COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Saco (partially).
There are 6,121 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Lynn Copeland, a Democrat from Saco. Rep. Copeland is a legal aide and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.
Rep. Copeland serves as a legal aide within a prestigious law firm, specializing in its litigation and labor and employment departments. She has previously worked as a year-round L.L. Bean customer service representative and seasonally as a quality coach and in problem resolution.
Prior to being a legislator, Rep. Copeland served two terms as a Saco City Councilor representing Ward 4. In this role, she served as the council liaison to the Saco Conservation Commission, Shoreline Commission, Coastal Waters Commission and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and was a member of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. She is the former chairwoman of the Saco Conservation Commission and was a licensed therapeutic foster parent, Girl Scout Leader, Cub Scout Committee Chair and editor of a PTA newsletter. Rep. Copeland is a former board member of Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine (AFFM) and the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club (MOAC) and is a graduate of the City of Saco Police Department’s Citizens’ Police Academy.
Rep. Copeland 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: Lynn.Copeland@legislature.maine.gov or 207-712-6776
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Lynn Copeland (D) and Theodore Sirois (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. Copeland 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. Copeland.
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