Maine State House District 45

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the communities of Bremen, Friendship, Louds Island Township, Waldoboro and Washington.

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 6,382 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

This seat was originally held by Clint Collamore (D) until Rep. Collamore’s resignation on February 16, 2023.

headshot of Abden Simmons.

Abden Simmons, a Republican from Waldoboro. Rep. Simmons is a fisherman and has served in the state legislature since being elected in June 2023. He previously served in the 128th Legislature.

Rep. Simmons is a commercial fisherman by trade, has served as a member of the Waldoboro Select Board for eight years and is chairman of the town’s Shellfish Committee. Previously, he served on the Planning Board, the Software Advisory Council and as Director of the Maine Elver Fisherman’s Association. He has also been a member of the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ Advisory Council. 

Rep. Simmons 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: Abden.Simmons@legislature.maine.gov or 207-446-4518

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Abden Simmons (R) and Jennifer Stone (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 also feature live results for this race.

LEGISLATIVE WORK:

The following charts are a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Simmons and by Rep. Collamore 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. Simmons, and each vote cast by Rep. Collamore.

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