Read the summary strip, then the map, then the scorecard
That is the fastest honest route from problem record to reform standard.
Flagship dashboard
State of Maine Families
One page to understand the platform, the public record behind it, and what I would measure if I had the chance to serve.
I want this page to do what too many campaign sites never do: show people the problem record clearly, show them the receipts, and tell them what counts as real improvement.
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Read this your way
The flagship dashboard for this campaign.
This page is meant to be the most shareable explanation of what I am trying to do for children and families in Maine.
60-second version
I want Maine to stop treating family delay as normal. The public record already shows backlog, staffing need, regional pressure, and housing instability. My platform keeps family matters first, uses housing only where it clearly explains instability, and measures whether reform actually reduces preventable harm.
5-minute version
The case for reform gets stronger when people can see the problem record quickly. This dashboard combines family-case backlog, southern Maine court pressure, housing strain, and child-impact research in one place. The purpose is not to exaggerate. The purpose is to make the system legible enough to improve.
Deep dive version
This page ties together the same proof layers used across the site: the Maine Judicial Branch annual report, the 2023 workload study, Region 1 and Region 2 caseload data, MaineHousing research, federal vacancy data, and child-impact research. I am asking people in Maine to judge the platform by whether it tells the truth, cites the record, and stays measurable.
Start with the summary strip
If this is your first visit, use the top-line numbers first, then the visuals, then the response and scorecard.
This is the page to pass around first
It is built to carry the public record, the plain-language frame, and the measurable standard in one link.
Every major module should point backward
Charts should route to the evidence center so people can inspect the source trail without hunting for it.
Judge it by whether it stays measurable
The right question is not whether the language sounds strong. It is whether the page makes improvement legible.
Fast summary
What the public record shows at a glance.
This page is meant to work on the first click for a new visitor: start with the baseline numbers, move to the visuals, then move to the evidence center and the proposed response.
10,004 pending family matters
The 2025 annual report says family matters improved, but statewide family backlog still sat above the 2019 average.
73.1 judicial officers assessed as needed
The workload study is part of the story. A serious reform argument has to acknowledge capacity pressure instead of pretending delay comes from nowhere.
2.2% Maine rental vacancy rate
Housing appears here only where it helps explain the instability families are already carrying while cases drag on.
14.9% of households in the 2025 PIT count had a child
Even a limited single-night homelessness snapshot still showed children inside the instability picture.
Use this page well
The flagship page should carry three jobs without getting muddy.
This page is not just there to impress people on first click. It should orient new readers, give skeptics a short path back to receipts, and give supporters or reporters something sturdy enough to share without overclaiming.
Regional view
Where the pressure is most visible right now.
How to read the map
- Start in the places where family-court pressure and housing pressure are both easiest to document.
- Treat this as a civic prioritization view, not a decorative map and not a scare tactic.
- Use it to explain why the site keeps family matters first while still acknowledging family-stability pressure.
How harm compounds
Delay is not just administrative. It changes what families have to live through.
A plain-language systems explanation
I want this campaign to say the obvious plainly: when institutions normalize drift, children and parents absorb the consequences in real time.
- Unresolved process keeps conflict active longer.
- Longer conflict makes housing, work, and caregiving decisions harder.
- Children experience that compound pressure while the calendar keeps moving.
What I would push toward
What the campaign proposes in response.
The page should not stop at diagnosis. It should tell people in Maine what I would try to move first and what standard I would use to judge whether it is working.
Protect child time from procedural drift
- Earlier neutral fact development where allegations drive major restrictions.
- Faster review where children are losing time during unresolved disputes.
- Less tolerance for incentives that reward escalation over resolution.
Make delay and capacity visible enough to govern against
- Track backlog, staffing need, continuances, and time to resolution.
- Publish the numbers in ways people can actually understand.
- Judge reform by outcomes, not by whether a committee held a meeting.
Use prevention where prevention is cheaper and more humane
- Talk about housing only where it clearly explains instability families are already carrying.
- Support upstream resources that keep families from tipping deeper into crisis.
- Keep the campaign centered on children and families, not abstractions.
What success looks like
The scorecard should be public.
family matters
Down
Fewer pending family matters and fewer repeat motions driven by unresolved drift.
timing
Faster
More timely access decisions, earlier fact development, and less avoidable delay.
stability
Steadier
Fewer families pushed from legal strain into housing strain or deeper instability.
public trust
Clearer
Better public reporting, cleaner receipts, and fewer excuses for why people cannot see what is happening.
Share the dashboard first
If someone only has one click to give this campaign, this should be the click.
Move from chart to source
The next step should always be the evidence center, not blind trust.
Measure whether reform reduces harm
I want people to evaluate this platform by whether it makes public systems more legible and more answerable.
Read, share, or send a story
Use the dashboard, the briefs, and the story-intake page to keep the platform grounded in reality.
Keep moving through the platform
Read, verify, or act from here.
Use the flagship page first
If someone is new to the site, the dashboard is still the strongest first stop for the public record and the campaign response.
Move from argument to receipts
The evidence center and briefs are where the charts, source cards, and downloadable proof should hold up on their own.
Use the practical doors
For people dealing with real pressure right now, the resource hub comes before politics. For pattern-finding, use the intake page after that.