Reggie Arsenault Announces Candidacy for House District #93

Mr. Arsenault, a lifelong Mexico resident, has served the community and region in many capacities through the years. Currently he is in his fifth year as a selectman for the Town of Mexico, and he is a member of the Med-Care Board of Directors. Mr. Arsenault also belongs to the Regional Solid Waste Board and the Mexico Planning Board.

A past Boy Scout Leader, Mr. Arsenault is Committee Chairman for Troop #544 and a Merit Badge Councilor. Disabled by Post Polio Syndrome in 1987, Mr. Arsenault has been a member of the Post Polio Support Group of Maine for twelve years and is cur-rently in his second term as the group’s president.

Being disabled all his life with Polio, Mr. Arsenault said that he’s had “to learn to accept difficult things and to focus on the positive.” Mr. Arsenault said that he uses the same philosophy in everyday life.
“I look at the whole picture and try to look at both sides,” said Mr. Arsenault. “It’s like a car battery, you need both the positive and the negative to keep the whole thing run-ning.”

Referring to his experience in serving the community and region, Mr. Arsenault said that he enjoys helping people and would do a good job representing the people of Dixfield, Canton, Peru, Carthage, and Mexico. He said that the state faces some tough issues including health insurance, affordable housing, livable wages, lobbying reform, and in-vesting in education.

Mr. Arsenault added that the state needs economic growth to help the tax base, im-prove the overall financial situation, and bring in good paying jobs, but growth has to be balanced to preserve the high quality of life in the state. Talking about the Western Mountain region, Mr. Arsenault said that we have good people, mountains, lakes, and four seasons to attract tourists, hunters, hikers, boaters, fishermen, campers, ATVers, snowmobilers, and others who want to enjoy life in Maine.

Noting the impact recreational activities can have on our natural resources, Mr. Arsenault added that everyone can enjoy the state’s resources without “robbing the land,” and the resources will be around for “many, many generations to come.”

Commenting on state and federal cutbacks, Mr. Arsenault said that the biggest chal-lenge is going to be how to balance budgets, help local governments with school subsi-dies, and providing property tax relief. Mr. Arsenault said that all this has to be ad-dressed without losing any of the services to the people.
Mr. Arsenault said that these issues can be resolved if everyone keeps a positive and open mind. Mr. Arsenault added that there’s going to be some tough decisions that have to be made in the future, but Maine can grow and prosper if everyone works to-gether.

Mr. Arsenault said that he looks at both sides of an issue before making a decision and keeps a positive attitude and will make sure that his decisions are what is best for the people – not only for those in District 93 but for everyone living in the State of Maine.