Phillip Rench for Maine
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PHILLIP RENCH FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN
Eyeing a sixth term, Collins is facing pressure from both sides • Maine Morning Star
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series about U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ role during the second Trump presidency. The first time Biddeford resident Anthony Burgess could vote in 2014, he cast his ballot for Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. A registered Democrat, he wanted to contribute to...
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Rench said he doesn’t think Collins’ continued pitch that she is best equipped to deliver financially for the state is a valid point.
“What we need to do as a state is become less dependent on federal dollars,” he said.
Rench said he would do this by building a stronger economic foundation for Maine families, including by addressing what he sees as “brain drain” in the state by overhauling the school system to have both college and trade school tracks. As someone who left the state after college to pursue opportunities in the space industry and then returned, he said he understands why young people leave and wants to change it.
He is also proposing reinventing industries, such as creating a federal reserve of dimensional lumber, growing Maine’s food production and processing capabilities to serve the country, and positioning Maine as a leader in the space industry.
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