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
2. State-Controlled Health Care
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
4. [Motion to Defeat] Right to Self-Defense
[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
6. "Racial Impact Statements" for Legislation
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.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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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 |
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Democrat | 17.7% |
Republican | 79.6% |