COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Brooks, Frankfort (partially), Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Swanville, Thorndike, Unity and Waldo.
There are 6,176 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Benjamin Hymes, a Republican from Waldo. Rep. Hymes is a businessman and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
Rep. Hymes served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and is a small business owner. A Chief Petty Officer, he completed a diplomatic tour in Germany and a joint military tour in England, and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan while in a special operations unit.
Rep. Hymes serves on the veterans and legal affairs committee which covers alcoholic beverage laws; adult-use marijuana regulation; lottery; for profit and nonprofit gambling, including games of chance, beano and raffles; slot machines, gaming devices; harness racing and off-track betting; election laws; campaign practices; campaign financing and disclosures; the Maine Clean Election Act; voter registration; direct initiatives and people’s veto; legislative ethics; lobbyist registration and reporting; Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices; veterans’ programs; Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Services (except the Maine Emergency Management Agency); Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations; Gambling Control Board; and Maine National Guard.
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: Benjamin.Hymes@legislature.maine.gov or 207-808-3413
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Benjamin Hymes (R) and Stephen Ellis (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:
LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Hymes 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. Hymes.
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