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Letter from the Chairman

ACU & ACUF Board Members

Selecting the Votes

2016 Winners & Losers

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ME Senate Vote Descriptions

ME Senate Scores

ME House Vote Descriptions

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RATINGS of MAINERATINGS of MAINE

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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION’S 2016 Ratings of Maine

Dear Fellow Conservatives,

We are pleased to present the American Conservative Union Foundation’s ratings for the 2016 meeting of the Maine State Legislature. Like our Congressional Ratings, our State Ratings reflect how elected officials view the role of government in an individual's life. The Maine legislators with the highest scores voted most consistently with the ideals articulated in the U.S. Constitution: limited and transparent government, individual rights, personal responsibility, and lasting cultural values.

In 2015, ACU Foundation was proud to make history by being the first organization to rate every single state legislature across the full spectrum of issues, helping each voter understand how his or her state ranks among the rest.

Ultimately, we are trying to help people understand what conservatism is and how it improves the lives of everyday Americans. Conservatism is the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person. We think that understanding this idea is essential if Americans are to successfully govern themselves again.

Working with our policy centers and fellows, the ACU Foundation engages in deep policy analysis to help create our annual state scorecards. We have enhanced the vote descriptions this year to show this effort more clearly.

By examining all 50 of our State Ratings, we can see which states have most effectively promoted conservative solutions and which have struggled. Our ratings also help identify legislators who have courageously fought against liberal majorities. We hope that this guide helps you learn how well, or poorly, your legislators work to preserve the values we share.

Sincerely,

Matt SchlappChairmanAmerican Conservative Union

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

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SELECTING THE VOTES

ACU researched and selected a range of bills before the Maine State Legislature that determine a member’s adherence to conservative principles. We selected bills that focus on Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of the “three-legged stool”: 1) fiscal and economic: taxes, budgets, regulation, spending, healthcare, and property; 2) social and cultural: 2nd amendment, religion, life, welfare, and education; and 3) government integrity: voting, individual liberty, privacy, and transparency. This wide range of issues are designed to give citizens an accurate assessment that conveys which of Maine’s elected leaders best defend the principles of a free society: Life, Liberty and Property.

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Matt Schlapp Chairman

Charlie Gerow First Vice Chairman

Carolyn D. Meadows Second Vice Chairman

Bob Beauprez Treasuer

Amy Frederick Secretary

Thomas Winter Executive Committee Member

Larry Beasley

Kimberly Bellissimo

Morton C. Blackwell

John Bolton

Jose Cardenas

Ron Christie

Muriel Coleman

Kellyanne Conway

Tom DeLay

Becky Norton Dunlop

John Eddy

Luis Fortuno

Alan M. Gotleib

Van D. Hipp, Jr.

Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser

James V. Lacy

Michael R. Long

Ed McFadden

Grover G. Norquist

Ron Robinson

Mike Rose

Ned Ryun

Peter Samuelson

Sabrina Schaeffer

Fred L. Smith, Jr.

Matt Smith

Ed Yevoli

ACU BOARD MEMBERS

Matt Schlapp Chairman

Millie Hallow Vice Chairman

Van D. Hipp, Jr. Treasurer

Amy Frederick Secretary

Kimberly Bellissimo

Jose Cardenas

Jonathan Garthwaite

Charlie Gerow

Colin Hanna

Niger Innes

Willes Lee

Carolyn D. Meadows

Randy Neugebauer

Thomas Winter

ACU FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

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2016 WINNERS & LOSERS

SENATE

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90-100% AWARD FOR CONSERVATIVE EXCELLENCE

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BUCKLANDCRAFTSFARRINGUERINHANLEY

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LONGNUTTINGO'CONNORPIERCE, J.REED

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SANDERSONSKOLFIELDSTETKISTURNERWINSOR

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BRAKEYBURNSDAVISEDGECOMBMASONWHITTEMOREWILLETTE

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AUSTINCAMPBELL, R.Dunphy, L.EDGECOMBESPLINGFREDETTEGREENWOODHANINGTONHAWKE

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HEADHILLIARDKINNEY, J.KINNEY, M.LOCKMANLYFORDMcELWEEORDWAY

PRESCOTT

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SAWICKI

SIROCKI

THERIAULT

VACHON

WADSWORTH

WALLACE

WHITE

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AlfondGerzofskyGratwickLibbyMillettValentino

10% COALITION OF THE RADICAL LEFT

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DooreFreyGoldenJorgensenLajoie

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1. LD 783 Food Sales Regulation. This bill proposes an amendment to the Maine Constitution via a ballot referendum to give citizens the right to grow their own food and allows the sale of home-grown food directly to the consumer. Expanding entrepreneurship promotes economic growth, allowing families to prosper, as is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports regulatory reform that encourages entrepreneurship and supported this bill. The Senate voted "ought not to pass" on March 23, 2016 by a vote of 18-13 (A "No" vote supported the ACU position).

2. LD 1298 Procurement reform. This bill reforms the procurement process for public-private partnerships to both make it easier for private investors to consider projects in Maine and to give public entities a step-by-step process to encourage bids. Expanding entrepreneurship promotes economic growth, allowing families to prosper, as is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports regulatory reform and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on March 23, 2016 by a vote of 18-13.

3. LD 1622 Death Tax Repeal. This bill repeals the state’s estate tax, also known as the death tax. ACU has long advocated for the repeal of this tax, which is particularly harmful to farmers and family owned small businesses, and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on March 23, 2016 by a vote of 18-13.

4. LD 180 Experimental Drug Regulations. This bill allows those who are diagnosed as terminally ill the right to use treatments that have not yet been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration with the consent of their physician. ACU believes it is absurd for government to deny someone access to a potentially lifesaving drug when they are terminally ill and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on March 23, 2016 by a vote of 20-11.

5. LD 1032 Pension Reform. This bill replaces the current pension system for teachers with one based on Social Security. The current MainePERS system benefits those who are in the system for their entire careers and penalizes those who switch from a Social Security based system to the MainePERS system. ACU supports efforts to make it more attractive for teachers coming in from outside the system, which is currently designed to discourage competition from new teachers and supported this bill. The Senate voted "ought not to pass" on March 23, 2016 by a vote of 18-13 (A "No" vote supported the ACU position).

6. LD 1286 Building Regulations. This bill requires taxpayer-funded building projects to use blowing agents used to make foam insulation that meets a reduced global warming potential standard set by the government. ACU opposes these complex government regulations that single out one set of building materials and drive up the cost of building projects to the taxpayer and opposed this bill. The Senate defeated the bill on March 30, 2016 by a vote of 14-19.

7. LD 1339 Renewable Energy Mandates. This bill suspends the state’s renewable energy mandate when the standard offer supply price rises over 10 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh). ACU opposes mandates that favor one form of energy over another and drive up the cost of electricity to consumers and supported this bill as a step in the right direction. The Senate passed the bill on March 30, 2016 by a vote of 19-13.

8. LD 1663 Civil Service Reform. This bill overhauls the state’s civil service system, including limiting the union’s power over hiring decisions and allowing salary increases to be given for “meritorious performance” rather than seniority. ACU supports reforms that allow governments to better serve the taxpayers and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 6, 2016 by a vote of 20-15.

9. LD 1267 Child Care Services. This bill spends $9.4 million for a variety of purposes, including sending government workers to people’s homes to advise parents on how to be a parent. ACU opposes these programs that are not the proper role of government and opposed this bill. The Senate voted “ought not to pass” on April 6, 2016 by a vote of 20-15 (A “Yes” vote supported the ACU position).

10. LD 1097 Welfare Reform. This bill prohibits the use of cash welfare assistance to buy certain products, such as alcohol, tobacco, and lottery tickets. An overreliance on welfare diminishes recipients’ employment prospects, keeping families out of the workforce and unable to prosper, which is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports reasonable restrictions on welfare cash assistance and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 7, 2016 by a vote of 21-14.

11. LD 273 Renewable Energy Mandate. This bill creates a new renewable energy mandate for “waste to energy” programs, adding to the two other renewable energy mandates already in place. ACU supports all forms of energy, opposes government favoring one form of energy over another and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 11, 2016 by a vote of 20-15.

MAINE SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

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12. LD 1600 Federal Land Acquisition. This bill proclaims that the legislature is opposed to the federal government’s acquisition of any land for the purpose of designating a national monument in Maine. ACU believes the federal government currently owns too much land and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 11, 2016 by a vote of 18-17.

13. LD 1268 Welfare Expansion. This bill expands welfare benefits by allowing them to continue after a person finds gainful employment. An overreliance on welfare diminishes recipients’ employment prospects, keeping families out of the workforce and unable to prosper, which is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes this misuse of welfare benefits that are supposed to be available only while an individual is searching for employment and opposed this bill. The Senate defeated the bill on April 14, 2016 by a vote of 15-20.

14. LD 633 Obamacare Implementation. This bill expands Medicaid under Obamacare. Expanding Medicaid harms families and the economy, a principle underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes expanding a program rife with waste and abuse with no reforms and opposed this bill. The Senate kill the bill on a parliamentary motion April 15, 2016 by a vote of 16-17. 17 “Yea” votes were required to keep it alive.

15. LD 1676 Biomass Industry Bailout. This bill provides for a $13.4 million bailout of Maine’s biomass energy firms, using funds that were supposed to go to the state’s rainy day fund, even though more than half the firms said the action would not do them any good. ACU supports all forms of energy, believes government should not support one form of energy over another, and opposed this fiscally irresponsible bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 15, 2016 by a vote of 25-9.

16. LD 690 Licensing for Midwives. This bill requires the licensing of midwives under the Board of Complementary Health Care Providers. When entrepreneurship is suppressed, the resulting decline in economic growth leads to a reduction in family prosperity, as is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes the proliferation of licensing for every occupation, opposes bills primarily designed to restrict competition and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 28-7 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

17. LD 1686 Taxpayer Funded Energy Projects. This bill extends the government financing of energy generating system projects that the government favors from 2018 to 2020 and beyond by allowing for funding of any project that has a certificate of approval by 2020. ACU supports all forms of energy, opposes the government favoring one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 28-7 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

18. LD 1514 Dental Care Regulations. This bill allows dental hygiene therapists to practice without being under the direct supervision of a dentist and simplifies the training and accreditation requirements. ACU supports regulatory reform that allows therapists to work out of mobile clinics in rural areas and reduces the cost of health care to consumers and supported this bill. The Senate failed to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 20-14 (A two-thirds vote was required).

19. LD 1552 Needle Exchanges. This bill provides for taxpayer funding of needle exchange programs for users of illegal drugs. Illicit drug use imposes significant economic and health burdens on families and society, in terms of lost productivity, increased costs, and impaired family structure, which is all underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes the use of taxpayer funds for a program that had been funded from private sources and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 25-9 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

20. LD 1696 Mental Health Reform. This bill prohibits the Maine Department of Health from conducting a study to evaluate how the state’s mental health programs could be improved to save the taxpayer’s money. ACU supports efforts to improve government efficiency and accountability and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 28-6 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

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MAINE SENATE VOTE DETAIL

Party DistrictLD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1032

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1663

LD 1267

LD 1097

LD 273

LD 1600

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1676

LD 690

LD 1686

LD 1514

LD 1552

LD 1696 ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

Alfond D 27 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 20 5% 0% 2%

BAKER R 23 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - + + - 15 20 75% 68% 72%

BRAKEY R 20 + + + + + + + + + + - + + E + + + + - + 17 19 89% 100% 95%

Breen D 25 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - 3 20 15% 5% 10%

BURNS R 6 X E E E + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + - 13 16 81% 89% 87%

COLLINS R 34 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - 15 20 75% 95% 84%

CUSHING R 10 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - + - 14 20 70% 100% 87%

CYRWAY R 16 - + + - + + + + + + + + + + - - - + + - 14 20 70% 68% 69%

DAVIS R 4 - + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + - 16 20 80% 79% 79%

Deschambault† D 32 X X X X X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 13 n/a n/a n/a

Diamond D 26 + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - 3 20 15% 21% 18%

Dill D 5 + - - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - + - - 4 20 20% 21% 16%

EDGECOMB R 1 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + 17 20 85% 95% 90%

Gerzofsky D 24 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 20 5% 0% 2%

Gratwick D 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - 2 20 10% 11% 7%

HAMPER R 19 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - + + - 15 20 75% 100% 89%

Haskell D 28 + - - - - - E - - - - - - - - - - + - - 2 19 11% 0% 4%

Hill D 35 + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - 3 20 15% 16% 10%

Johnson D 13 + - - - - - - - - - + - - - + - - + - - 4 20 20% 0% 7%

MAINE SENATE SCORESMAINE SENATE STATISTICS

SPARKS 38%

49%OVERALL AVERAGE

DILL, JOHNSON, MIRAMANT 20%

HIGHEST DEMOCRATSLOWEST REPUBLICAN

75%REPUBLICAN AVERAGE

12%DEMOCRAT AVERAGE

WOODSOME 56%

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MAINE SENATE VOTE DETAIL

Party DistrictLD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1032

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1663

LD 1267

LD 1097

LD 273

LD 1600

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1676

LD 690

LD 1686

LD 1514

LD 1552

LD 1696 ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

KATZ R 15 + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + - - + - - 15 20 75% 42% 64%

LANGLEY R 7 + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - - + - - 14 20 70% 67% 73%

Libby D 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 20 0% 11% 4%

MASON R 22 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - + + 16 20 80% 100% 93%

McCORMICK R 14 - + + - + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + 15 20 75% 84% 80%

Millett D 29 X E E E - - - - - - - - - E E - - + - - 1 14 7% 0% 2%

Miramant D 12 + - - + - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - 4 20 20% 5% 13%

Patrick D 18 - - - + - - - - - + - - - - - - - + - - 3 20 15% 11% 9%

ROSEN R 8 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - - + 14 20 70% 89% 80%

SAVIELLO R 17 + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - - - + - - 13 20 65% 74% 60%

THIBODEAU R 11 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - - - 13 20 65% 95% 87%

Valentino D 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - 2 20 10% 6% 5%

VOLK R 30 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - - - 13 20 65% 89% 81%

WHITTEMORE R 3 X E E E + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + 14 16 88% 95% 94%

WILLETTE R 2 - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + X X X 15 17 88% 100% 96%

WOODSOME R 33 - + + - + E E + + + + + + + - - - - - - 10 18 56% 84% 70%

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1. LD 1032 Pension Reform. This bill replaces the current pension system for teachers with one based on Social Security. The current MainePERS system benefits those who are in the system for their entire careers and penalizes those who switch from a Social Security based system to the MainePERS system. ACU supports efforts to make it more attractive for teachers coming in from outside the system, which is currently designed to discourage competition from new teachers, and supported this bill. The House defeated the bill on a procedural motion on March 3, 2016 by a vote of 78-62 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

2. LD 1652 Sanctuary Cities. This bill denies state aid for school funding, general assistance, and municipal revenue sharing to any municipality that “formally or informally” resists exchanging information of a person’s immigration status. ACU opposes “sanctuary city” laws, which are designed to hide illegal immigrants from the law, and supported this bill. The House defeated the bill on a procedural motion on March 15, 2016 by a vote of 77-67 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

3. LD 783 Food Sales Regulation. This bill proposes an amendment to the Maine Constitution via a ballot referendum to give citizens the right to grow their own food and allows the sale of home-grown food directly to the consumer. Expanding entrepreneurship promotes economic growth, allowing families to prosper, as is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports regulatory reform that encourages entrepreneurship and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on March 22, 2016 by a vote of 97-45.

4. LD 1298 Procurement reform. This bill reforms the procurement process for public-private partnerships to both make it easier for private investors to consider projects in Maine and to give public entities a step-by-step process to encourage bids. Expanding entrepreneurship promotes economic growth, allowing families to prosper, as is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports regulatory reform and supported this bill. The House defeated the bill on a procedural motion on March 22, 2016 by a vote of 76-67 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

5. LD 1622 Death Tax Repeal. This bill repeals the state’s estate tax, also known as the death tax. ACU has long advocated for the repeal of this tax, which is particularly harmful to farmers and family owned small businesses, and supported this bill. The House defeated the bill on a procedural motion on March 22, 2016 by a vote of 77-65 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

6. LD 180 Experimental Drug Regulations. This bill allows those who are diagnosed as terminally ill the right to use treatments that have not yet been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration with the consent of their physician. ACU believes it is absurd for government to deny someone access to a potentially lifesaving drug when they are terminally ill and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on March 22, 2016 by a vote of 114-28.

7. LD 1286 Building Regulations. This bill requires taxpayer-funded building projects to use blowing agents used to make foam insulation that meets a reduced global warming potential standard set by the government. ACU opposes these complex government regulations that single out one set of building materials and drive up the cost of building projects to the taxpayer and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill March 29, 2016 by a vote of 76-70.

8. LD 1339 Renewable Energy Mandates. This bill suspends the state’s renewable energy mandate when the standard offer supply price rises over 10 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh). ACU opposes mandates that favor one form of energy over another and drive up the cost of electricity to consumers and supported this bill as a step in the right direction. The House defeated the bill on a procedural motion on March 31, 2016 by a vote of 77-69 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

9. LD 1267 Child Care Services. This bill spends $9.4 million for a variety of purposes, including sending government workers to people’s homes to advise parents on how to be a parent. ACU opposes these programs that are not the proper role of government and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 5, 2016 by a vote of 82-65.

10. LD 1600 Federal Land Acquisition. This bill proclaims that the legislature is opposed to the federal government’s acquisition of any land for the purpose of designating a national monument in Maine. ACU believes the federal government currently owns too much land and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on April 7, 2016 by a vote of 77-73.

11. LD 273 Renewable Energy Mandate. This bill creates a new renewable energy mandate for “waste to energy” programs, adding to the two other renewable energy mandates already in place. ACU supports all forms of energy, opposes government favoring one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The House defeated the bill on April 8, 2016 by a vote of 71-74.

MAINE HOUSE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

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12. LD 1663 Civil Service Reform. This bill overhauls the state’s civil service system, including giving the unions less power over hiring decisions and allowing salary increases to be given for “meritorious performance” rather than seniority. ACU supports reforms that allows government to better serve the taxpayers and supported this bill. The House defeated the bill on a procedural motion on April 8, 2016 by a vote of 77-68 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

13. LD 1268 Welfare Expansion. This bill expands welfare benefits by allowing them to continue after a person finds gainful employment. An overreliance on welfare diminishes recipients’ employment prospects, keeping families out of the workforce and unable to prosper, which is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes this misuse of welfare benefits that are supposed to be available only while an individual is searching for employment and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 12, 2016 by a vote of 80-68.

14. LD 633 Obamacare Implementation. This bill expands Medicaid under Obamacare. Expanding Medicaid harms families and the economy, a principle underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes expanding a program rife with waste and abuse with no reforms and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 13, 2016 by a vote of 85-64.

15. LD 1097 Welfare Reform. This bill prohibits the use of cash welfare assistance to buy certain products, such as alcohol, tobacco, and lottery tickets. An overreliance on welfare diminishes recipients’ employment prospects, keeping families out of the workforce and unable to prosper, which is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports reasonable restrictions on welfare cash assistance and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on April 15, 2016 by a vote of 106-38.

16. LD 1676 Biomass Industry Bailout. This bill provides for a $13.4 million bailout of Maine’s biomass energy firms, using funds that were supposed to go to the state’s rainy day fund, even though more than half the firms said this action would not do them any good. ACU supports all forms of energy, believes government should not support one form of energy over another, and opposed this fiscally irresponsible bill. The House passed the bill on April 15, 2016 by a vote of 104-40.

17. LD 419 Summer School Expansion. This bill creates a new grant program within the Department of Education to encourage expansion of summer school programs despite there being no funding to pay for a program estimated to cost $15 million. A new Administrator would be hired to run the program. ACU opposes this irresponsible bill creating a program that should be handled at the local level. The House failed to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 93-56 (A two-thirds vote was required. A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

18. LD 1514 Dental Care Regulations. This bill allows dental hygiene therapists to practice without being under the direct supervision of a dentist and simplifies the training and accreditation requirements. ACU supports regulatory reform that allows therapists to work out of mobile clinics in rural areas and reduces the cost of health care to consumers and supported this bill. The House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 141-7.

19. LD 690 Licensing for Midwives. This bill requires the licensing of midwives under the Board of Complementary Health Care Providers. When entrepreneurship is suppressed, the resulting decline in economic growth leads to a reduction in family prosperity, as is underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes the proliferation of licensing for every occupation, opposes bills primarily designed to restrict competition and opposed this bill. The House overrode the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 127-17.

20. LD 1552 Needle Exchanges. This bill provides for taxpayer funding of needle exchange programs for users of illegal drugs. Illicit drug use imposes significant economic and health burdens on families and society, in terms of lost productivity, increased costs, and impaired family structure, which is all underscored by ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes the use of taxpayer funds for a program that had been funded from private sources and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 108-40 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

21. LD 1649 Solar Power Subsidies. This bill would greatly expand the state’s subsidies to users of solar power by allowing credits to reduce their monthly electric costs to zero. It also includes large subsidies to rooftop solar installations, shifting the electricity costs to those not using solar power. ACU supports all forms of energy, believes government should not support one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The House failed to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 93-50 (A two-thirds vote was required. A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

22. LD 1686 Taxpayer Funded Energy Projects. This bill extends the government financing of energy generating system projects that the government favors from 2018 to 2020 and beyond by allowing for funding of any project that has a certificate of approval by 2020. ACU supports all forms of energy, opposes the government favoring one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 122-24 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

23. LD 1696 Mental Health Reform. This bill prohibits the Maine Department of Health from conducting a study to evaluate how the state’s mental health programs could be improved to save the taxpayer’s money. ACU supports efforts to improve government efficiency and accountability and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 102-45 (A “No” vote supported the ACU position).

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MAINE HOUSE SCORESMAINE HOUSE STATISTICS

MAINE HOUSE VOTE DETAIL

Party DistrictLD

1032LD

1652LD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1267

LD 1600

LD 273

LD 1663

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1097

LD 1676

LD 419

LD 1514

LD 690

LD 1552

LD 1649

LD 1686

LD 1696

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

Alley D 138 - - X X X X - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 2 19 11% 11% 11%

AUSTIN R 67 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + - + 19 23 83% 100% 91%

Babbidge D 8 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 0% 11%

Bates D 35 X - + - - + - - - - + - - - - - - + - - - X - 4 21 19% 5% 12%

BATTLE R 33 - + + + + + + + - + - - - - + - - + - - - - - 10 23 43% 53% 48%

Beavers D 2 X - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 22 18% 0% 9%

Beck D 110 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - + - - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 6% 9%

Beebe-Center D 93 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - X + - + - - - - - 3 22 14% 5% 9%

BICKFORD† R 63 X X X X X X + + + + + + + X + - - + X - - - - 9 15 n/a 100% 100%

BLACK R 114 + + - + + + + + + + + + + - + - + + - + + - - 17 23 74% 100% 87%

Blume D 3 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 0% 7%

Brooks D 61 - - + - - + - - - X - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 22 18% 5% 12%

Bryant D 24 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 5% 9%

BUCKLAND R 113 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + 21 23 91% 100% 96%

Burstein D 96 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 5% 9%

Campbell, J. I 21 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - + + - + - - - - X 6 22 27% 26% 26%

CAMPBELL, R. R 130 + + - + + X + + + + - + + + + X + + + + + - + 18 21 86% 75% 81%

CHACE R 46 X X X X X X + X + + + + + + + - + + - - + - + 12 16 75% 89% 82%

Chapman D 133 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 6% 8%

Chenette D 15 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + + - + X - - X - 5 21 24% 16% 13%

47%OVERALL AVERAGE

GROHMAN, VEROW 30%

HIGHEST DEMOCRATS

BATTLE 43%LOWEST REPUBLICAN

81%REPUBLICAN AVERAGE

17%DEMOCRAT AVERAGE

12



Party DistrictLD

1032LD

1652LD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1267

LD 1600

LD 273

LD 1663

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1097

LD 1676

LD 419

LD 1514

LD 690

LD 1552

LD 1649

LD 1686

LD 1696

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

Chipman D 40 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 0% 6%

Cooper D 47 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 0% 4%

COREY R 25 + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - + - - - - + 17 23 74% 100% 87%

CRAFTS R 56 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 22 23 96% 95% 97%

Daughtry D 49 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 6% 8%

Davitt D 101 - - + - - - - - - - + - - - + + - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 6% 14%

DeChant D 52 - X + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 22 18% 12% 10%

Devin D 90 X - + - - + - - - - + - - - + + - + - - - - - 6 22 27% 0% 9%

DILLINGHAM R 72 + X - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + X - - 16 21 76% 100% 88%

Dion D 43 X - + - - - - - - - X X - - + - - + - X - - - 3 19 16% n/a 8%

Doore D 85 - - + - - - - X - - - - - - - X - + - - - - - 2 21 10% 6% 8%

Duchesne D 121 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 16% 17%

Dunphy, L. U 118 + + + + + + + + + + + + X + + - + + - + + - - 18 22 82% 100% 91%

Dunphy, M. D 122 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 11% 12%

EDGECOMB R 148 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - + + + + 19 23 83% 95% 89%

ESPLING R 65 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + 20 23 87% 100% 96%

Evangelos I 91 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 21% 17%

Eves D 6 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 6% 8%

Farnsworth D 37 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 0% 4%

FARRIN R 111 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + X X + + + + + - + 19 21 90% 100% 95%

Fecteau D 11 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - X X - + - - - - - 4 21 19% 6% 12%

FOLEY R 7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - - - X 17 22 77% 95% 86%

Fowle D 80 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - + - - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 5% 9%

FREDETTE R 100 X + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - + 19 22 86% 100% 95%

Frey D 124 - X + - - - - X - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 2 21 10% 0% 3%

Gattine D 34 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 6% 6%

GERRISH R 20 X + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + - + 17 22 77% 94% 86%

Gideon D 48 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 5% 6%

Gilbert D 74 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 11% 11%

GILLWAY R 98 + + - + + + + + X + + + + + + - + - - - - - + 15 22 68% 84% 81%

GINZLER R 69 + + - + + + + + + + - + + + + - - + - - + - - 15 23 65% 100% 83%

Golden D 60 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 2 23 9% 5% 7%

Goode D 127 X - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 3 22 14% 0% 5%

Grant D 83 - - + + - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 16% 11%

GREENWOOD R 82 + + - + + + + + + + - + + + + - + + - + + + + 19 23 83% 100% 91%

Grohman D 12 - - + - - + + X - - X X - - + + - + - - - - - 6 20 30% 37% 33%

13



Party DistrictLD

1032LD

1652LD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1267

LD 1600

LD 273

LD 1663

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1097

LD 1676

LD 419

LD 1514

LD 690

LD 1552

LD 1649

LD 1686

LD 1696

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

GUERIN R 102 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - + 21 23 91% 89% 91%

Hamann D 32 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - X - + - - - - - 3 22 14% 17% 10%

HANINGTON R 142 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + + - 19 23 83% 93% 88%

HANLEY R 87 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 23 23 100% 83% 92%

Harlow D 36 - - + - - + - - - + - - - - - + - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 0% 14%

HARRINGTON R 19 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - - - - 16 23 70% n/a 70%

HAWKE R 89 + + - + + + + + + + X X + + + - + + - + + - + 17 21 81% 100% 90%

HEAD R 117 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + - + - + 19 23 83% 100% 91%

Herbig D 97 - - + - - + - - X - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 22 18% 6% 8%

HERRICK R 73 X + + + + + + + X + - + + + + - - + X - - - + 14 20 70% 100% 85%

Hickman D 81 - - + - X + - - - - + - - - - - - + - - - - - 4 22 18% 21% 19%

HIGGINS R 120 - + - + + + X - + + + + + - + - - + X - - X - 11 20 55% 89% 72%

HILLIARD R 76 + + X X X X + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + - + 16 19 84% 95% 89%

HOBART R 55 + + - + + + + + + + + + + - + - + + - + X - - 16 22 73% 84% 78%

Hobbins D 14 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 18% 10%

Hogan D 13 - - + - - + - - - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 0% 9%

Hubbell D 135 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 5% 6%

Hymanson D 4 - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 6% 11%

Jorgensen D 41 - - + - - - - - - - - - X - - - - + - - - - - 2 22 9% 5% 5%

KINNEY, J. R 22 + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + - + + - + + + - 19 23 83% 94% 89%

KINNEY, M. R 99 + + X X X X + + + + + + + + + - + + - + X + + 16 18 89% 89% 93%

Kornfield D 125 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 0% 6%

Kruger D 92 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 0% 4%

Kumiega D 134 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 11% 10%

Lajoie D 58 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 2 23 9% 16% 11%

LOCKMAN R 137 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - X X X X X X X 14 16 88% 100% 96%

LONG R 145 + + - + + + X + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + 20 22 91% 100% 97%

Longstaff D 109 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 8%

Luchini D 132 - X + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 22 18% 16% 11%

LYFORD R 129 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + - + 19 23 83% 100% 91%

MAKER R 140 + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + - - + - - + - - 16 23 70% 95% 85%

MALABY R 136 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + - + 18 23 78% 100% 89%

MAREAN R 16 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + - - - 18 23 78% 100% 93%

Martin, J. D 151 - - + - - - - - - + + - - - - - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 16% 17%

Martin, R. D 150 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - + - - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 11% 16%

Mastraccio D 18 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 11% 11%

McCabe D 107 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - + - - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 11% 11%

14



Party DistrictLD

1032LD

1652LD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1267

LD 1600

LD 273

LD 1663

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1097

LD 1676

LD 419

LD 1514

LD 690

LD 1552

LD 1649

LD 1686

LD 1696

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

McCLELLAN R 66 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + - + + - - 17 23 74% 100% 91%

McCreight D 51 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 11%

McELWEE R 149 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + + + 19 23 83% 95% 90%

McLean D 27 - - + - - - - - - - X X - - - - - + - - - - - 2 21 10% 8% 6%

Melaragno D 62 - - + - - + - - - - + - - - - + - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 5% 14%

Monaghan D 30 - - X X X X - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 2 19 11% 5% 5%

Moonen D 38 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 8%

Morrison D 31 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 14%

Nadeau D 78 - - - - - + - - - + - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 11%

NUTTING R 77 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + 21 23 91% 100% 97%

O'CONNOR R 5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 23 23 100% 100% 100%

ORDWAY R 23 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + 20 23 87% n/a 87%

PARRY R 10 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - + + - + 18 23 78% 100% 89%

Peterson D 115 - - + - - + - - - - - - + - + - - + - - - - - 5 23 22% 26% 19%

PICCHIOTTI R 108 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + - X - - 17 22 77% 72% 75%

PICKETT R 116 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + - + 18 23 78% 84% 81%

PIERCE, J. R 53 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + 21 23 91% 89% 90%

Pierce, T. D 44 - - + - - - X - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 3 22 14% 6% 10%

POULIOT R 86 X + + + + + + + + + X X + + + - - + - - - - - 13 20 65% 67% 58%

Powers D 68 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - X X - + - - - - - 3 21 14% 5% 7%

PRESCOTT R 17 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - + + + - 19 23 83% 100% 91%

REED R 103 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 22 23 96% 100% 99%

Rotundo D 59 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 0% 4%

Russell D 39 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 11% 10%

Rykerson D 1 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - X - - + - - - - - 3 22 14% 6% 7%

Sanborn D 26 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 6% 6%

SANDERSON R 88 + + + + + + + + + + X X + + + - + X + + + + + 19 20 95% 100% 98%

Saucier D 147 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 10%

SAWICKI R 64 + + - + + + + + + + + + X + + - + + + + + - + 19 22 86% 100% 93%

Schneck D 126 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 5% 6%

SEAVEY R 9 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + - - + 18 23 78% 95% 86%

SHERMAN R 144 + + X X X X + + + + + + + + + - - + - - + + + 15 19 79% 76% 80%

Short D 106 - - + - - + - - - + + - - - + - - + - - - - - 6 23 26% 26% 23%

SIROCKI R 28 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + 20 23 87% 100% 96%

SKOLFIELD R 112 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - X X X X X X X 15 16 94% 94% 94%

Stanley D 143 - - + - - + - - - + + - - - + - - + - - - - - 6 23 26% 11% 21%

STEARNS R 119 - + - + + + X + + + + + + + + - - + - - - - - 13 22 59% 89% 74%

15



Party DistrictLD

1032LD

1652LD 783

LD 1298

LD 1622

LD 180

LD 1286

LD 1339

LD 1267

LD 1600

LD 273

LD 1663

LD 1268

LD 633

LD 1097

LD 1676

LD 419

LD 1514

LD 690

LD 1552

LD 1649

LD 1686

LD 1696

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

STETKIS R 105 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + 21 23 91% 100% 96%

Stuckey D 42 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + X - - - - 3 22 14% 0% 5%

Sukeforth I 95 + X + + + + + + + - + + - - + - - + - - - - - 12 22 55% 74% 64%

Tepler D 54 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - X - - + - - - - - 2 22 9% 5% 7%

THERIAULT R 79 + + X X X X + + + + + + + + + - + + - + X - + 15 18 83% 92% 61%

TIMBERLAKE R 75 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - + + + - 18 23 78% 100% 93%

TIMMONS R 45 + + - + + + + + + + - + + + + - + + - + X - + 17 22 77% 100% 89%

Tipping-Spitz D 123 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 2 23 9% 11% 7%

Tucker D 50 - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 3 23 13% 0% 7%

TUELL R 139 + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + - + + - - + - - 17 23 74% 89% 82%

TURNER R 141 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + 21 23 91% 100% 97%

VACHON R 29 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + - + 19 23 83% 100% 91%

Verow D 128 - - + + - + + - - + - - - - + - - + - - - - - 7 23 30% 11% 20%

WADSWORTH R 70 + + X + + + + + X + + + + + + - + + - - + - + 17 21 81% 100% 90%

WALLACE R 104 + + - + + + + + + + + + + X X X + + - + + + - 17 20 85% 89% 91%

WARD R 131 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + - - + - - 17 23 74% 89% 82%

Warren D 84 - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + - - - - - 4 23 17% 5% 11%

Welsh D 94 - - + - - - X X - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - 4 21 19% 5% 8%

WHITE R 146 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - + + + + 19 23 83% 95% 89%

WINSOR R 71 + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + 21 23 91% 100% 97%

WOOD R 57 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - - - + - + 18 23 78% 89% 89%

† Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2016 percentage was not rated.

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