Maine State House District 137

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the communities of Buxton (partially) and Hollis (partially).

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 6,525 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

headshot of Nathan Carlow.

Nathan Carlow, a Republican from Buxton. Rep. Carlow has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.

Rep. Carlow also serves on the Bonny Eagle school board. He is the youngest legislator ever elected in Maine history.

Rep. Carlow serves on the bills in the second reading committee and on the appropriations and financial affairs committee, the latter which covers General Fund appropriations and general fiscal policy; federal funds allocations, special revenue and block grant allocations when part of a biennial or supplemental budget; Budget Stabilization Fund; general obligation bond issues; collective bargaining funding; budgeting methodologies; review of financial orders; and financial evaluation of agencies of state government.

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: Nathan.Carlow@legislature.maine.gov or 207-241-9939

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Nathan Carlow (R) and Elizabeth Gleason (D).

View contributions to each candidate, campaign expenditures and campaign filings on the Maine Ethics Commission website.

On Election Night in November, this section will also feature live results for this race.

LEGISLATIVE WORK:

The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Carlow 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. Carlow.

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