COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the Cumberland County communities of Baldwin, Naples, Sebago and Standish.
This district also serves the Oxford County communities of Hiram and Porter.
This district also serves the York County communities of Acton, Cornish, Limerick, Limington, Newfield, Parsonsfield and Shapleigh.
There are 25,855 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
James “Jim” Libby, a Republican from Standish. Sen. Libby has recently served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022. He also served in the House from 1993-1996 and in the Senate from 1997-2000.
Known to his students as Dr. Libby, he has been a faculty member at Thomas College since 2002 and joined Colby College as a visiting professor in 2017. He is currently a member of the policy committee for the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. His professional achievements at Thomas College include three years as academic dean from 2012 through 2015. He also chaired the Ryan School of Business Administration from 2007-2012, served as internship director, international studies director, head men’s basketball coach, head women’s basketball coach, and head golf coach.
Sen. Libby has served on the board of directors for the Maine Community College System, the Waterville Opera House, and the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Program. He was a member of the Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging Advisory Committee and served as a political consultant for WGAN Radio in Portland. Previous employers include Sanford High School, Gorham High School, St. Joseph’s College, Corning, Inc. and GTE-Sylvania.
Sen. Libby serves on the senate conduct and ethics committee, the education and cultural affairs committee and the taxation committee.
The education and cultural affairs committee covers the Department of Education; State Board of Education; school finance, governance and administration; school budgets; school facilities; curriculum, instruction and assessment; teachers and administrators; special education and child development services; education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students; career and technical education; charter schools, alternative education, school choice and home schooling; school district reorganization; online learning; student health, nutrition and safety; truancy and dropouts; educational services at juvenile correctional facilities; adult education; Maine Education Policy Research Institute; University of Maine System; Maine Community College System; Maine Maritime Academy; postsecondary education finance and governance; Maine State Library; and cultural affairs, including Maine Arts Commission, Maine State Museum, Maine Historical Society, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Maine Humanities Council and Maine Public, formerly known as Maine Public Broadcasting.
The taxation committee covers the Bureau of Revenue Services and State Board of Property Tax Review; state and local taxes; tax exemptions and credits; tax expenditure review; taxpayer relief programs; property valuation and assessment; tax increment financing; municipal revenue sharing; taxation of unorganized territories; and tree growth and other current use tax issues.
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: james.libby@legislature.maine.gov or 207-289-7413
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are James Libby (R) and Anne McMahon (D).
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. Libby 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. Libby.
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