COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Falmouth (partially) and Portland (partially).
There are 7,087 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
W. Edward Crockett, a Democrat from Portland. Rep. Crockett has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2018.
Rep. Crockett is currently the president of Capt’n Eli’s Soda, a premium Maine soft drink company. Previously, he held leadership positions at Country Kitchen, Hannaford and Oakhurst Dairy, and also worked as a newscaster at a Bangor-based television station. Rep. Crockett is also the author of the memoir, “The Ghosts of Walter Crockett.” He is a former board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters, a former corporator for Boys and Girls Clubs and spent 20 years as a volunteer youth coach.
Rep. Crockett serves on the innovation, development, economic advancement and business committee which covers business regulation, including automobile and fuel sales; retail pricing; franchising; advertising; real estate practices; professional and occupational licensing; consumer protection; Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), including student assistance programs at Finance Authority of Maine; economic development; economic planning and development agencies; venture capital and trade programs; opportunity zones; import competition; product marketing; research and development; technology commercialization; technology transfers; tourism; and defense facility conversion.
Rep. Crockett also serves on the taxation committee which covers the Bureau of Revenue Services and State Board of Property Tax Review; state and local taxes; tax exemptions and credits; tax expenditure review; taxpayer relief programs; property valuation and assessment; tax increment financing; municipal revenue sharing; taxation of unorganized territories; and tree growth and other current use tax issues.
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: Ed.Crockett@legislature.maine.gov or 207-797-8371
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Ed Crockett (D) and Steven Wolejko (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 also feature live results for this race.
LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Crockett 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. Crockett.
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