Maine State Senate District 26

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the communities of Casco, Frye Island, Raymond, Westbrook (partially) and Windham.

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 27,197 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

Timothy Nangle, a Democrat from Windham. Sen. Nangle has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2022.

headshot of Tim Nangle.

Sen. Nangle worked as a 911 dispatcher, firefighter and police officer in his hometown of Boxford, Massachusetts. After becoming a paramedic in 1988, Sen. Nangle moved to Maine in 1990. He continued to follow his calling to help others while working at the Portland Fire Department as a Medcu Paramedic, where he worked for 27 years before retiring. He has served on the Windham town council.

Sen. Nangle serves on the health and human services committee and as chairman of the transportation committee.

The health and human services committee covers the Department of Health and Human Services; MaineCare/Medicaid; children’s welfare and mental health services; child care; maternal and infant health; public health; water testing; immunization; tobacco and e-cigarette sale and use; eating, lodging and campground licensing and inspection; opioid medications and limits; state health system planning; health care facilities; health care workforce; telemedicine; oral health and dental care; substance use disorder; mental health; developmental disability; aging; elderly and disability issues; home and community-based long-term care; nursing facilities and residential care; palliative and end- of-life care; and public assistance.

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: timothy.nangle@legislature.maine.gov or 207-650-4407

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat was on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat were Timothy Nangle (D) and Kenneth Cianchette (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. Nangle 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. Nangle.

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