# Laurie Osher

Laurie Osher is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 25
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/051d0089-f1cc-4523-a48d-ae98700165f8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/051d0089-f1cc-4523-a48d-ae98700165f8 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Osher reported $1,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.05), from 30 donors and 847 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.3% (95.9%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · Move the Previous Question · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Acc Maj Ought Not to Pass Rep · LD 555 An Act To Create A Separate Department Of Child And Family Services · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD555/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · suspension of house rule 515 · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · suspend house rule 515 · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · SUSPEND RULES - · LD 1009 An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1009/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · recon of maj rep otp-am by ca-a · LD 127 An Act To Strengthen Legislative Oversight Of Government Agencies And Programs By Reaffirming The Legislature'S Access To Confidential Records · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD127/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Enactment · LD 1519 An Act To Create A Stewardship Program For Electronic Smoking Devices And Related Products · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1519/

## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 42. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 33 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1970: An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding Consent For Hiv Testing And Disclosure Of Related Medical Information For Insurance Purposes (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1970/
- HP 1338: Joint Resolution Recognizing June 2025 As Pride Month (passed both chambers, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1338/
- LD 1897: An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation In The Medical Use And Adult Use Cannabis Industries (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1897/
- LD 1934: An Act To Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1934/
- LD 1328: An Act To Create Housing And Recovery Services For Lgbtqia+ Individuals (passed both chambers, 2025-06-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1328/
- LD 1474: An Act To Strengthen The Teaching Of Wabanaki Studies In Maine Schools (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1474/
- LD 999: An Act To Include Employees Of The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission In The State'S Group Health Plan (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD999/
- LD 1925: An Act To Improve Access To Grant Funding For The Maine Farms For The Future Program (became law, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1925/
- LD 493: An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD493/
- LD 624: Resolve, To Create The Commission To Study A Legislative Internship Program (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD624/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 40% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1436 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/osherl/index.html
- X: https://x.com/laurieosher
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurie.osher
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurieOsherforOrono/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLaurieOsher/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurie.osher/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheZivinoam
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurieosher
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-osher-3686694a/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-osher-2807b99/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/051d0089-f1cc-4523-a48d-ae98700165f8