COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Criehaven Township, Matinicus Isle Plantation, Muscle Ridge Islands, North Haven, Owls Head (partially) and Rockland.
There are 6,193 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Valli Geiger, a Democrat from Rockland. Rep. Geiger is a registered nurse and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.
Rep. Geiger has worked in health care as a nurse, health policy analyst and health administrator. She is the former director of the Healthreach Hospice program and former clinical director for the Federally Qualified Health Centers around the state. Rep. Geiger served six years on the Rockland City Council, one year as mayor and four years on the Rockland Comprehensive Planning Commission.
Rep. Geiger serves on the energy, utilities and technology committee which covers energy policy, including energy resources, wind energy development, biomass energy, hydropower, solar energy; efficiency and conservation; electric industry, including supply, transmission and distribution; natural gas industry; telecommunications industry, including telephone, Internet, broadband and cable television services; E-9-1-1; water and sewer utilities, including district charters; Public Utilities Commission; Office of the Public Advocate; Governor’s Energy Office; ConnectME Authority; and Efficiency Maine Trust.
Rep. Geiger also serves on the labor and housing committee which covers the Department of Labor; wage and hour laws; working conditions, including health and safety; unemployment compensation; workers’ compensation; labor relations; collective bargaining; private sector retirement; Workers’ Compensation Board; Maine Labor Relations Board; retirement eligibility and benefits for state and municipal employees, including teachers; judicial and legislative retirement systems; Maine Public Employees Retirement System; insulation; Maine State Housing Authority; landlord-tenant laws; affordable housing; homelessness; housing safety; building codes; public services.
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: Valli.Geiger@legislature.maine.gov or 207-956-1565
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Valli Geiger (D) and Jamie Hopkins (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. Geiger 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. Geiger.
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