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.

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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 2023

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 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second 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

House of Representatives

1. Con-Con

Good Vote: No

HP1448 Con-Con (Rejected 40 to 97 on 3/6/2024). Applies to Congress for an Article V convention to establish term limits and address campaign finance reform.

2. Abortion

Good Vote: No

LD616 Abortion (Passed 79 to 66 on 6/20/2023). Ensures that medical malpractice insurers in Maine cannot penalize healthcare professionals who offer reproductive health services solely because they face disciplinary actions in another state for providing those services.

3. Minimum Wage

Good Vote: No

LD1376 Minimum Wage (Passed 71 to 70 on 6/12/2023). Increases the state minimum wage of $15 per hour.

4. Equal Pay

Good Vote: No

LD1703 Equal Pay (Passed 112 to 20 on 6/6/2023). Amends the Maine Equal Pay Law by prohibiting pay discrimination based on race.

5. Energy Scoring System

Good Vote: No

LD1101 Energy Scoring System (Passed 70 to 67 on 6/8/2023). Creates a home energy scoring system to evaluate residential building energy efficiency, estimating energy use and costs, suggesting improvements, and aligning with the US Department of Energy's standards.

6. Hormone Therapy for Minors

Good Vote: No

LD535 Hormone Therapy for Minors (Passed 71 to 65 on 6/27/2023). Outlines the process by which minors, aged 16 and above, can provide informed consent for "gender-affirming" hormone therapy without parental or guardian consent.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Mana Abdi	D	HD-095	0%	.	.	-	-	-	.
Jeffrey Adams	R	HD-144	75%	-	+	.	.	+	+
Roger Albert	R	HD-002	80%	+	+	+	-	.	+
John Andrews	L	HD-073	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Daniel Ankeles	D	HD-100	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Amy Arata	R	HD-065	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Donald Ardell	R	HD-006	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Poppy Arford	D	HD-049	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Babin	R	HD-003	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Barbara Bagshaw	R	HD-106	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Matthew Beck	D	HD-122	NA	+	.	.	.	.	.
Arthur Bell	D	HD-047	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Blier	R	HD-022	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
David Boyer	R	HD-087	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
James Boyle	D	HD-027	NA	.	-	.	.	.	-
Richard Bradstreet	R	HD-080	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Michael Brennan	D	HD-036	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
William Bridgeo	D	HD-060	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Campbell	R	HD-019	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Nathan Carlow	R	HD-016	60%	-	.	+	-	+	+
Meldon Carmichael	R	HD-137	60%	-	+	+	-	.	+
Kristen Cloutier	D	HD-060	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Sally Cluchey	D	HD-052	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Amanda Collamore	R	HD-106	80%	+	+	+	-	+	.
Clinton Collamore	D	HD-045	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Benjamin Collings	D	HD-042	20%	+	-	-	-	-	.
Lynn Copeland	D	HD-014	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Costain	R	HD-100	100%	+	+	+	.	+	.
Lydia Crafts	D	HD-090	20%	+	-	-	.	-	-
Margaret Craven	D	HD-059	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Dean Cray	R	HD-069	60%	-	+	+	-	+	.
Edward Crockett	D	HD-043	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Aaron Dana		HD-TRIBE	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kenneth Davis	R	HD-010	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Deqa Dhalac	D	HD-120	25%	+	-	-	.	.	-
Janice Dodge	D	HD-097	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Victoria Doudera	D	HD-094	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Gary Drinkwater	R	HD-121	80%	-	+	+	+	+	.
John Ducharme	R	HD-111	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Larry Dunphy	R	HD-072	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Holly Eaton	D	HD-015	0%	.	-	-	-	.	-
William Faulkingham	R	HD-136	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Jessica Fay	D	HD-066	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Steven Foster	R	HD-104	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Ann Fredericks	R	HD-143	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lois Galgay Reckitt	D	HD-031	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Galletta	R	HD-098	100%	.	+	.	.	+	+
Andrew Gattine	D	HD-126	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Valli Geiger	D	HD-093	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Traci Gere	D	HD-009	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Irene Gifford	R	HD-028	80%	-	+	+	+	+	.
Cheryl Golek	D	HD-099	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Anne Graham	D	HD-105	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Lori Gramlich	D	HD-013	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Randall Greenwood	R	HD-082	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Abigail Griffin	R	HD-102	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Nicole Grohoski	D	HD-132	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Timothy Guerrette	R	HD-004	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
David Haggan	R	HD-101	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Randall Hall	R	HD-114	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Matthew Harrington	R	HD-019	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tavis Hasenfus	D	HD-081	20%	+	-	-	-	.	-
Rachel Henderson	R	HD-078	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Allison Hepler	D	HD-053	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Daniel Hobbs	D	HD-145	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Benjamin Hymes	R	HD-038	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Caldwell Jackson	R	HD-080	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Rebecca Jauch	D	HD-051	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Kathy Javner	R	HD-141	60%	-	.	+	-	+	+
Christopher Kessler	D	HD-032	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Amy Kuhn	D	HD-111	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Michel Lajoie	D	HD-096	NA	+	.	.	.	.	+
Scott Landry	D	HD-113	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Lucas Lanigan	R	HD-141	50%	-	+	.	-	+	.
Raegan LaRochelle	D	HD-086	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Lavigne	R	HD-148	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Adam Lee	D	HD-089	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Lemelin	R	HD-088	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Laurel Libby	R	HD-064	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Grayson Lookner	D	HD-037	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Lyford	R	HD-129	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sheila Lyman	R	HD-074	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Colleen Madigan	D	HD-110	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Marc Malon	D	HD-133	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Mason	R	HD-056	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Anne-Marie Mastraccio	D	HD-142	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Kristi Mathieson	D	HD-001	25%	+	-	-	.	.	-
Ann Matlack	D	HD-092	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Michele Meyer	D	HD-002	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Rebecca Millett	D	HD-030	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Sawin Millett	R	HD-071	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Nina Milliken	D	HD-016	20%	+	-	-	-	.	-
Karen Montell	D	HD-054	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Matthew Moonen	D	HD-117	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Moriarty	D	HD-045	33%	+	-	-	-	-	+
Joshua Morris	R	HD-075	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Kelly Murphy	D	HD-125	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Caleb Ness	R	HD-082	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Daniel Newman	R	HD-076	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Robert Nutting	R	HD-066	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Kevin O'Connell	D	HD-128	33%	.	.	.	-	-	+
Margaret O'Neil	D	HD-015	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Laurie Osher	D	HD-123	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne Parry	R	HD-010	60%	-	+	+	-	+	.
Reagan Paul	R	HD-037	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sean Paulhus	D	HD-052	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Chad Perkins	R	HD-031	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Joseph Perry	D	HD-124	20%	.	-	+	-	-	-
Anne Perry	D	HD-140	25%	+	-	-	.	-	.
Teresa Pierce	D	HD-044	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
William Pluecker	I	HD-095	20%	+	-	-	.	-	-
Jennifer Poirier	R	HD-107	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Edward Polewarczyk	R	HD-047	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kimberly Pomerleau	R	HD-085	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jane Pringle	D	HD-107	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Tracy Quint	R	HD-144	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ambureen Rana	D	HD-021	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Morgan Rielly	D	HD-034	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Walter Riseman	I	HD-069	NA	.	-	-	.	.	.
Tiffany Roberts-Lovell	D	HD-006	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Amy Roeder	D	HD-125	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Shelley Rudnicki	R	HD-108	NA	.	+	+	.	.	.
Walter Runte	D	HD-146	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Ronald Russell	D	HD-017	20%	+	-	-	-	-	.
Melanie Sachs	D	HD-048	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Suzanne Salisbury	D	HD-035	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Heidi Sampson	R	HD-021	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Holly Sargent	D	HD-147	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Daniel Sayre	D	HD-135	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess	R	HD-077	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Daniel Shagoury	D	HD-055	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Kathleen Shaw	D	HD-088	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Erin Sheehan	D	HD-012	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Abden Simmons	R	HD-045	67%	-	+	.	.	.	+
David Sinclair	D	HD-050	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Charles Skold	D	HD-119	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Katrina Smith	R	HD-062	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Michael Soboleski	R	HD-073	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Holly Stover	D	HD-089	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Tiffany Strout	R	HD-011	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Laura Supica	D	HD-126	33%	+	-	.	.	.	-
Gregory Swallow	R	HD-007	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rachel Talbot Ross	D	HD-040	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Maureen Terry	D	HD-026	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Austin Theriault	R	HD-001	60%	-	.	+	-	+	+
James Thorne	R	HD-103	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Joseph Underwood	R	HD-147	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Mark Walker	R	HD-084	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Sophia Warren	I	HD-029	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Bruce White	D	HD-109	60%	+	+	+	-	-	.
James White	R	HD-030	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Lynne Williams	D	HD-135	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Wood	R	HD-092	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
James Worth	D	HD-013	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Samuel Zager	D	HD-041	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Stanley Zeigler	D	HD-096	25%	+	-	.	-	-	.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	19.8%
Republican	78.3%
Libertarian	80%
Independent	10%

Freedom Index

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