Les is best qualified

To the Editor:

I am writing this letter to ask my fellow residents of Maine to join me in voting for Les Otten for Governor in the June 8 Primary.

The Republican Party has offered a large field of candidates, but I feel that Les Otten is the candidate most qualified to do the job for Maine.

1) Les is a businessman. Maine desperately needs more business to create more jobs. Job creation is Priority 1 for Maine. Putting people back to work lifts the rest of the economy, increases our tax base, improves consumer confidence and that leads to economic growth. Read about Otten’s Jobs Plan on (his website.) www.lesotten.com.

2) Les is for efficiency. We have all experienced the opposite of efficiency in government and it is not a good thing. Les has pledged to bring efficiency to government and his track record as a businessman is good evidence that he will make that happen.

3 Leadership. Les has started and run many businesses and knows what it takes to make a business tick and understands the responsibility of having to meet a payroll. All the candidates want to make jobs — Les is the one with real world experience and a proven track record. People can talk about the ups and downs at Sunday River, but the fact is that it is a world-class mountain that employs over 1,200 people.

Les is a Bethel area local and will take our region’s interests into consideration when we help vote him into office.

Join me in voting for Les Otten for Governor — the only candidate who has a real Plan and the qualifications to make the Plan happen for the state of Maine.

Peter Phelps

Newry