When Maine Attorney General Bill Schneider announced his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate, I was thrilled. I met him several years ago when we started a town committee in Durham. His kind smile and powerful presence were an inspiration to make a difference in my own back yard.

He has a love of country and the great Maine outdoors. Graduating from West Point, he earned his Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Senior Airborne Wings and the Meritorious Service Medal.

After a service-connected injury, he has been an incredible role model to young people. He served as Maine’s assistant attorney general, two terms as state representative and was the federal anti-terrorism coordinator in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine.

The first thing he did as Maine’s attorney general was to protect Mainers’ constitutional rights by joining the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

I am proud to support Bill Schneider.

Elizabeth Liscomb, Durham