Social media accounts: facebook.com/RepresentativeShelleyRudnicki

Occupation: Business owner

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Community Organizations: Victor Grange, Waterville Elks Club, Waterville and Clinton Order of Eastern Star, former MSAD 49 School Board, former Benton PTO, former Fairfield Planning Board

Personal information (hobbies, etc.): I enjoy helping others, cooking for my friends and family. My husband and love to travel the country on vacations.

Family status: Married 36 years with two children

Years in the Legislature: Six

Committee assignments (if elected): Veterans and Legal Affairs

Q&A

1) Define what “success” would look like if you are elected to serve your district.

Success would mean actually addressing the real problems faced by Mainers, like high energy, food, taxes and housing costs. This requires a commitment to bipartisanship in Augusta. For the last four years Democrats have cut Republicans out of all things budget in Augusta. Democrats have been in control of the House, Senate and governor’s office for the last four years. When Republicans take the majority in the House, the Democrats will be required to work with republicans to get things done. We will have to work together instead of one party rule that we have been under. Success would be better communication in Augusta and from Augusta.

Democrats will not be able to push through their West Coast agenda and will have to compromise with Republicans to benefit all Maine people. They will have to be open and consistent with public hearings and not cut one side out of the process.

Being reelected will allow me to continue to put our veterans and senior citizens ahead of illegals and “asylum” seekers. We need to put Mainers to the front of the line, not the back of the line.

2) Name one issue the Legislature handled last session. Explain why you agree or disagree with the final outcome.

The taxation committee took up the Property Tax Stabilization bill that was helping seniors. Republicans put forth some fixes but Democrats refused to even consider them, and moved to get rid of the program that was needed by seniors. The $30 million price tag was one of the excuses used. Isn’t it interesting that this is the same amount that was spent for those fancy apartments in Brunswick. The Democrats also passed L.D. 2102, which repealed a bill that has been in place since 2005 that set a cap on municipal property taxes. The original law required the municipality to go to the voters by ballot if they needed more than the cap. In other words, Democrats are responsible for the massive increase in property taxes.

OPPONENT: Matt Townsend, D-Fairfield