Sari Greene
Sari Greene (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 29. She lost in the Democratic primary on July 14, 2020.
Greene completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sari Greene was born in Gloversville, New York. She pursued undergraduate studies at Bryant University and SUNY Albany and graduate studies at the University of Plymouth. Greene’s career experience includes working as an entrepreneur, investor, cybersecurity expert, educator, and author. She served as a member of the South Portland Democratic Committee and Cumberland County Democratic Committee. Greene also served as a Democratic state convention delegate.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 29
Anne Carney defeated Stephanie Anderson in the general election for Maine State Senate District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anne Carney (D)  | 67.2 | 16,847 |
| Stephanie Anderson (R) | 32.8 | 8,221 | ||
| Total votes: 25,068 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 29
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Anne Carney in round 1 .
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Total votes: 8,566 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 29
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Stephanie Anderson in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,347 |
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sari Greene completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Greene's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 2002, I founded an internationally recognized cybersecurity company. We viewed our mission to protect critical infrastructure and national security as a civic duty. Our founding principles were that we would be transparent, give generously of our resources, put family first, and honor teamwork.
From our first employee, we offered comprehensive benefits including 100% company-paid insurance, matching retirement savings, and paid time off. And we distributed bonuses equally to every employee. In 2015, we earned the #1 Best Places to Work in Maine™ award.
Throughout my career, I have set and achieved bold goals. I have fought for equality and diversity. I have been at the forefront of workforce development. I have created coalitions and brought together competing entities for the common good and public service.
Since 2016, I have served on the Bangor Savings Bank Board of Directors and chair the ERM Committee. I am proud to be associated with a community-focused organization that is a leader in the living wage initiative and fosters innovation, economic growth, and job creation.
- Post-pandemic, it is our collective responsibility to rebuild, restore, and revitalize our communities and to strengthen the social safety network.
- No child, no family, no elder should ever go hungry.
- Sari is a compassionate proven leader, entrepreneur, and community organizer.
2. Sustainable and equitable economic development
3. Internet-for-all
4. Educational opportunities
5. Supporting our small business, entrepreneurial and start-up communities
"The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life." - Frances Perkins
Born in a time where women were not in the workplace, she doggedly pursued a career in public service. "A social worker who became the first woman to serve on a president's cabinet, Frances Perkins was an uncompromising woman in a man's world. She fought for safety regulations in New York factories, helped formulate the New Deal, and attempted to save German Jews fleeing the Nazi regime. A threat to the status quo, she was accused of being a Communist as well as a Russian Jew who fabricated her identity, and she faced both disparaging pamphlet campaigns and potential impeachment. Despite these challenges, Frances Perkins doggedly pursued the course she thought was right, helping transform American institutions in the process."
When FDR asked her to join his cabinet, " She responded by listing the policies she would pursue if appointed-including an end to child labor, a minimum wage, a 40-hour workweek, unemployment insurance, old-age insurance, and universal health insurance-and told him that if he didn't support these goals, she would not serve on his cabinet.
Ultimately, her greatest achievement t was the passage of the Social Security Act. Perkins also helped draft the Fair Labor Standards Act, which outlawed most child labor and established a federal minimum wage, a system of overtime pay, an eight-hour workday, and, for most workers, a 40-hour workweek.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 7, 2020
