COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Alna, Jefferson, Whitefield and Wiscasset.
There are 7,042 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Ed Polewarczyk, a Republican from Wiscasset. Rep. Polewarczyk is retired and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.
Rep. Polewarczyk worked on the Space Shuttle Program in its early design phase and found himself working with the engineers who took us to the moon. Thirty-four years later, he retired as the Director of the Orbiter Production & Operations for United Space Alliance and the prime contractor for NASA on the Space Shuttle Program. His production responsibilities included modifications to the Orbiter Fleet totaling approximately $150 million. Rep. Polewarczyk’s operations responsibilities included being a member of the team that gave the “Go for Launch”, as well as managing a team in Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The team’s function was to resolve problems as they occurred during flight. He served as 1st Lieutenant and instructor in the United States Army Signal Corps for two years in Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Rep. Polewarczyk serves on the education and cultural affairs committee which covers the Department of Education; State Board of Education; school finance, governance and administration; school budgets; school facilities; curriculum, instruction and assessment; teachers and administrators; special education and child development services; education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students; career and technical education; charter schools, alternative education, school choice and home schooling; school district reorganization; online learning; student health, nutrition and safety; truancy and dropouts; educational services at juvenile correctional facilities; adult education; Maine Education Policy Research Institute; University of Maine System; Maine Community College System; Maine Maritime Academy; postsecondary education finance and governance; Maine State Library; and cultural affairs, including Maine Arts Commission, Maine State Museum, Maine Historical Society, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Maine Humanities Council and Maine Public, formerly known as Maine Public Broadcasting.
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: Edward.Polewarczyk@legislature.maine.gov or 207-350-5911
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Ed Polewarczyk (R) and Wayne Farrin (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. Polewarczyk 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. Polewarczyk.
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