Jones wants to keep

House District 83 seat

Rep. Pat Jones, D-Mount Vernon, is running for re-election for the House District 83 legislative seat.

Jones most recently served out the term previously held by her husband, Rep. Deane Jones, and Rep. Abby Holman.

Pat Jones grew up in central Maine and is the eldest of 10 children. She and her husband have lived in Mount Vernon for 35 years.

She retired four years ago after working 24 years at the Maine Bureau of Health as a health program manager. She has a degree in dental hygiene and community health and a master's degree in public administration.

Jones served on the local School Union 42 board, was the originator of the Mount Vernon Alive and Well Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program, has been a past member of Healthy Futures, and continues to serve on the Mount Vernon Community Partnership Cooperation.

Mayo-Wescott seeksAugusta council seat

Mary D. Mayo-Wescott, former four-term Augusta city councilor and business owner, announced she is a candidate for the at-large city councilor seat in Augusta.

Mayo-Wescott is the owner of Maine Light Productions, a communications company she established in 1983 to for television programming and media consulting services.

She served eight years on the Augusta City Council during the 1990s and early 2000s. She said in a news release that her goals include more fiscal responsibility with the city budget, enhancing the business climate and working for a viable community with safe neighborhoods, affordable housing and creating a sense of place and belonging for the people who live here.

In 2005 Mayo-Wescott founded the Friends of the Flatiron Building with the mission to preserve and to find the best use for landmark. She also has held numerous community service posts.

Compiled from candidate announcements