COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the Androscoggin communities of Auburn, Durham and Poland.
This district also serves Cumberland County community of New Gloucester.
There are 25,264 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Eric Brakey, a Republican from Auburn. Sen. Brakey has recently served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022, having also served in the Senate from 2015-2018.
Before launching his 2022 campaign for the Maine Senate, Sen. Brakey worked as a national spokesperson, policy adviser and growth strategist for Young Americans for Liberty, a pro-liberty youth organization advancing liberty on campus and in American electoral politics. Sen. Brakey has published op-eds in national outlets including The Hill, The Federalist and the Washington Examiner.
Sen. Brakey serves on the health coverage, insurance and financial services committee which covers banking; financial institutions; credit unions; consumer credit; credit law (business-related); Uniform Consumer Credit Code; Bureau of Financial Institutions; Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection; mortgage lending; foreclosure prevention; servicing of student loans; debt collection practices and debt buyers; Office of Securities; stocks, mutual funds, bonds and other securities; financial services; Bureau of Insurance; credit, automobile, life, property and casualty insurance; private health insurance; health and medical data; Maine Health Data Organization; health maintenance organizations; mandated health benefits; health care reform; compliance with federal Affordable Care Act; prescription drugs; pharmacy benefit managers; cost containment; multiple employer welfare arrangements; State Employee Health Commission and state employee group health plan; longterm care insurance; disability income insurance; insurance rating, regulation and practices; insurance producers; professional and occupational licensing for health care and financial services; Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company; workers’ compensation insurance; selfinsurance; and viatical and life settlement contracts.
Sen. Brakey also serves on the state and local government committee which 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; 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 deorganization and consolidation, planning and regulation, land use; discontinued and abandoned roads and cemeteries.
Sen. Brakey also serves on the joint rules committee which assists in carrying out the responsibilities of the Legislature.
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: eric.brakey@legislature.maine.gov or 207-406-0897
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Bettyann Sheats (D), Bruce Bickford (R) and Dustin Ward (U).
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. Brakey 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. Brakey.
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