COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Eliot, Kittery (partially) and South Berwick (partially).
There are 7,039 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Michele Meyer, a Democrat from Eliot. Rep. Meyer has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2018.
Rep. Meyer is a registered nurse with a focus on occupational and community health. She and her husband, Jay, own and operate a small organic farm. Along with growing vegetables and flowers, they raise and milk a small herd of Nubian dairy goats and are licensed maple syrup producers.
Rep. Meyer serves on the leaves of absence committee and as chairwoman of the health and human services committee, the latter which covers Department of Health and Human Services; MaineCare/Medicaid; children’s welfare and mental health services; child care; maternal and infant health; public health; lead and water testing; immunization; tobacco and e-cigarette sale and use; medical use of marijuana; eating, lodging and campground licensing and inspection; opioid medications and limits; state health system planning; health care facilities; health care workforce; telemedicine; oral health and dental care; substance use disorder; mental health; developmental disability; aging; elderly and disability issues; home and community-based longterm care; nursing facilities and residential care; palliative and end- of-life care; and public assistance.
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: Michele.Meyer@legislature.maine.gov or 207-438-9197
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Michele Meyer (D) and Mark Zimmer (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. Meyer 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. Meyer.
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