COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Long Island (partially) and Portland (partially).
There are 28,425 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Rachel Talbot Ross, a Democrat from Portland. Sen. Talbot Ross has served in the state senate since being elected in November 2024. She served in the House from
Sen. Talbot Ross is the first African American to serve in leadership in the Maine Legislature and the first African American woman to serve in both the House and Senate. Sen. Talbot Ross has served as the Speaker of the House and Assistant House Minority Leader.
Sen. Talbot Ross serves on the judiciary committee and as chairwoman of the agriculture, conservation and forestry committee.
The judiciary committee covers Judicial system organization and budget; criminal procedure; civil procedure; sentencing; probation and parole; civil actions, including torts and medical malpractice; Maine Tort Claims Act; liability; immunity; claims against the State; child protection; Family Law Advisory Commission; family law; domestic relations; child support; adoption; legal services; Maine Indigent Legal Services Commission; attorneys; Attorney General; District Attorneys; constitutional rights; firearms; concealed handgun permits; abortion regulation and reproductive rights; civil rights; involuntary commitment and treatment; human trafficking; sex trafficking; medical rights; human rights and discrimination; Maine Human Rights Commission; protection from harassment; protection from abuse; domestic violence; victims’ rights; Victims Compensation Fund; guardianship and conservatorship; probate law; Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission, Probate Code; Trust Code; foreclosure; property law; property rights; eminent domain; landlord-tenant laws; laws relating to Maine’s Indian Tribes, including the Act to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement; Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission; freedom of access, confidentiality and privacy laws; statutory maintenance; and errors and inconsistencies.
The agriculture, conservation and forestry committee covers the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; agricultural development; agricultural fairs, products and marketing; animal control and welfare; harness racing practices; food policy; food safety, inspection and labeling; dairy industry; pest management and pesticides regulation; state parks, historic sites, public lands and submerged lands; geological surveying and mapping; Maine Forest Service; timber harvesting; industrial hemp; the Land for Maine’s Future Program; and Baxter State Park.
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: Rachel.TalbotRoss@legislature.maine.gov or 207-287-1515
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat was on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat was Rachel Talbot Ross (D).
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. Talbot Ross 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. Talbot Ross.
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