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:
Wayne Farrin, a Democrat from Jefferson. Rep. Farrin has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2024.

A lifelong Mainer, Rep. Farrin grew up lobstering with his father in South Bristol and graduated from Lincoln Academy. He has been a licensed real estate agent since 1988 and operates the Jefferson Market and General Store. A dedicated member of his community, Rep. Farrin serves on the board of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and previously served on the boards of the Central Lincoln County YMCA, Lincoln Academy Alumni Association and the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Farrin has also held a Marine Engineer’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard, earned at Southern Maine Vocational School. He worked as a Marine Engineering Officer on cargo ships, oil tankers and passenger vessels for 11 years.
Rep. Farrin serves on the marine resources committee as well as the state and local government committee.
The marine resources committee 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.
The state and local government committee covers state government, including the Legislature, state property, public purchasing and contracts, state agencies and government organization, state employment, oversight of state officials, periodic review of State Government Evaluation Act; Maine State Archives; administrative procedures, boards and commissions, state holidays and designations, and capitol area planning; county government, including regional planning, budget process and county officials; municipal and local government, including deorganization and consolidation, planning and regulation, land use; discontinued and abandoned roads and cemeteries.
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: Wayne.Farrin@legislature.maine.gov or 207-592-9057
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat was on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat were Ed Polewarczyk (R) and Wayne Farrin (D).
View contributions to each candidate, campaign expenditures and campaign filings on the Maine Ethics Commission website.
LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Farrin during the 132nd 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. Farrin.
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