Average annual unemployment in Maine’s economy was consistently higher than the national average from 1969 through 1980. For the next decade, 1981 through 1990, the opposite was true! Since then, Maine’s annual unemployment rate has generally tracked the national rate, though usually a bit higher than the New England rate. Over the four decades, 1969-2010,…
PREAMBLE We, the members of the Maine Democratic Party in convention assembled this eighteenth day of May. 1968, do hereby adopt our 1968 Platform. We do so with pride in the past achievements of our Party, with confidence in the future of our democratic system of government, with gratitude at our good fortune in being…
PREAMBLE We, the members of the Maine Democratic Party in Convention assembled this fourteenth day of May, 1966, do hereby adopt our 1966 platform. We do so with thanks for those who have made it possible for us to exercise our choices in a free society, with pride in the history of our party’s commitment…
May 20, 1972 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Preamble The Democratic Party, realizing its role as a major party is to continually strive for improving governmental service to the citizens of Maine, takes pride in past accomplishments but is fully aware that much more has to be done to insure quality state and local service at…
PREAMBLE Since the resurgence of the Maine Democratic Party in 1954, the party platform has been the vehicle for setting forth the party’s positions on the issues facing the state and its people. Democrats have prided themselves in the widespread involvement of Maine people in the development of the platform. Twenty years later, the 1974…
1976 PLATFORM – DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF MAINE Originally published in April, the Platform was updated with “Errata Sheets” dated 8/16/76. Changes from these updates are noted in the text below, with underlines indicating inserts and strikethroughs indicating deletes. The following is from the “General” section of the “Errata Sheets”: A. Chairperson should be read throughout…
Chapter 1 PREAMBLE 1. The 1978 State Democratic Party Platform is dedicated to the well being of all citizens of Maine. The Platform, presented herein, is based on reasonable expectations for all people and a philosophical approach to achieving the goals of the Party. 2. For the first time in the history of the Maine…
CHAPTER ONE EDUCATION AND CULTURE Sec. 10. PREAMBLE It is essential that communities be unified in support of a sound educational system. To this end, parents and teachers should be deeply involved in the decision-making process. Sec. 11. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION 1. We urge the continued development of alternatives for students who cannot, or do not,…
PREAMBLE The Reagan Administration poses a clear threat to the social, economic and environmental goals and values held by the Maine Democratic Party. Maine ’s natural resources are threatened by Republican policies developed to promote short-term economic gain. Federal leadership in the development of a safe and secure national energy policy has been abandoned. High…
STATEMENT OF GOALS AND PURPOSES In this year 1984, in recognition of the unprecedented danger of nuclear war and in response to the severe erosion of national commitment to the principles of the Constitution under the Reagan Administration, we set forth the following priorities for directing the work of the Maine Democratic Party: We affirm…
*** STATE ISSUES *** PREAMBLE We, the Democratic Party of the State of Maine, affirm our belief in the benefit of state government. The Democratic Party has in the past 20 years accomplished: * Significant increases in employment and income; * Reversal of the previous out-migration of population; * Easing of property taxes for school…
Adopted by the May 1988 Convention 1988 Maine Democratic Platform PREAMBLE We, the Democratic Party of the State of Maine , affirm our basic faith in our elected officials and our form of government. We also affirm this Platform and encourage our elected officials to support these, the basic issues of our time: *…