COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Cushing, Owls Head (partially), South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston.
There are 6,716 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Ann Matlack, a Democrat from St. George. Rep. Matlack is retired and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2018.
Rep. Matlack served two terms on the former MSAD 50 School Board, 10 years on the St. George Budget Committee and 10 years on the Knox County Budget Committee. She was also the assistant to the city manager of Rockland for seven years. Rep. Matlack previously served as the board chair of Penquis, a nonprofit Community Action Agency that provides services such as Head Start, the Home Energy Assistance Program and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program for Knox, Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
Rep. Matlack serves on the appropriations and financial affairs committee which covers general Fund appropriations and general fiscal policy; federal funds allocations, special revenue and block grant allocations when part of a biennial or supplemental budget; Budget Stabilization Fund; general obligation bond issues; collective bargaining funding; budgeting methodologies; review of financial orders; and financial evaluation of agencies of state government.
Rep. Matlack also serves on the taxation committee which covers the Bureau of Revenue Services and State Board of Property Tax Review; state and local taxes; tax exemptions and credits; tax expenditure review; taxpayer relief programs; property valuation and assessment; tax increment financing; municipal revenue sharing; taxation of unorganized territories; and tree growth and other current use tax issues.
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: Ann.Matlack@legislature.maine.gov or 207-594-4831
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Ann Matlack (D) and Heather Sprague (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. Matlack 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. Matlack.
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