COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of South Portland (partially).
There are 6,675 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
This seat was held by Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt until she passed on October 30, 2023.
Matthew Beck, a Democrat from South Portland. Rep. Beck is retired and has served in the state legislature since being elected in March 2024.
Rep. Beck worked at a number of radio stations before taking a job at a local public television station and then at a CBS affiliate. In 1987, Rep. Beck was hired by WGME Channel 13 as a television producer and director. Over a nearly 20-year career, he received numerous awards for his work on news, sports, public affairs and special programming, including more than a dozen telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Children’s Miracle Network at Maine Medical Center. In 2006, Beck started a new career as a union organizer in Maine and New Hampshire with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He retired from IBEW Local 1837 after 17 years.
Rep. Beck serves on the judiciary committee which covers the judicial system organization and budget; criminal procedure; civil procedure; civil actions, including torts and medical malpractice; Maine Tort Claims Act; liability; immunity; claims against the State; child protection (with Health and Human Services); Family Law Advisory Commission; family law; domestic relations; child support; adoption; legal services; Maine Indigent Legal Services Commission; attorneys; Attorney General; District Attorneys; constitutional rights; abortion regulation and reproductive rights; civil rights; involuntary commitment and treatment; medical rights; human rights and discrimination; Maine Human Rights Commission; protection from harassment; protection from abuse; guardianship and conservatorship; probate law; Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission, Probate Code; Trust Code; foreclosure; property law; property rights; eminent domain; unclaimed property; business and nonprofit organizations; Uniform Commercial Code; laws relating to Maine’s Indian Tribes, including the Act to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement; Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission; freedom of access, confidentiality and privacy laws; statutory maintenance; and errors and inconsistencies.
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: Matthew.Beck@legislature.maine.gov or 207-799-4025
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Matthew Beck (D) and Michael Pock (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. Beck and Rep. Reckitt 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. Beck and each vote cast by Rep. Reckitt.
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