Who’s on the ballot in Cape Elizabeth
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Election season is upon us.
Cape Elizabeth residents will vote on town council and school board members.
Early voting will continue through Oct. 29 in council chambers in town hall on Mondays from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 4 p.m.
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TOWN COUNCIL
There are four candidates running for two open seats on the town council.
Stephanie Anderson has served on the town council since 2023, and before that, as the Cumberland County district attorney for decades and as a state senator in 2022. Her top priorities are building workforce housing, limiting property tax increases and improving cell service across town.
Elizabeth Biermann, an attorney who has lived in Cape Elizabeth for seven years, is running for office for the first time. She plans to prioritize lowering costs by taking a long-term view, making the town affordable and making decisions efficiently.
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Christopher Groski, a software engineer, is running for office for the first time, and plans to prioritize infrastructure improvements like road paving, protecting open spaces and supporting the school board.
Timothy Thompson, a retired financial adviser, has been serving on the town council for three years. He’s the council representative to the Maine Municipal Association and represents the town on the county’s budget committee. He believes that property tax escalation is one of the biggest issues facing the town and that the state should provide more financial support to Cape Elizabeth.
SCHOOL BOARD
There are three candidates running for two school board seats.
Elizabeth Goodspeed, who has a background in education and has children in the school district, is running for the school board because she wants the schools to plan thoughtfully about using technology in the classroom and for future infrastructure needs.
Karen Lechner, a retired public school counselor and grandparent of two students in the district, is running for the school board to maximize student resiliency, support educators and make sure schools have enough resources.
Julie Pelletier, an emergency medicine physician and parent of three Cape Elizabeth students, is running for the school board because she wants to support educators. She wants to work with school leaders to come up with a plan for technology use in the classroom, retain and recruit more educators and improve school infrastructure when needed.
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Dana Richie is a community reporter covering South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. Originally from Atlanta, she fell in love with the landscape and quirks of coastal New England while completing her undergraduate. More by Dana Richie
