COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Old Orchard Beach.
There are 7,140 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Lori Gramlich, a Democrat from Old Orchard Beach. Rep. Gramlich is a social worker and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2018.
Rep. Gramlich has more than 35 years of experience in nonprofit prevention-based social work, advocacy and social justice initiatives. She has worked at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and served as communications director for Maine Senate President Beverly Daggett. She served on the Portland School Committee from 2005-2008, where she was the chair of the Legislative Affairs and Policy Committees and also served on the Finance Committee. Rep. Gramlich is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern Maine School of Social Work. She previously served as executive director of the National Association of Social Workers, Maine Chapter.
Rep. Gramlich serves as chairwoman of the environment and natural resources committee which covers air and water quality; natural resource protection; site location of development laws, shoreland zoning, subdivisions and growth management; management and disposal of solid, hazardous, biomedical and special wastes; returnable containers; hydropower and dams; waste-to-energy facilities; mining; wind energy development; and general environmental policy, including oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection.
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: Lori.Gramlich@legislature.maine.gov or 207-232-1067
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Lori Gramlich (D) and Scott Eccleston (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. Gramlich 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. Gramlich.
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