Janet Mills on Principles & Values

	Janet Mills on Principles & Values

Pope Francis inspired millions of people--of all faiths

[On passing of Pope Francis]: "Pope Francis inspired millions of people--of all faiths--through his humble leadership and his courageous calls for world leaders to uplift the poor, embrace peace, and take action to care for the planet we all share," Mills said. "In Maine, we will never forget his blessings of peace and strength for the people of Lewiston in the wake of the October 2023 tragedy. On behalf of the people of Maine, I extend our deepest condolences to Catholics across the world." Source: WMTW (ABC-8), "Francis," on 2026 Maine Gubernatorial race , Apr 21, 2025

We are not Washington; we are Maine

Tariffs and trade wars, threats of terrorism and partisan fighting paralyze the nation's capital. But here in Maine, we are doing what Mainers have done for more than two centuries: putting our shoulder to the wheel and working across the aisle to get things done for Maine people. Because we are not Washington. We are Maine. Source: 2020 Maine State of the State address , Jan 21, 2020

Brother, a State Senator, ran for governor in 2010

Peter Mills, a state senator from Cornish, was the only primary candidate other than LePage to have held elected office. A moderate, Mills had voted in favor of same sex marriage and had been the only Republican senator to vote for a 2009 tax reform proposal that his fellow Republicans had labeled a tax hike. The new law faced a repeal referendum as part of the same election as the primary, shining a spotlight on mills vote.

Part of a political family (which also includes her sister Janet, a Democrat and Maine's attorney general), mills had also run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2006. In that primary he lost to the more conservative Chandler Woodcock, who went on to lose the Democratic incumbent John Baldacci in a multicandidate general election.

Source: As Maine Went, by Mike Tipping, p. 29 , Jul 14, 2014

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