Dear Editor:

Commitment. 

My wife and I have been married for over 40 years. That’s commitment (4 kids, 4 states, 12 moves, 14 jobs between us). We’ve finally settled in South Bristol and have never been happier.

That’s one kind of commitment.

Holly Stover exemplifies another, more public sort of commitment. During her years at Health and Human Services in Augusta, she fought to deliver basic elements of care to the people of Maine–and when I say “people of Maine” I mean all over Maine: Fort Kent to Fryeburg, Acadia to York; and for any person: rich, poor, housed, un-housed, young, old, male/female/ungendered–and she wept when Paul LePage cut healthcare benefits to 70,000 Mainers.

In her “day-jobs” (and, by the way, that’s plural: jobs), she continues to work for the benefit of the Boothbay peninsula through the Director of Operations for the Community Resource Council and as the Development Director of Lincoln County Dental, helping everyday folks who need a hand-up, not a hand-out, and providing essential oral care to those who cannot otherwise afford it.

As our Representative in Augusta, Holly has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our small businesses – and in Maine, that means traditional brick and mortar as well as marine: lobstermen and women, fishing boats of every description, the suppliers to support them, and the consumers who enjoy their harvests – she has stood with them and up for them in Augusta to help deliver critical funding for renovation and repair after the catastrophic twin storms of last January.

Holly is committed to public service. It’s why she gets up every morning.  If you need her, contact her: she’ll be there for you. Let’s keep Holly Stover as our Representative for District 48 in Augusta. Vote for Holly Stover Nov. 5.

Geoff Bates

South Bristol