HeyJaredMuddy Waters
Where I discuss by myself and with special guests things going on in our political world here in Maine as well as discussing national and at times global issues. I'm not muddying the water but helping you understand how muddy the water is and helping you chart a path forward.
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Ep. 209 with Jennifer Navarro, candidate for Brunswick City Council (opens the original)
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Jennifer Navarro, a 10th-generation Brunswick native and candidate for an at-large seat on the Brunswick Town Council, joins Chuck Ellis for her first-ever interview. After years of attending council, committee, and land-use meetings, she was encouraged by neighbors to run in the one-year special election. Jennifer talks about her family's long history in Brunswick, life as a Marine Corps spouse, mom, and homemaker, and why rising costs and longtime residents being priced out of their hometown c
Ep. 210 with David Corbett, Candidate for York County Sheriff (opens the original)
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David Corbett, Republican candidate for York County Sheriff, joins Chuck Ellis on the Muddy Waters Podcast. A Lyman resident, David spent years in Maine law enforcement with the Saco and Biddeford police departments and the York County Sheriff's Office, then about 13 years as a criminal justice professor. He's also a clergyman, and this is his third run for sheriff. David makes the case that the current approach to addiction in county jails isn't working. He argues the Suboxone program keeps inm
Ep. 208 with Steven Juskewitch for DA: Military Veteran, Prosecutor & Independent Candidate (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Muddy Waters Podcast, Chuck Ellis sits down with Steven Juskewitch, independent candidate for District Attorney in Hancock and Washington counties. Steve shares his background—from a tough upbringing and 28 years of Army service (including the 82nd Airborne and Korea) to decades as a prosecutor, defense attorney, complaint justice, and trial lawyer handling serious felonies. They talk about what a DA actually does, why politics should stay out of the courtroom, problems wi
Ep. 207 with Bret Martel, Candidate for Maine House Dist. 95 (opens the original)
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Chuck Ellis talks with Bret Martell, Lewiston City Councilor and Republican candidate for Maine House District 95.Martell grew up in Lewiston-Auburn and says he never planned on running for office until local conditions and COVID-era policies pushed him in. They cover public safety, youth violence, schools, homelessness policy, and what it’s like to be a conservative on a progressive-dominated city council.Martell’s top issues: restore accountability in the justice system, support police, stop p
Ep. 206 w/ Diana Kushner for Maine House Dist. 109 - Soviet Roots, Parental Rights & Local Control (opens the original)
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Chuck Ellis sits down with Diana Kushner, Republican candidate for Maine House District 109 in Gorham, on the Muddy Waters Podcast.Kushner shares her family’s journey from Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, why she left a “bubble” of assuming freedom would always be there, and what pushed her to run when the seat opened. They discuss:- Affordability and government spending in Augusta - Parents vs. schools and the state on raising kids - Local control for growing towns like Gorham
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