Maine families are doing everything right. Working long hours, keeping small businesses afloat, holding communities together. And still falling behind. Rent is up. Groceries cost more every time you walk through the door. Heating your home through a Maine winter now feels like a luxury. That is not how it should be.

We believe in a simple idea: if you work hard in Maine, you should be able to afford to live here. Not just survive. Actually live. Afford your groceries. Keep the heat on. See a doctor when you’re sick. Maybe even save a little, take your family somewhere, and not have to work three jobs until the day you die.

The cost of living crisis is not an accident. It is the result of choices that have prioritized profits over people for too long. Maine Democrats are fighting to reverse those choices by lowering costs for working families, expanding access to affordable housing, bringing down the price of heating oil, and making sure that the basic dignity of a good life is not reserved for the wealthy few.