Maine Senate Race information for MJHS Mock Election 2012.

1. Election 2012
U.S. Senate Candidates

2. CYNTHIA DILL
DEMOCRAT
Born on January 6, 1965 in New York.
She went to the University of Vermont.
Before entering politics she was a civil rights lawyer.
She currently is part of the Maine Senate representing the
7th district which is greater South Portland.

3. ANGUS KING
INDEPENDENT
He was born on March 31, 1944 in Virginia.
He graduated from Dartmouth College and the University
of Virginia School of Law.
Before he went into political work, he was a
Lecturer(teacher) at Bowdoin College in Maine.
He was the 72nd Governor of Maine, right before John
Baldacci.

4. CHARLIE SUMMERS
REPUBLICAN
Born January 3, 1959 in Illinois.
He graduated from Blackhawk College (a community
college in Illinois) and University of Illinois.
He was part of management of South Portland Motor Inn.
He also was part of the U.S. Navy.
He is now Maine’s Secretary of State .

5. THINKING ABOUT THE ISSUES
Who should you vote for? Well, that’s for you to decide.
Think for yourself, instead of relying on others to think for
you. Don’t let the label of a political party guide your vote.
On the next slide, you will see 15 issues. Choose a few that
are most important to you. Find out which candidate(s) has
similar opinions to yours.
Choose wisely! Every vote counts!

6. The Issues
Economy - National Debt
Economy- Jobs Overseas
Education - Abstinence Only in Health Care - Required
School Insurance
Education - Private Education Immigration
(voucher system)
Education - Federal Role Taxes
Environment - Climate Change War on Terror
Gun Control
Gay Marriage

7. Economy - National Debt
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Their Cut gov’t spending
Raise taxes on the
wealthiest Americans
Wants to make taxes
on businesses
wisely, make the tax
opinion on code simpler, get rid of
(Buffet Rule). Supports
the Jobs Bill to create 2
predictable so they can
be prepared and
loopholes so gov’t
the makes more money.
million jobs in America
and cuts taxes for
concentrate on
creating jobs. Wants to
Congress doesn’t get
national paid until budget it
working people, but keep taxes low for
puts a tax on rich everyone, cut gov’t
passed.
debt people. spending
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8. JOB ISSUES.
The employment rate, and what they are going to do to get more jobs
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
She will co-sponsor
the Employee Free
Adopt an idea that
Expand markets Choice Act
will create and
Their for fishing, Support union support well paying
forestry, and workers jobs to let small
opinion businesses get
agriculture Voted for the bigger
Paycheck Fairness
act.

9. Economy - Jobs Overseas
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Wants to make Supports bringing
Their smarter trade high-speed internet to
rural areas to make
Keep taxes low on
deals so Maine businesses so they can
opinion on Maine more business-
hire workers and
can keep friendly. Supports
people can buy our
jobs businesses here, Maine moving into the
21st century economy
way out of the bad
like New Balance economy.
overseas with more tech-based
sneakers. jobs.
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10. Education - Abstinence Only
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Include both safe
Their sex and Does not support
abstinence Abstinence Only Unknown
opinion education in education.
health class.
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11. Education - Private Education
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Does not support make
our schools private. She
Not convinced of the is concerned that
Approves of charter
benefit of charter vouchers would take
Their schools, but has an needed money away
schools, school
vouchers, and magnet
open-mind. Doesn’t from public schools.
opinion want public schools to Does not want public
schools. Wants students
to have school choice.
lose money. money to go to religious
schools (separation of
church/state).
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12. Education - Federal Role
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Federal gov should not
tell school districts Federal Gov. must make
Their how to run schools,
but they should
sure every student has
the opportunity to be
Decisions in education
should be made by
opinion continue to fund
education and provide
successful. More money states.
to education funding.
research.
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13. Environment - Climate Change
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Yes, climate Yes, climate
Their change is change is No, climate
happening and happening and change is not
opinion humans humans human-related.
contribute to it. contribute to it.
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14. ENERGY
If they want to support it or not.
The Charlie
Angus King Cynthia Dill
candidate Summers
Their Use U.S. and renewable
Wants to “develop our
Promotes “Made in resources, but keep the
opinion on environment safe. Is open
nations rich energy
America” energy minded to nuclear power,
reserves” rather than
Nuclear policies, cut ties to but thinks that they need
relying on other
countries. Supports oil,
Middle East, limit to find a place for the
Power/ waste before they are
coal, natural gas, and
long-term effects allowed to expand.
nuclear power.
Energy on environment.

15. Gun Control
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Supports guns Believes strongly
Put stricter laws
rights, but in the 2nd
Their on assault
believes in amendment and
weapons, like
background wants no new
opinion those used in limits on gun
checks for
school shootings. ownership.
purchasers.
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16. Gay Marriage
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Opposes same-
sex marriage, but
Their Supports same- Supports same- believes same-sex
sex marriage. sex marriage. couples can be
opinion protected by civil
unions.
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17. Health Care - Required Insurance
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Believes the Affordable
Care Act takes away
Supports the provision Supports the provision
Their in the Affordable Care in the Affordable Care
individual choice.
Thinks people should be
Act (ObamaCare) for Act (ObamaCare) for
opinion required insurance. required insurance.
able to go across state
lines to buy health
insurance.
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18. Immigration
Charlie
The Angus King- Cynthia Dill-
Summers-
candidate Independent Democrat
Republican
Wants to create “effective and
No automatic citizenship
enforceable” immigration laws for illegals; Yes
Their that do no punish children of
illegal immigrants who can’t
Wants to end having to temporary Visas for
prove you are a resident workers; Return illegals
viewpoint on help their status. Come up with
a plan to get illegal immigrants in order to get a driver’s to their country before
immigration to come out and pay taxes and
become citizens.
license. considered for
citizenship
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19. Taxes
The Angus Cynthia Charlie
Candidate King Dill Summers
Wants a flatter tax that
Would get rid of Bush- Supports Bush-era tax
is equal among all
Their era tax cuts when the
time is right. Would not
cuts for those making
less than $250,000 per
levels of income, wants
to extend Bush-era tax
opinion take a pledge to not
raise taxes.
year. Wants a small tax
on stock trades.
cuts, signed a “No
Taxes” pledge.
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20. War on Terror
Charlie
The Angus King- Cynthia Dill-
Summers-
candidate Independent Democrat
Republican
Wants to reduce our Wants to reduce our
troops in Afghanistan, military spending to
Their but build a future for spend it on things at Increase military
that country. Would be home, wants to pull out spending, give our hard-
viewpoint on careful about entering of Afghanistan working military the
the War on any other costly wars.
We need to build up our
according to President
Obama’s timeline, wants
tools they need to keep
us safe.
Terror alliances around the
world.
to reduce our nuclear
weapons because we
have too many.
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21. Sources
Wikipedia
http://www.summersformaine.com/on-the-issues/
http://www.cynthiadill.com/Cynthia-Dill-On-the-Issues.htm
http://angus2012.com/issues/
http://www.mpbn.net/News/YourVote2012/YourVote2012USSenateCandidates.aspx
http://bangordailynews.com/race/2012-general-election/us-senate-12g-2/