Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

ME Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Maine Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

1. Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Good Vote: No
LD811 Taxpayer-Funded Abortions (passed 18 to 12 on 4/25/2022). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

2. State-Controlled Health Care

Good Vote: No

LD1045 State-Controlled Health Care (passed 21 to 13 on 6/16/2021). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

3. [Motion to Defeat] Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers

Good Vote: No
[Motion to Defeat] LD980 Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (passed 21 to 13 on 6/8/2021). Would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

4. [Motion to Defeat] Right to Self-Defense

Good Vote: No

[Motion to Defeat] LD1138 Right to Self-Defense (passed 20 to 15 on 6/14/2021). Would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.

5. [Motion to Defeat] Article V Convention: Term Limits

Good Vote: Yes
[Motion to Defeat] HP348 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 21 to 13 on 6/2/2021). Would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”

6. "Racial Impact Statements" for Legislation

Good Vote: No

LD2 "Racial Impact Statements" in Legislation (passed 25 to 7 on 3/11/2021). Requires, upon the request of a legislative committee, the preparation of a “racial impact statement,” which assesses the potential impact that legislation could have on “historically disadvantaged” racial populations.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Donna Bailey D SD-031 17% ----+-
Joseph Baldacci D SD-009 33% ---++-
Shenna Bellows D SD-014 NA .....-
Richard Bennett R SD-019 67% ++++--
Russell Black R SD-017 83% ++++-+
Catherine Breen D SD-025 17% ----+-
Stacy Brenner D SD-030 20% .---+-
Anne Carney D SD-029 17% ----+-
Benjamin Chipman D SD-027 17% ----+-
Ned Claxton D SD-020 20% .---+-
Glenn Curry D SD-011 17% ----+-
Scott Cyrway R SD-016 83% ++++-+
Paul Davis R SD-004 67% ++++--
Susan Deschambault D SD-032 17% ----+-
William Diamond D SD-026 17% ----+-
James Dill D SD-005 20% --.-+-
Bradlee Farrin R SD-003 80% .+++-+
Stacey Guerin R SD-010 83% ++++-+
Craig Hickman D SD-014 20% ----+.
Troy Jackson D SD-001 17% ----+-
Lisa Keim R SD-018 80% ++++-.
Matthea Larsen Daughtry D SD-024 17% ----+-
Mark Lawrence D SD-035 0% ----.-
Nathan Libby D SD-021 20% -.--+-
Louis Luchini D SD-007 20% .---+-
Chloe Maxmin D SD-013 17% ----+-
David Miramant D SD-012 0% .-----
Marianne Moore R SD-006 83% ++++-+
Matthew Pouliot R SD-015 83% ++++-+
Joseph Rafferty D SD-034 33% ---++-
Kimberley Rosen R SD-008 83% +++++-
Heather Sanborn D SD-028 17% ----+-
Harold Stewart R SD-002 83% ++++-+
Jeffrey Timberlake R SD-022 80% ++++-.
Eloise Vitelli D SD-023 17% ----+-
David Woodsome R SD-033 80% ++++-.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 17.7%
Republican 79.6%