COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Scarborough (partially).
There are 7,039 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Kelly Murphy, a Democrat from Scarborough. Rep. Murphy is an educator and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
Rep. Murphy is a school-based behavioral healthcare professional and is a 1:1 educational technician in a special education preschool program. Previously, she served two terms on the Scarborough Board of Education, spent many years volunteering in Scarborough schools and was a youth sports coach through Scarborough Community Services. She served on the steering committee for the Wentworth School Building Project and is the founder and chair of the board of directors for Scarborough Community Thanksgiving.
Rep. Murphy serves on the education and cultural affairs committee which covers the Department of Education; State Board of Education; school finance, governance and administration; school budgets; school facilities; curriculum, instruction and assessment; teachers and administrators; special education and child development services; education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students; career and technical education; charter schools, alternative education, school choice and home schooling; school district reorganization; online learning; student health, nutrition and safety; truancy and dropouts; educational services at juvenile correctional facilities; adult education; Maine Education Policy Research Institute; University of Maine System; Maine Community College System; Maine Maritime Academy; postsecondary education finance and governance; Maine State Library; and cultural affairs, including Maine Arts Commission, Maine State Museum, Maine Historical Society, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Maine Humanities Council and Maine Public, formerly known as Maine Public Broadcasting.
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: Kelly.Murphy@legislature.maine.gov or 207-318-3215
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Kelly Murphy (D) and Kayla Sterling (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. Murphy 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. Murphy.
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