 22, 2006] - Maine Senate President Beth Edmonds (D-Freeport) announced her intention today to run for re-election as a Clean Elections candidate in State Senate District 10, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, and Pownal. She has been State Senator since 2000. Edmonds said, "I look forward to continuing to serve my neighbors in Brunswick Freeport, Harpswell and Pownal."

Edmonds is completing her third term as State Senator. She currently is President of the Maine Senate, having been elected to that position in December of 2003. "As president, I have been able to forge a consensus around the many issues that benefit Maine people." she said. "I am committed to moving Maine forward and putting the needs of working Mainers, their families and elders, and small businesses first." She added: "I have enjoyed advocating on behalf local constituents in the past and I will continue to represent the needs of the people in District 10 with dedication." In previous sessions she was Chair of the Labor Committee and a member of the Natural Resources Committee. Edmonds notes among her accomplishments working to further Maine's commitment to the Creative Economy, health care, and local education.

Senator Edmonds was also the first state senate candidate to register as a Clean Election Act candidate in Maine in January 2000. She has again filed to forgo private campaign donations in favor of receiving public campaign funds in this campaign. Edmonds said, "As always, I am committed to public financing of campaigns because I believe that every person, regardless of whether or not they can contribute money to a campaign, should have the same degree of influence in this State. I am doing what I can to make sure that every person I represent has an equal voice in our government."

Edmonds is also Director of the Freeport Community Library, and lives in Freeport with her husband Dan Nickerson.