In August and September, we surveyed 347 candidates for the Maine House of Representatives and Maine State Senate on the issue of legislative transparency. We were pleased that 51% of those surveyed responded.
Click/tap below to download the 2024 Legislative Transparency Questionnaire
| legislative_transparency_questionnaire.pdf |
Click/tap below for the report on the 2024 Chamber's 2024 Legislative Transparency Questionnaire
| legislative_transparency_questionnaire_report_public.pdf |
Click/tab below for the press release on the Chamber's 2024 Legislative Transparency Questionnaire
| press_release_-_oct_2024_legislative_candidate_transparency_questionnaire_responses.pdf |
In the questionnaire, we asked candidates if they would, “support a legislative rule change requiring that the sponsor’s legislation and amendments under consideration be publicly available at least 24 hours prior to a public hearing and/or work session?”
95% of those responding answered, "Yes." To follow are the candidates who answered, "Yes," to the question.
95% of those responding answered, "Yes." To follow are the candidates who answered, "Yes," to the question.
List sorted by legislative body, then by district, then partyHouse District 1 - John Martin (D)
House District 1 - Lucien Daigle (R) House District 2 - Roland Martin (D) House District 2 - Roger Albert (R) House District 6 - Melanie Tompkins (D) House District 6 - Donald Ardell (R) House District 8 - Nicole Collins (D) House District 10 - William Tuell (R) House District 11 - Tiffany Strout (R) House District 12 - Billy Faulkingham (R) House District 13 - J. Worth (D) House District 13 - Russell White (R) House District 14 - Sandra Gray (R) House District 15 - Jason Joyce (U) House District 18 - Mathew McIntyre (R) House District 20 - Patrick Jude (R) House District 21 - Reda Edelman (R) House District 21 - Colby Lapointe (U) House District 22 - Colleen O'Neal (R) House District 23 - Amy Roeder (D) House District 23 - Justin Cartier (R) House District 24 - Daniel LaPointe (R) House District 26 - Christina Ouellette (R) House District 27 - Gary Drinkwater (R) House District 29 - Laurie York (D) House District 30 - W Sidell (D) House District 30 - James White (R) House District 32 - Steven Foster (R) House District 33 - Kenneth Fredette (R) House District 34 - Abigail Griffin (R) House District 35 - James Thorne (R) House District 36 - Shelby Wright (U) House District 37 - Reagan Paul (R) House District 38 - Benjamin Hymes (R) House District 39 - Janice Dodge (D) House District 41 - Victoria Doudera (D) House District 41 - Cory Raymond (R) House District 42 - Valli Geiger (D) House District 44 - Ray Thombs (R) House District 45 - Jennifer Stone (D) House District 46 - Lydia Crafts (D) House District 46 - Mary Lou Daxland (R) House District 48 - Holly Stover (D) House District 48 - James Hunt (R) House District 49 - Allison Hepler (D) House District 50 - Harold Eames (R) House District 52 - Sally Cluchey (D) House District 52 - David Guilmette (R) House District 53 - Judy Tunkle (D) House District 54 - Karen Montell (D) House District 55 - Daniel Shagoury (D) House District 56 - Randall Greenwood (R) House District 57 - Tavis Hasenfus (D) House District 58 - Daniel Newman (R) House District 58 - Sharon Frost (U) House District 59 - Marcus Emerson (R) House District 61 - Alicia Collins (R) House District 62 - Katrina Smith (R) House District 63 - Lee Trahan (D) House District 63 - Paul Flynn (R) House District 65 - Cassie Julia (D) House District 66 - Robert Nutting (R) House District 67 - Shelley Rudnicki (R) House District 68 - Brian Blake (D) House District 68 - Amanda Collamore (R) House District 69 - Dean Cray (R) House District 70 - Jennifer Poirier (R) House District 71 - Ann Dorney (D) House District 71 - John Ducharme (R) House District 72 - Elizabeth Caruso (R) House District 72 - Cynthia Soma-Hernandez (U) House District 73 - Michael Soboleski (R) House District 75 - Stephan Bunker (D) House District 75 - Randall Gauvin (R) House District 76 - Tamara Hoke (D) House District 78 - Rachel Henderson (R) House District 79 - Michael Lance (R) House District 80 - Caldwell Jackson (R) House District 81 - Joan Beal (D) House District 82 - Nathan Wadsworth (R) House District 84 - Cassandra Dove (D) House District 84 - Mark Walker (R) House District 86 - Rolf Olsen (R) House District 87 - David Boyer (R) House District 88 - Stefanie Damien (D) House District 90 - Laurel Libby (R) House District 92 - Scott Girardin (U) House District 93 - Julia McCabe (D) House District 94 - Kristen Cloutier (D) House District 96 - Michel Lajoie (D) House District 96 - Kerryl Clement (R) House District 98 - Guy Lebida (R) House District 100 - Daniel Ankeles (D) House District 100 - Ivon Prescott (R) House District 101 - Poppy Arford (D) House District 103 - Arthur Bell (D) House District 104 - Colleen Strickler (D) House District 105 - Anne Graham (D) House District 105 - Susan Austin (R) House District 107 - Jane Pringle (D) House District 107 - Mark Cooper (R) House District 107 - Patrick Corey (U) House District 108 - Parnell Terry (D) House District 109 - Alan Livingston (R) House District 111 - Amy Kuhn (D) House District 112 - W. Crockett (D) House District 114 - Jacob Wakem (R) House District 116 - Samuel Zager (D) House District 122 - Matthew Beck (D) House District 122 - Michael Pock (R) House District 124 - Annalee Rosenblatt (R) House District 125 - Kelly Murphy (D) House District 128 - Charles Ellis (R) House District 129 - Marshall Archer (D) House District 130 - Theodore Sirois (R) House District 133 - Marc Malon (D) House District 135 - Daniel Sayre (D) House District 135 - Scott Craig (R) House District 139 - David Woodsome (R) House District 142 - Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D) House District 142 - Amy Bell (R) House District 143 - Kathryn Manende Hall (D) House District 144 - Corinna Cole (D) House District 145 - James Smith (D) House District 145 - Robert Foley (R) House District 146 - Bradley Moulton (R) House District 147 - Holly Sargent (D) House District 148 - Thomas Lavigne (R) House District 149 - Tiffany Roberts (D) House District 150 - Mark Zimmer (R) House District 151 - Kristi Mathieson (D) Senate District 1 - Susan Bernard (R) Senate District 2 - Harold Stewart (R) Senate District 3 - Bradlee Farrin (R ) Senate District 4 - Stacey Guerin (R) Senate District 5 - Kathleen O'Donnell (D) Senate District 6 - Marianne Moore (R) Senate District 7 - Nicole Grohoski (D) Senate District 7 - Sherman Hutchins (R) Senate District 9 - Richard Cyr (R) Senate District 10 - Michele Daniels (D) Senate District 10 - David Haggan (R) Senate District 12 - Anne Beebe-Center (D) Senate District 12 - William Rocknak (R) Senate District 13 - Dale Harmon (R) Senate District 14 - Craig Hickman (D) Senate District 15 - Raegan LaRochelle (D) Senate District 15 - Richard Bradstreet (R) Senate District 16 - Nathaniel White (D) Senate District 16 - Scott Cyrway (R) Senate District 17 - Thomas Watson (D) Senate District 18 - Linda Miller (D) Senate District 18 - Richard Bennett (R) Senate District 20 - Bettyann Sheats (D) Senate District 20 - Dustin Ward (U) Senate District 21 - Margaret Rotundo (D) Senate District 22 - James Libby (R) Senate District 23 - Michael Lawler (R) Senate District 24 - Denise Tepler (D) Senate District 24 - Jeffrey Pierce (R) Senate District 24 - Suzanne Andresen (U) Senate District 26 - Timothy Nangle (D) Senate District 30 - Stacy Brenner (D) Senate District 30 - Donald Hamill (R) Senate District 31 - Craig Pendleton (U) Senate District 32 - Alfred Schutz (R) Senate District 33 - Matthew Harrington (R) Senate District 35 - Julie Rakic (R) |
List sorted by last nameRoger Albert (R) - House District 2
Suzanne Andresen (U) - Senate District 24 Daniel Ankeles (D) - House District 100 Marshall Archer (D) - House District 129 Donald Ardell (R) - House District 6 Poppy Arford (D) - House District 101 Susan Austin (R) - House District 105 Joan Beal (D) - House District 81 Matthew Beck (D) - House District 122 Anne Beebe-Center (D) - Senate District 12 Amy Bell (R) - House District 142 Arthur Bell (D) - House District 103 Richard Bennett (R) - Senate District 18 Susan Bernard (R) - Senate District 1 Brian Blake (D) - House District 68 David Boyer (R) - House District 87 Richard Bradstreet (R) - Senate District 15 Stacy Brenner (D) - Senate District 30 Stephan Bunker (D) - House District 75 Justin Cartier (R) - House District 23 Elizabeth Caruso (R) - House District 72 Kerryl Clement (R) - House District 96 Kristen Cloutier (D) - House District 94 Sally Cluchey (D) - House District 52 Corinna Cole (D) - House District 144 Amanda Collamore (R) - House District 68 Alicia Collins (R) - House District 61 Nicole Collins (D) - House District 8 Mark Cooper (R) - House District 107 Patrick Corey (U) - House District 107 Lydia Crafts (D) - House District 46 Scott Craig (R) - House District 135 Dean Cray (R) - House District 69 W. Crockett (D) - House District 112 Richard Cyr (R) - Senate District 9 Scott Cyrway (R) - Senate District 16 Lucien Daigle (R) - House District 1 Stefanie Damien (D) - House District 88 Michele Daniels (D) - Senate District 10 Mary Lou Daxland (R) - House District 46 Janice Dodge (D) - House District 39 Ann Dorney (D) - House District 71 Victoria Doudera (D) - House District 41 Cassandra Dove (D) - House District 84 Gary Drinkwater (R) - House District 27 John Ducharme (R) - House District 71 Harold Eames (R) - House District 50 Reda Edelman (R) - House District 21 Charles Ellis (R) - House District 128 Marcus Emerson (R) - House District 59 Bradlee Farrin (R ) - Senate District 3 Billy Faulkingham (R) - House District 12 Paul Flynn (R) - House District 63 Robert Foley (R) - House District 145 Steven Foster (R) - House District 32 Kenneth Fredette (R) - House District 33 Sharon Frost (U) - House District 58 Randall Gauvin (R) - House District 75 Valli Geiger (D) - House District 42 Scott Girardin (U) - House District 92 Anne Graham (D) - House District 105 Sandra Gray (R) - House District 14 Randall Greenwood (R) - House District 56 Abigail Griffin (R) - House District 34 Nicole Grohoski (D) - Senate District 7 Stacey Guerin (R) - Senate District 4 David Guilmette (R) - House District 52 David Haggan (R) - Senate District 10 Donald Hamill (R) - Senate District 30 Dale Harmon (R) - Senate District 13 Matthew Harrington (R) - Senate District 33 Tavis Hasenfus (D) - House District 57 Rachel Henderson (R) - House District 78 Allison Hepler (D) - House District 49 Craig Hickman (D) - Senate District 14 Tamara Hoke (D) - House District 76 James Hunt (R) - House District 48 Sherman Hutchins (R) - Senate District 7 Benjamin Hymes (R) - House District 38 Caldwell Jackson (R) - House District 80 Jason Joyce (U) - House District 15 Patrick Jude (R) - House District 20 Cassie Julia (D) - House District 65 Amy Kuhn (D) - House District 111 Michel Lajoie (D) - House District 96 Michael Lance (R) - House District 79 Colby Lapointe (U) - House District 21 Daniel LaPointe (R) - House District 24 Raegan LaRochelle (D) - Senate District 15 Thomas Lavigne (R) - House District 148 Michael Lawler (R) - Senate District 23 Guy Lebida (R) - House District 98 James Libby (R) - Senate District 22 Laurel Libby (R) - House District 90 Alan Livingston (R) - House District 109 Marc Malon (D) - House District 133 Kathryn Manende Hall (D) - House District 143 John Martin (D) - House District 1 Roland Martin (D) - House District 2 Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D) - House District 142 Kristi Mathieson (D) - House District 151 Julia McCabe (D) - House District 93 Mathew McIntyre (R) - House District 18 Linda Miller (D) - Senate District 18 Karen Montell (D) - House District 54 Marianne Moore (R) - Senate District 6 Bradley Moulton (R) - House District 146 Kelly Murphy (D) - House District 125 Timothy Nangle (D) - Senate District 26 Daniel Newman (R) - House District 58 Robert Nutting (R) - House District 66 Kathleen O'Donnell (D) - Senate District 5 Rolf Olsen (R) - House District 86 Colleen O'Neal (R) - House District 22 Christina Ouellette (R) - House District 26 Reagan Paul (R) - House District 37 Craig Pendleton (U) - Senate District 31 Jeffrey Pierce (R) - Senate District 24 Michael Pock (R) - House District 122 Jennifer Poirier (R) - House District 70 Ivon Prescott (R) - House District 100 Jane Pringle (D) - House District 107 Julie Rakic (R) - Senate District 35 Cory Raymond (R) - House District 41 Tiffany Roberts (D) - House District 149 William Rocknak (R) - Senate District 12 Amy Roeder (D) - House District 23 Annalee Rosenblatt (R) - House District 124 Margaret Rotundo (D) - Senate District 21 Shelley Rudnicki (R) - House District 67 Holly Sargent (D) - House District 147 Daniel Sayre (D) - House District 135 Alfred Schutz (R) - Senate District 32 Daniel Shagoury (D) - House District 55 Bettyann Sheats (D) - Senate District 20 W Sidell (D) - House District 30 Theodore Sirois (R) - House District 130 James Smith (D) - House District 145 Katrina Smith (R) - House District 62 Michael Soboleski (R) - House District 73 Cynthia Soma-Hernandez (U) - House District 72 Harold Stewart (R) - Senate District 2 Jennifer Stone (D) - House District 45 Holly Stover (D) - House District 48 Colleen Strickler (D) - House District 104 Tiffany Strout (R) - House District 11 Denise Tepler (D) - Senate District 24 Parnell Terry (D) - House District 108 Ray Thombs (R) - House District 44 James Thorne (R) - House District 35 Melanie Tompkins (D) - House District 6 Lee Trahan (D) - House District 63 William Tuell (R) - House District 10 Judy Tunkle (D) - House District 53 Nathan Wadsworth (R) - House District 82 Jacob Wakem (R) - House District 114 Mark Walker (R) - House District 84 Dustin Ward (U) - Senate District 20 Thomas Watson (D) - Senate District 17 James White (R) - House District 30 Nathaniel White (D) - Senate District 16 Russell White (R) - House District 13 David Woodsome (R) - House District 139 J. Worth (D) - House District 13 Shelby Wright (U) - House District 36 Laurie York (D) - House District 29 Samuel Zager (D) - House District 116 Mark Zimmer (R) - House District 150 |
