COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Brunswick (partially).
There are 7,429 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Daniel Ankeles, a Democrat from Harpswell. Rep. Ankeles serves in local government, and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
Rep. Ankeles previously worked as a legislative aide in the House Democratic Office for nine years, and also worked as a public radio producer, organized campaigns for his fellow Democrats and defended Maine’s same-day voter registration law in a 2011 referendum campaign. Rep. Ankeles is an at-large member of the Brunswick Town Council, where he has advocated successfully for conservation, public education and the creation of Brunswick’s new Housing Committee.
Rep. Ankeles serves on the appropriations and financial affairs committee which covers General Fund appropriations and general fiscal policy; federal funds allocations, special revenue and block grant allocations when part of a biennial or supplemental budget; Budget Stabilization Fund; general obligation bond issues; collective bargaining funding; budgeting methodologies; review of financial orders; and financial evaluation of agencies of state government.
Rep. Ankeles also serves on the transportation committee which 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: Daniel.Ankeles@legislature.maine.gov or 207-756-3793
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Daniel Ankeles (D) and Ivon Prescott Jr (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. Ankeles 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. Ankeles.
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