COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Newfield, Sanford (partially), Shapleigh and Springvale (partially).
There are 5,914 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Lucas Lanigan, a Republican from Sanford. Rep. Lanigan has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
Rep. Lanigan was first introduced to the events industry when he began working for a catering business at age 15 servicing high end weddings and events around the lakes region of New Hampshire. His passion for events then evolved into a career DJing weddings and specializing in lighting installations for venues throughout New England. Since DJing his first wedding in 1998, he has been working full time in the events industry. With over 14 years experience in lighting design and 20+ years experience in events, Rep. Lanigan is a wealth of knowledge and an industry expert for SHE Luxe Lighting. He has served in local and state level politics for the past nine years.
Rep. Lanigan serves on the innovation, development, economic advancement and business committee which covers business regulation, including automobile and fuel sales; retail pricing; franchising; advertising; real estate practices; professional and occupational licensing; consumer protection; Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), including student assistance programs at Finance Authority of Maine; economic development; economic planning and development agencies; venture capital and trade programs; opportunity zones; import competition; product marketing; research and development; technology commercialization; technology transfers; tourism; and defense facility conversion.
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: Lucas.Lanigan@legislature.maine.gov or 207-351-5383
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Lucas Lanigan (R) and Patricia Kidder (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 feature live results for this race. Note that although the Associated Press called the race in favor of Patricia Kidder, local media reports pegged the race at a 2,476-2,476 tie before a recount found that Lucas Lanigan won the race 2,478 to 2,477.
LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Lanigan 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. Lanigan.
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