COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Lisbon (partially).
There are 5,232 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Richard “Rick” Mason, a Republican from Lisbon. Rep. Mason is a businessman and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2016.
Rep. Mason began working as an excavation contractor after graduating high school. He is the owner, operator, and founder of his own company, Rick Mason Excavation, Inc.
Rep. Mason serves as the ranking member of the bills in the second reading committee, as the ranking member of the inland fisheries and wildlife committee and on the transportation committee.
The inland fisheries and wildlife committee covers the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; inland fisheries and wildlife research and management; hunting; fishing; trapping; hunter safety; fish hatcheries; game wardens; guides; taxidermist licensing; ATVs; snowmobiles; watercraft registration and boater safety; and whitewater rafting.
The transportation committee covers the Department of Transportation; Bureau of Motor Vehicles; motor vehicle registration and license plates; drivers’ licenses; driver education; Maine Turnpike Authority; Highway Fund; transportation policy; public transportation; aeronautics; highway and bridge construction and maintenance; highway safety; traffic regulation; waterways; railroads; Department of Public Safety, State Police; and motor vehicles and motor carriers.
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: Richard.Mason@legislature.maine.gov or 207-577-1001
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat is Richard Mason (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 also feature live results for this race:
LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Mason 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. Mason.
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