Representative Matthew J. Peterson of Rumford has announced
his candidacy for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives,
representing District 115. The district includes Rumford, Roxbury, Milton,
Sumner and Woodstock.
First elected to the House of Representatives in 2008,
Peterson is a three-term member of the Health and Human Services Committee and
the Government Oversight Committee. Representative Peterson was recently named
House Chair of the Commission on Independent Living and Disability, a group
charged with evaluating the needs of Maine citizens living with disabilities
and recommending priorities for cost-effective changes designed to promote
independent living and community inclusion.
During his legislative service, Peterson has sponsored and
passed legislation to grow Maine’s economy, protect the health and safety of
Maine students, and promote tourism. Representative Peterson has pledged a
continuing commitment to strengthening the local economy through promoting job
creation, advocating for a fair tax system that rewards achievement and
productivity, and to support government action that creates the opportunity for
Maine citizens to be successful.
For over a decade, Peterson was employed in the non-profit
sector where he served as a personnel manager in a statewide agency. Currently,
he owns and operates a small business. Peterson is a lifelong resident of
Rumford and a 1996 graduate of Mountain Valley High School.
“I will continue fighting for our economic future and to
preserve our wonderful, unique way of life here in Western Maine,” Peterson
stated. “Serving our neighbors in the River Valley has proven to me that we’re at
our best as individuals when we find ways to work together. Collaboration is
the key to success. I look forward to continuing to work with all of the
citizens of District 115, and others from around Maine, to find practical,
commonsense policy solutions that push Maine forward. Please contact me at
776.8051, by email at petersonhouse08@gmail.com,
or by finding me on Facebook.”
