COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Block 1015 and Block 1045 of Tract 026500, Block 1058 of Tract 031000, Bradley, Old Town, Penobscot Indian Island and Penobscot Nation Voting District.
There are 6,388 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
James Dill, a Democrat from Old Town. Rep. Dill is an educator and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2010. His first two terms (125th and 126th Legislatures) were in the House, followed by four terms in the Senate (127th-130th) before a return to the House for the 131st Legislature.
Rep. Dill works for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension as the pest management specialist and cooperating professor in the School of Biological Sciences. He has served as chairman of the Old Town/RSU 34 School Board for the past 24 years, and on the board of the United Technologies Center, the CTE high school in Bangor, for the past 25 years, and as its chairman for the past 10 years.
Rep. Dill serves on the inland fisheries and wildlife committee which covers the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; inland fisheries and wildlife research and management; hunting; fishing; trapping; hunter safety; fish hatcheries; game wardens; guides; taxidermist licensing; ATVs; snowmobiles; watercraft registration and boater safety; and whitewater rafting.
Rep. Dill also serves on the marine resources committee which covers the Department of Marine Resources; Marine Patrol; commercial and recreational marine fisheries management, licensing and enforcement; marine science and research; shellfish sanitation and management; and aquaculture.
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: James.Dill@legislature.maine.gov or 207-827-3498
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are James Dill (D) and Christina Ouellette (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. Dill 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. Dill.
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