Maine State House District 86

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the communities of Casco, Frye Island, Poland (partially) and Raymond.

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 6,447 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

Jessica Fay, a Democrat from Raymond. Rep. Fay is a businesswoman and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2016.

headshot of Jessica Fay.

Rep. Fay’s passion for protecting Maine’s environment has stemmed from time spent at her family’s camp on Sebago Lake in Raymond, where she learned to swim, paddle and sail at a young age. She opened her first business, Raymond Village Florist, in 2000. Public service was an integral part of Rep. Fay’s family life growing up. Her family members worked in the public sector and served on volunteer and elected boards and committees. Inspired by this service, Rep. Fay volunteers at the local library and founded an Age-Friendly Community initiative in her hometown of Raymond.

Rep. Fay serves as chairwoman of the government oversight committee. The mission of the Joint Legislative Government Oversight Committee, hereafter called the “Committee”, is to oversee program evaluation and government accountability matters in State government. The Committee seeks to ensure that public funds are expended for intended purposes, and that programs and activities are effectively, efficiently and economically managed. The Committee accomplishes this mission by conducting public inquiries and directing the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability to conduct independent, objective reviews of State agencies and programs and other entities receiving public funds or expending private monies for public purposes.

Rep. Fay also 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.

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: Jessica.Fay@legislature.maine.gov or 207-655-5020

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Craig Messinger (D) and Rolf Olsen Jr (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. Fay 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. Fay.

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