FRANKLIN JOURNAL • February 2, 2022
Tom Saviello announced he will not be joining the race for the Maine governorship. He said there were six primary reasons for his decision. He feels he “cannot identify” with younger voters. He is unhappy with the “polarizing,” “uncompromising” partisanship in government. He is “tired of party politics” overall. The fourth reason on Saviello’s list was his concern about being “a spoiler in the election.” Saviello said he’s also still entangled with the NECEC corridor cases in the court right now which are “requiring (his) focus and attention.” He was one of the lead petitioners to get the referendum question banning the NECEC corridor, on the November 2021 Maine state ballot. Saviello said that his last and most important reason for not running is that he wants to retire. Saviello said he’s ready to dedicate more time to his downtown Farmington store, the Mercantile, and his family.