Kathryn Biberstein

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Kathryn Biberstein
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July 14, 2020

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Kathryn Biberstein (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 48. She lost in the Democratic primary on July 14, 2020.

Biberstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 48

Melanie Sachs defeated James Finegan Jr. in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.

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%
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66.4
 
4,246
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James Finegan Jr. (R)
 
33.6
 
2,151

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,397
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Melanie Sachs in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,314
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 48

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: James Finegan Jr. in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 449
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2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Kathryn Biberstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Biberstein's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I came to Freeport 20 years ago - during an epic Maine snowstorm - a single mom with two small kids and no job. I had been promised by friends that I would find a welcoming community whose values I would share and where my children would flourish, and that's exactly what we found. I'm running for the Maine House to give back to a community that has given so much to my family. But I'm also running because in my life I have excelled at getting hard things done. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down. We know that there will be a tremendous amount of rebuilding we'll need to do when we come out the other side. We'll have to rebuild our economy through incentives and tax policy, revive a health care system, support an overburdened social welfare system and restart our schools. I have experience in public policy and business, as an executive and in entrepreneurial ventures, and as an engineer and a lawyer. I have worked to build consensus among people of many beliefs, backgrounds and experience levels. And I think these qualities will make me a Representative who can get things done for Freeport and Pownal.
  • JOBS: Maine should continue to foster public-private partnerships that prepare our workforce for existing job opportunities and form the springboard for the jobs of the future. Partnerships between business and universities, community colleges and technical training organizations can provide our workforce with skills that match the well-paying jobs we need to bring to and keep in Maine. In a post-COVID-19 world, we will also need to understand and be responsive to changes in how America works and the potential to create remote jobs.
  • ENVIRONMENT: Maine can and should be a national leader in renewable energy and increased energy efficiency by building a clean energy economy. It's good for jobs in Maine as well
  • EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY: We need to invest in our public schools at the K-12 level and we need to find opportunities for higher education that may not be the traditional four-year variety but that can lead to opportunity, such as co-ops, apprenticeships and certificate programs.
I hold certain basic beliefs that will form the moral compass on which I would legislate on behalf of Freeport and Pownal voters. They are that:

• Basic healthcare is a right and not a privilege.
• We must protect the environment and take measures to counter climate change to preserve the planet for future generations.
• A woman should have the right to make her own healthcare decisions.

• Educational opportunity is the foundation for individual opportunity.
I drove my first all electric car in 1981. My first job after college was working on GM's prototype all-electric car. And they let us take those million dollar protoypes home with us! I thought we were on the brink of something big - protecting the environment and moving away from middle-eastern oil. That was almost 40 years ago and it's hard to explain to my kids how little progress we've made. Understanding that policy drives change as much as science and engineering is part of why I went to law school. Maine can and should be a national leader in renewable energy and increased energy efficiency by building a clean energy economy. It's exactly the type of thing we excel at, and it isn't just good for the environment, but good for jobs in Maine as well.

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