Maine Speaker's political and personal fortunes rose rapidly as her family business swirled into collapse

Members of the press,

When Sara Gideon moved to Maine in 2004, she hit the ground running. While rising quickly through the political ranks, Gideon's family business skidded into foreclosure.

Below is a timeline showing the contrasting directions of the Rhode Island native's political and business activities during her first ten years in Maine.

2004

Gideon moved to Maine

2005

Gideon's family business, Concord Brook LLC, starts developing the "Gideon's Way" condo development

Gideon's husband signs $4 million loan for development

2006

Sara Gideon works as Director of Marketing for Concord Brook LLC

2007

Concord Brook LLC stops paying property taxes

2008

Concord Brook LLC begins accruing the first of 77 tax liens on their development

2009

Sara Gideon runs for and wins an open seat on the Freeport Town Council

2010

Concord Brook LLC continues delinquency on Freeport property taxes

2011

Concord Brook LLC's "Gideon's Way" properties are auctioned at foreclosure for $622,000

Concord Brook LLC continues tax delinquency

2012 

Concord Brook LLC pays off final tax lien

Sara Gideon purchases more land in Freeport to develop as "The Gideon Subdivision"

Sara Gideon runs successfully for the State House

Sara Gideon purchases million-dollar mansion in South Freeport

2014

Sara Gideon re-elected to House

Sara Gideon elected as Assistant House Majority Leader

Sara Gideon has not been in Maine long, but she's already become Maine's Speaker of the House, and her family business has already steered a multi-million dollar condo development into foreclosure.

So far, Sara Gideon has not been honest with Maine voters about the history of her family business. The people of Maine expect and deserve honesty from their elected officials. 

It's time for Sara to start telling the truth about Gideon's Way.