Maine State Senate District 3

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the Somerset County communities of Canaan, Detroit, Madison, Norridgewock, Palmyra, Pittsfield and Skowhegan.

This district also serves the Kennebec County communities of Benton, Clinton and Unity Township.

This district also serves the Penobscot County communities of Dixmont, Etna, Newport, Plymouth and Stetson.

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 24,572 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

Bradlee Farrin, a Republican from Norridgewock. He has served in the Senate since being elected in November 2018 and served in the House from 2015-2018.

headshot of Bradlee Farrin.

With more than 30 years of experience in construction and project management, Sen. Farrin is the corporate facilities manager for Milton CAT, New England’s premier construction equipment supplier, as well as Milton Rents, a construction equipment rental company. In this role, he is responsible for property management, regulatory compliance, facility maintenance and the start-up of all major capital projects for 27 facilities across six states. Prior to his legislative service, he was the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Maine Air National Guard before retiring in 2013 as its highest-ranking enlisted airman after serving for nearly three decades. He deployed to Iraq in 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom and to the Horn of Africa in 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Sen. Farrin has more than 18 major awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal. He is a proud member of the American Legion, VFW, the Enlisted Association of the National Guard, and the Air Force Sergeants Association. Locally, he served as a captain with the Norridgewock Fire Department until 2004.

Sen. Farrin serves on the transportation committee which 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: brad.farrin@legislature.maine.gov or 207-614-4123

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Bradlee Farrin (R) and Ethan Brownell (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 feature live results for this race:

LEGISLATIVE WORK:

The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Sen. Farrin 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. Farrin.

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