COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Appleton, Camden, Criehaven UT, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Matinicus Isle Plantation, Muscle Ridge Islands UT, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockland, Rockport, St. George, South Thomaston, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven and Warren.
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There are 28,986 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Anne “Pinny” Beebe-Center, a Democrat from Rockland. Sen. Beebe-Center has recently served in the state senate since being elected in November 2022, having also served in the House from 2015-2020.
![headshot of Anne Beebe-Center.](https://themainemonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Anne-Pinny-Beebe-Center-headshot.jpg)
Sen. Beebe-Center has dedicated her life to serving her community and has worked as a teacher, for the State of Maine in Education and Transportation, and as the Regional Manager for Penquis Community Action Program. While working at Penquis in the height of the Great Recession, Sen. Beebe-Center saw firsthand how many hardworking Mainers lost their jobs and that homelessness could happen to anyone. In response, she founded the Knox County Homeless Coalition and led the effort to rehabilitate a former shelter to serve families.
Sen. Beebe-Center serves on the state and local government committee and as chairwoman of the criminal justice and public safety committee.
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; lobbyist registration and reporting; 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 municipal and county elections, deorganization and consolidation; defense facility conversion; discontinued and abandoned roads and cemeteries; and unclaimed property.
The criminal justice and public safety committee covers the Maine Criminal Code; Maine Juvenile Code; Maine Bail Code; criminal law and criminal procedure; criminal history record information; domestic violence; human trafficking; sex trafficking; sentencing; Criminal Law Advisory Commission; Department of Public Safety; law enforcement; Criminal Justice Academy; victims’ rights; Victims Compensation Fund; Department of Corrections; adult and juvenile corrections; intensive supervision; probation and parole; county jails; community corrections; adult-use marijuana crimes; operating under the influence; operating after suspension; habitual offenders; fire safety and arson; firefighters and emergency responders; firearms; concealed handgun permits; private investigators; security guards; amusement rides; and Maine Emergency Management Agency.
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: anne.beebe-center@legislature.maine.gov or 207-596-3937
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat was on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat were Anne Beebe-Center (D) and Scott Rocknak (R).
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 Sen. Beebe-Center 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 Sen. Beebe-Center.
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