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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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.
Family matters improved in 2025 but remained above the 2019 average.
The workload study compared that need with 64 authorized judicial officers.
Tight vacancy leaves families less room to absorb separation, job loss, or emergency moves.
Even a limited one-night snapshot still showed children inside the instability picture.
Where the pressure is most visible right now.
Delay is not just administrative. It changes what families have to live through.
What the campaign proposes in response.
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.
The scorecard should be public.
Fewer pending family matters and fewer repeat motions driven by unresolved drift.
More timely access decisions, earlier fact development, and less avoidable delay.
Fewer families pushed from legal strain into housing strain or deeper instability.
Better public reporting, cleaner receipts, and fewer excuses for why people cannot see what is happening.