He would not support measures to make it more difficult to get binding referendum questions on the state ballot. He says he will continue to support efforts to clean up the environment. Pray is conservative by nature, but not entrenched in any conservative ideology, he says. He sees himself as a careful, pragmaticthinker. I like to look at both sides of the issue before making a decision.
Some people think there is only one way.
On abortion, for example, he believes the decision should be left to a woman and her doctor. He also supports a new state law to allow the state to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs and impose price controls, if needed. He sees himself as an environmentalist and supports efforts to clean uprivers and lakes. People live here because they enjoy Maine's naturalenvironment, he says. Pray also wants the state to pay more of the cost of education.