Mick Devin said his first term in the Maine House of Representatives was successful enough to warrant another go-round.

Devin, D-Newcastle, is seeking his second term in the Nov. 4 elections. He is facing Anna Morkeski, R-Damariscotta for the District 90 seat, which covers the towns of South Bristol, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle and Monhegan.

“I think I demonstrated in my first term that I can be a highly effective legislator,” he said. “I've proven again and again that I can work well with both parties.”

Devin currently works at Darling Marine in Walpole and is a retired US Navy commander. He said two of the three bills he is most proud of involve both those in uniform and marine ecosystems.

The first bill closed a loophole that caused some towns to unfairly pay resident tuitions to students who didn't live in that town.

The second bill Devin sponsored was one that allowed public servants, such as police, fire, marine patrol, fish and game wardens and members of the military to wear their uniforms when attending school.

The third bill Devin touted was the ocean acidification bill, which formed a commission to begin looking into ocean acidification and what effects acidification could have on Maine's marine ecosystem and economy. For his work, Devin was one of three (out of 151) legislators of the year and was given an award from the Sierra Club for his environmental work.

If reelected, Devin said his next term would focus again on environmental and veterans issues, as well as clean election laws and a deeper look into state contracts.

“Let's say we have a printing project and one company in Maine says they can do the job for $11,000 and a company in Massachusetts that can do it for $10,000. On the face of it, it looks like the state could save $1,000 by going with the out of state contract. But really, you would gain much more by going with the in-state proposal.

“That money is staying in our economy. When you send that money out of state, it's not coming back.”