LETTER: Poliquin has the right experience for Maine

As originally published by The Portland Press-Herald

Our current state government has been greatly mismanaged. The next governor will have to take on a $1 billion budget gap and almost $9 billion in unfunded liabilities.

Of all the candidates for governor, Bruce Poliquin is the only one who has the managerial, financial and economic experience to help Maine rise up from this fiscal dilemma.

After graduating from college with a degree in economics, Bruce helped build an asset management firm called Avatar Investors Associates. The firm was responsible for safely investing pension funds for companies like Bath Iron Works and International Paper.

With Bruce’s direction, the firm was able to increase the total worth of the pension funds from $35 million to $5 billion. Bruce is the only candidate who has this sort of management experience. Bruce is not one to resort to political platitudes. He is not a politician. His experience as an investment manager gives him a perspective different from any other candidate. He understands fiscal matters.

Most of Maine’s financial problems are systemic, which is why I believe it is important to elect someone who has the skills to efficiently manage state funds and lead us toward financial solvency.

Bruce Poliquin is that someone.

Bayard Douty

Cape Elizabeth