COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves all of the communities in Waldo County.
There are 28,952 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Glenn “Chip” Curry, a Democrat from Belfast. Sen. Curry has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.
Throughout his career, Sen. Curry has focused his work on helping individuals of all ages overcome challenges and reach their full potential. In the 1990s, he taught at Unity College, where he led courses in outdoor leadership, environmental stewardship, and civic engagement — fostering a commitment to both personal development and community service. For over a decade, he worked with the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet, leading initiatives to strengthen community-based efforts to reduce child poverty and protect children from abuse and neglect. For much of the last decade, he has assisted adult students returning to college, helping them develop the necessary skills and earn credentials for good-paying jobs. He serves on the Maine Fire Commission and is the Senate Chair for the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maine Emergency Services. Locally, he is on the board of Waldo Community Action Partners and volunteers building sets for Searsport District High School Theater.
Sen. Curry serves as chairman of the innovation, development, economic advancement and business committee, on the inland fisheries and wildlife committee and on the engrossed bills committee.
The innovation, development, economic advancement and business committee covers business regulation, including automobile and fuel sales; retail pricing; franchising; advertising; real estate practices; professional and occupational licensing; consumer protection; Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), including student assistance programs at Finance Authority of Maine; economic development; economic planning and development agencies; venture capital and trade programs; opportunity zones; import competition; product marketing; research and development; technology commercialization; technology transfers; tourism; and defense facility conversion.
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.
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: Chip.Curry@legislature.maine.gov or 207-323-9976
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Glenn Curry (D) and Robert Meyer (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 Sen. Curry 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 Sen. Curry.
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