Maine State House District 19

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the communities of Eddington, Holden and Orrington.

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 6,844 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

Richard “Dick” Campbell, a Republican from Orrington. Rep. Campbell is the design and building industry, and most recently was elected to the state legislature in November 2022, but also served from 1993-2000 and from 2013-2020.

headshot of Richard Campbell.

Rep. Campbell served in the Air Force for eight years, and served in the Maine Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. Rep. Campbell is the owner of Campbell LLC, a design and building contract company. His career experience also includes service as a member of the John Bapst High School Board of Trustees, as president with the Bangor-Brewer YMCA Board of Trustees, and as a co-chair with the Eastern Maine Soapbox Derby. He serves his hometown of Orrington as president of the Old Home Week Committee and is also a member of the historical society.

Rep. Campbell serves on the ethics committee, the housing committee and is the ranking member of the environment and natural resources committee, the latter 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: Richard.Campbell@legislature.maine.gov or 207-745-7748

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat is Richard Campbell (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 also feature live results for this race.

LEGISLATIVE WORK:

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

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