Noel Madore
Kennebec County Commissioner · District 2
A proven county commissioner and public finance professional — working to make county government better for all 14 towns in District 2.
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A proven county commissioner and public finance professional — working to make county government better for all 14 towns in District 2.
DonateI am running for county commissioner because Kennebec County needs new ideas. County government has been operating roughly the same way since before the American Revolution. I want to bring our communities together to drive costs down and better serve the public.
I served on the Androscoggin County Commission from 2017 to 2021, including a term as Commission Chair. As commissioner, I focused on long-term strategic and capital planning, improved relationships between the county and its municipalities as well as between county government and its staff, invested in lagged employee compensation, and began addressing deferred maintenance on the historic county building.
Professionally, I'm a public finance analyst who manages large public budgets, treasury operations, grant administration, and financial reporting. I work with auditors and governing boards to ensure public dollars are spent responsibly and transparently. I hold a Master's degree in Public Policy and Management with a concentration in Finance from the Muskie School at the University of Southern Maine.
I've also served on a planning board, a library board, and a board of assessment review — the local bodies that handle land use, community services, and property tax appeals.
Two terms as a county commissioner, including serving as chair — I've done the job and I know the work.
A public finance professional who manages large budgets every day — your tax dollars in responsible hands.
Committed to open, honest county government that works for all 14 towns in District 2.
A Readfield homeowner, husband, and young father building a life right here in Kennebec County.
District 2 runs from Vienna down to Randolph — fourteen towns, and I want to show up in every one of them. Signs, mailers, and being findable when someone looks this race up all cost money.
Donate via ActBluePatrol deputies answering calls across towns without their own police department, criminal investigations, civil process, K-9, dive and rescue.
The Kennebec County Correctional Facility houses and cares for up to 150 people, and runs alternative sentencing, veterans programs, and inmate healthcare.
Prosecutes crimes committed in the county.
Every property transaction in the county — deeds, mortgages, liens. If you buy or sell a home here, it's recorded here.
Wills, estates, guardianships of adults and children, adoptions, name changes.
Planning and coordination for storms, floods, and disasters — mitigation and recovery planning, GIS mapping, and the link between our towns and state and federal help.
What county government does isn't political. It's facilities, staffing, budgets, and giving fourteen towns service they can count on. It's business.
The difference between me and the other guy couldn't be more stark. I put it side by side: experience, energy, focus, and transparency. I've never been more prepared, or more fired up to do this.
See the differenceKennebec County has no written policy governing automated license plate readers. Neither do most Maine counties. That is how a permanent decision gets made on a thirty-day free trial.
I back our sheriff, and I'm not going to pretend a tool that recovers stolen vehicles and helps find missing people has no value. But the question isn't whether the technology works — it's who gets to use it, for what, and who is watching them do it. I've written seven rules I would bring to the county commission, starting with a public vote before any camera goes up.
Read the seven rulesKennebec County commissioners meet at noon in Augusta. If you work a shift, run a business, or have kids to get off the bus, you're not making that meeting. I'm committing to live video and remote public comment, a plain-English recap within 48 hours of every meeting, and an email list you sign up for once.
The county's tax bill to our towns went from $12.5 million to $22.5 million in five years. That lands on your property taxes, and you should hear about it before it's final.
Read the full planKennebec County has received $1.2 million in opioid settlement money — part of $3.3 million coming to us to fight addiction, expand treatment, and save lives. So far, we've spent $342,000 of it. The rest needs to get to work.
This money exists to help people struggling with addiction and the families around them, not to sit in an account. As commissioner, I'd bring treatment providers, recovery advocates, law enforcement, and families who've lived it to the table to figure out where the need is greatest.
Being a county commissioner is about the rule of law — funding the sheriff, budgeting for the district attorney's office, supporting our courts, and making sure our institutions serve everyone fairly.
I'm running because I'm watching those principles get trampled at the national level and it isn't OK. We need people in these seats who will hold the line, uphold the law, and keep our communities safe.
You're in. Noel will be in touch.