COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the communities of Gorham and Scarborough (partially).
There are 28,946 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Stacy Brenner, a Democrat from Scarborough. Sen. Brenner has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.
Sen. Brenner is an organic farmer and small business owner who co-founded and now operates Broadturn Farm in Scarborough. She spent her early working career as a nurse-midwife, and now works part time for Maine Farmland Trust as the Senior Advisor for Land Access. In 2002, Stacy and her husband, John, moved to Maine to become first-generation farmers. In 2006, Stacy and John opened Broadturn Farm, which produces cut flowers and organic vegetables and hosts weddings. The farm is a thriving example of economic development on farmland protected with an agricultural easement funded by the Land for Maine’s Future program.
Sen. Brenner serves on the bills in the second reading committee, as chairwoman of the environment and natural resources committee and on the veterans and legal affairs committee.
The environment and natural resources committee covers air and water quality; natural resource protection; site location of development laws, shoreland zoning, subdivisions and growth management; management and disposal of solid, hazardous, biomedical and special wastes; returnable containers; hydropower and dams; waste-to-energy facilities; mining; wind energy development; and general environmental policy, including oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection.
The veterans and legal affairs committee covers alcoholic beverage laws; adult-use marijuana regulation; lottery; for profit and nonprofit gambling, including games of chance, beano and raffles; slot machines, gaming devices; harness racing and off-track betting; election laws; campaign practices; campaign financing and disclosures; the Maine Clean Election Act; voter registration; direct initiatives and people’s veto; legislative ethics; lobbyist registration and reporting; Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices; veterans’ programs; Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management Services (except the Maine Emergency Management Agency); Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations; Gambling Control Board; and Maine National Guard.
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: Stacy.Brenner@legislature.maine.gov or 207-233-1178
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Stacy Brenner (D) and Donald Hamill (R).
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. Brenner 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. Brenner.
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