COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Allagash, Ashland, Big Twenty Township, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Garfield Plantation, Masardis, Nashville Plantation, New Canada, Northwest Aroostook, Portage Lake, St. Francis, St. John Plantation, Wallagrass and Winterville Plantation.
There are 5,844 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Austin L. Theriault, a Republican from Fort Kent. Rep. Theriault is a sports business consultant and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
Rep. Theriault is currently pursuing his secondary education at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, following an accomplished NASCAR racing career spanning from 2014-2019. He currently owns a small motorsports business with locations in Maine and North Carolina that specializes in driver development, management, and performance optimization.
He is a member of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and is a Federal Aviation Administration certified pilot. He enjoys outdoor activities as well as supporting charitable causes around our military service members and people dealing with chronic health conditions.
Rep. Theriault serves on the leaves of absence committee and the transportation committee. The transportation committee covers the Department of Transportation; Bureau of Motor Vehicles; motor vehicle registration and license plates; drivers’ licenses; driver education; Maine Turnpike Authority; Highway Fund; transportation policy; public transportation; aeronautics; highway and bridge construction and maintenance; highway safety; traffic regulation; waterways; railroads; Department of Public Safety, State Police; and motor vehicles and motor carriers.
Information for this lawmaker’s biography has been compiled from numerous public sources, including pages maintained by political parties, individual lawmakers and the Maine Legislature.
Contact this lawmaker: Austin.Theriault@legislature.maine.gov or 704-750-0806
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are John Martin (D) and Lucien Daigle (R).
View contributions to each candidate, campaign expenditures and campaign filings on the Maine Ethics Commission website.
On Election Night in November, this section will feature live results for this race:
LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Theriault during the 131st Legislature. To learn more about each legislation and see where it is in the legislative process, click on the bill ID in the first column. View each vote cast by Rep. Theriault.
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