COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Yarmouth.
There are 7,190 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Arthur Bell, a Democrat from Yarmouth. Rep. Bell is retired and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.
Rep. Bell spent 30 years in corporate finance prior to serving in the Legislature. Rep. Bell has served on Yarmouth’s Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee and has served on the Yarmouth History Society Board and the Bike and Pedestrian Committee. He is a founding member of the Royal River Alliance, working to restore the Royal River watershed. Rep. Bell was also previously elected to two, three-year terms on the school board, six years on the Yarmouth Senior Housing Board and was the longtime treasurer of Yarmouth Cares About Neighbors.
Rep. Bell serves on the environment and natural resources committee which covers air and water quality; natural resource protection; site location of development laws, shoreland zoning, subdivisions and growth management; management and disposal of solid, hazardous, biomedical and special wastes; returnable containers; hydropower and dams; waste-to-energy facilities; mining; wind energy development; and general environmental policy, including oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection.
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: Arthur.Bell@legislature.maine.gov or 207-415-1217
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat is Arthur Bell (D).
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LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Bell 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. Bell.
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