Voting for change can be hard. Sometimes it is easier to stick with a familiar name or someone you know.

In House District 45, we have a chance to choose a new course by electing Jennifer Stone from Waldoboro to represent Bremen, Friendship, Louds Island, Waldoboro, and Washington. 

I have spoken with Stone and feel like she understands how difficult it is for families right now. Whether it is the high cost of groceries, fuel, rentals, or the lack of health care at so many levels in our state, she gets the challenges that impact most of us. 

She wants to represent everyone – people over parties. She wants accountability, transparency, and honesty. Stone is especially interested in improving access to healthcare. 

There are so many different healthcare challenges in Maine. So many nursing homes have closed that families may be too far away to visit loved ones regularly. 

For those with family members with substance use disorder, there are precious few resources. For people in crisis, there are often long waits in emergency rooms with no mental health beds available. For those who need in-home providers, it can take years. We can’t move forward with so much holding us back. 

Let’s change course and elect someone eager to listen and represent all of us. Please join me in voting for Jennifer Stone. 

Rebecca Waddell lives in Waldoboro