COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Sidney (partially) and Vassalboro.
There are 6,084 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Richard “Dick” Bradstreet, a Republican from Vassalboro. Rep. Bradstreet is semi-retired and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2016.
Rep. Bradstreet is a part-time executive director of a housing association, and retired from his career as owner and operator of Bradstreet Homes, which was a manufactured and modular home retailer. Rep. Bradstreet is a former School Board Chairman for SAD 49, serves on the Vassalboro town Budget Committee and is on the Finance and Elder Board for the Faith Church in Waterville.
Rep. Bradstreet serves as the ranking member on the joint housing committee and as the ranking member of the labor and housing committee, the 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: Dick.Bradstreet@legislature.maine.gov or 207-861-1657
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Laura Jones (D) and Alicia Collins (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. Bradstreet 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. Bradstreet.
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