Robyn Stanicki
Robyn Stanicki (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 38. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Robyn Stanicki was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. She attended the University of Maine. Stanicki's career experience includes working as a clinical researcher, in the criminal justice, social work, and behavioral health fields; and with a military medical unit. She has been affiliated with the Health Equity Alliance, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine Equal Justice, and the Maine People's Alliance.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 38
Benjamin Hymes defeated Robyn Stanicki and Heather Garrold in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Benjamin Hymes (R) | 51.1 | 2,155 |
 | Robyn Stanicki (D) | 35.0 | 1,475 | |
| Heather Garrold (G) | 13.9 | 586 | ||
| Total votes: 4,216 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Robyn Stanicki in round 1 .
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Total votes: 247 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Benjamin Hymes in round 1 .
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Total votes: 539 |
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Green primary election
Green Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Heather Garrold in round 1 .
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Total votes: 37 |
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2020
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 11
Glenn Curry defeated Duncan Milne in the general election for Maine State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Glenn Curry (D) | 54.2 | 12,789 |
 | Duncan Milne (R) | 45.8 | 10,826 | |
| Total votes: 23,615 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 11
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Glenn Curry in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 4,168 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 11
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Duncan Milne in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,833 |
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Endorsements
To view Stanicki's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Robyn Stanicki did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Robyn Stanicki completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stanicki's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- This Pandemic has shown us that our system is weak and vulnerable. These overlapping crises-economic, social, climate- are overwhelmingly urgent. To address one above others is short-sighted and honestly, a waste of energy (no pun intended). A robust recovery plan must also address the Land Claims Act and Maine Tribal Sovereignty, designed to restore and protect the lands belonging to indigenous Mainers. I support a climate jobs guarantee, which would strengthen our climate crisis response and support the goals of the Maine Climate Council. This will also create new public employment initiatives designed to modernize our region's infrastructure and ensure that everyone's basic needs are met.
- We can't continue to tinker with a system that needs a major overhaul. I'm the only candidate with the political courage to step outside of the acceptable norms in policy and propose the kinds of changes we all desperately need. Offering solutions like high-speed broadband is a opportunity, but what we really need is the ability to overcome challenges. Beyond internet access or higher incomes, we need our society to foster resilience so that we can weather storms more effectively, because storms will come. This Pandemic is only one of many in our memories and our future. I've spent a lifetime building resistance and resilience against a broken system. Sometimes, knowing when to present a solution is as important as the merit of it.
- In graduate school, I began to work with advocacy groups and lawmakers who also felt that Maine families should have reliable healthcare, educational opportunities, and fair tax structures to provide for our future. I've served on boards and working groups to make system wide changes and developed programs for struggling families. With groups such as The Maine People's Alliance and Maine Equal Justice, I've worked on bills to reform taxes, social support systems, and now, our economic recovery efforts. I believe that we need to move forward with a Green New Deal for Maine, focusing on a climate jobs guarantee, and to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. But most importantly, If nothing changes, nothing will change!
To educate oneself on the issues at hand.
To coordinate efforts with other lawmakers to find solutions and successful models.
For the next decade or so, the only jobs that I managed to work were those that didn't require a bachelor's degree, and I worked hard to get promoted into positions of higher responsibility. Despite this hard work, I still had a hard time paying the bills, and often I would have to choose between fuel oil and hoping I didn't get the power disconnected.
My opponents respond that they are 'small town rural' democrats that plan to focus on the issues in their hometown. I think this is great-for a small town rural representative. Run for that office. A senator by contrast needs to recognize their position is a much larger cog in the system of government, and it would be shortsighted to focus only inward toward their own community. As a Senatorship, our influence extends beyond our constituency and we can maximize our own effectiveness by working together with other districts, and higher levels of government.
I am the only candidate with the level and amount of experience in Augusta that I do. When I heard about our open seat, I was standing INSIDE the capitol building, actively working on LD 1955 to expand dental benefits for the poor. I have countless bills that I have worked on that have won support in the legislature and signed into law. I work on several boards, working groups, and advocacy organizations to get the results we need.
The core of this policy platform - developed by the Renew New England Alliance - is a Jobs
Legislative solidarity can be demonstrated by establishing a Committee within the Maine Legislature, tasked with researching the racial and economic disparities of minority ethnic groups. We need to be vigilant about addressing the racial impact of current law, and to put forward considerable effort in seeking out the perspectives and representation of People of Color in the lawmaking sphere.
Maine needs to address police operations to ensure that our Criminal Justice System reflects renewed human values. Support a measure that would create a Criminal Records Review Committee, and offer remunerations for fines and jail time incurred. One suggestion to centralize police training includes a proposed regulatory licensing board, an idea that needs to be thoroughly explored. Defund the militarization of police forces, and find alternatives for sending children to jail. Remember, what we invest in will continue to grow.
Invest in our communities. Increase the use of social workers to respond to mental health issues that are not a threat to public safety. Keep people with substance use concerns out of prisons and get them help. Make sure that children have adult mentors that they trust. And finally, finally, recognize black history and culture in Maine schools, ensuring that the narrative of black lives in America shows the impact of long term and widespread racism in our country.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 11, 2020
