Lincoln County Democrats got to hear from a number of registered candidates for seats in the Maine House of Representatives and Senate at their monthly meeting March 21 in Newcastle.
Speaking briefly at the meeting to describe their relevant experience and to highlight what would be their legislative priorities were:

• Allison Hepler of Woolwich, running to represent House District 53, which includes Dresden in Lincoln County. She faces a primary contest with William Neilson of Arrowsic;
• Wendy Ross of Wiscasset, running in District 87, which includes Wiscasset and Alna in Lincoln County;
• Emily Trask-Eaton of Waldoboro, running in District 91;
• Chris Johnson of Somerville, the incumbent in Senate District 13, most of which lies in Lincoln County.

Also speaking were Mary Trescott of Damariscotta, running for reelection to the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, of which she is currently chair, and Wendy Wolf of Boothbay Harbor, running for the House as an Independent in District 89.
Lincoln County Democratic Committee Chair Jim Torbert announced that long-time committee member Sandra Rumery of Boothbay Harbor has retired from the committee for health reasons. Torbert spoke of Rumery’s years of dedicated service to Democrats not only at the county level but also with the state Democratic Party Committee.