COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Corinna, Dixmont, Etna, Newport and Plymouth.
There are 5,035 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Danny Costain, a Republican from Plymouth. Rep. Costain is a businessman and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2018.
Rep. Costain served eight years in the Maine Air National Guard in security and law enforcement. Rep. Costain worked as a police officer for more than 30 years, has been a real estate agent, as well as the owner of several small businesses. Rep. Costain also serves his local community as a member of the Free Mason’s, Anah Shriners, and the Belted Galloway Society.
Rep. Costain serves as the ranking member of the leaves of absence committee and on the agriculture, conservation and forestry, the latter which covers the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; agricultural development; agricultural fairs, products and marketing; animal control and welfare; harness racing; food policy; food safety, inspection and labeling; dairy industry; pest management and pesticides regulation; industrial hemp; state parks, historic sites, public lands and submerged lands; Maine Land Use Planning Commission; geological surveying and mapping; Maine Forest Service; timber harvesting; industrial hemp; the Land for Maine’s Future Program; and Baxter State Park.
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: Dan.Costain@legislature.maine.gov or 207-852-1932
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat is Kenneth Fredette (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. Costain 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. Costain.
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