# Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 107.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 107
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0e9ec0ba-18f6-4dd5-90c2-5893f0216138

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e9ec0ba-18f6-4dd5-90c2-5893f0216138 (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

Cooper reported $690 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 22 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 94.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 94.6% (95.9%). 44 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 30.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1702: An Act To Amend Election Polling Place Candidate Restrictions (became law, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1702/
- LD 1188: An Act To Include Harness Racing With Other Sports For Purposes Of Sports Wagering (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1188/
- LD 603: An Act To Ensure That The Exemption Of Certain Agricultural Buildings From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses (became law, 2025-04-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD603/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $690 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1467
- Campaign site: https://www.markcooperforme.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.cooper.1447
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-cooper-9911a920/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e9ec0ba-18f6-4dd5-90c2-5893f0216138
