Republican State Senator Pat Flood announced today that he is throwing his support to Independent Eliot Cutler in this year’s race for governor. Flood is a ten-year veteran of the legislature and the longest-serving Republican on the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, having served eight years on the committee.
“I admire Eliot’s passion for bringing people together to set direction, solve problems, and achieve our state’s potential,” said Flood. “It is clear to me that he has the management skills, the experience, the vision, the judgment, and the character to lead our state as Governor.”
Flood also cited Cutler’s successful career as a businessman and manager as a reason for his endorsement, saying Cutler “has spent his career working with businesses around the U.S. and around the world, and he will be a great ambassador for Maine.”
Cutler expressed deep gratitude for Flood’s support, calling him one of the most thoughtful and influential members of the Legislature.
“I’m honored to have Pat’s support,” Cutler said. “It is going to take all of us – Republicans, Democrats and Independents – to turn this state around. Pat Flood is a highly respected legislator who puts Maine people first. He works hard to find common ground and get things done, and that is how I intend to govern.”
Flood is viewed as an expert on budget and financials matters. Earlier this year, he was credited with playing a key role in a budget compromise that ensured money was found to eliminate waiting lists for approximately 300 disabled young and middle-aged adults, including those who qualified for home-based care, rather than being institutionalized, and others eligible for community and employment support services.
About Pat Flood
State Senator Patrick Flood of Winthrop represents District 21, which includes the Kennebec County towns of Chelsea, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Hallowell, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Pittston, Randolph, West Gardiner, and Winthrop.
A retired forest products company manager, Senator Flood received his undergraduate degrees from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and from Syracuse University in 1974.
He worked in various management roles in the forest products industry until 2004, when he retired and ran for the Legislature. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Kennebec Behavioral Health in Augusta and the Board of Visitors for the University of Maine at Augusta. He has received legislative leadership awards from the Autism Society of Maine, the Maine Association of Community Service Providers, the Maine Association of Social Workers, the Maine Water Utilities Association and the Maine Rural Water Association.