COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of South Portland (partially).
There are 5,687 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Deqa Dhalac, a Democrat from South Portland. Rep. Dhalac is a social worker and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
In 2021, more than 30 years after first coming to the U.S. to flee the civil war in Somalia, she became the first Somali-American mayor in the country. She is also currently serving on the South Portland City Council, and she is the co-founder of Cross-Cultural Community Services and the assistant executive director at Gateway Community Services in Portland. In addition to these roles, Rep. Dhalac also serves on the boards of Mercy Hospital, I’m Your Neighbor Books, Somali Community Center of Maine, Advisory Committee and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Health.
Rep. Dhalac serves on the state and local government committee which covers state government, including the Legislature, state property, public purchasing and contracts, state agencies and government organization, state employment, oversight of state officials, periodic review of State Government Evaluation Act; Maine State Archives; administrative procedures, boards and commissions, state holidays and designations, and capitol area planning; county government, including regional planning, budget process and county officials; municipal and local government, including deorganization and consolidation, planning and regulation, land use; discontinued and abandoned roads and cemeteries.
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: Deqa.Dhalac@legislature.maine.gov or 207-553-0303
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat is Deqa Dhalac (D).
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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. Dhalac 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. Dhalac.
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