# Liz Caruso

Liz Caruso is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 72.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 72
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/12fc57e0-db0e-4112-a7c0-226b952a11b8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/12fc57e0-db0e-4112-a7c0-226b952a11b8 (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

100% of the 7 bills Caruso sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Maine House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 65 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 95.8% (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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 34. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 2 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2028: Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In West Forks Plantation And The Forks Plantation The Gordon Clifton Berry, Sr. Bridge (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2028/
- LD 820: Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Establish The Right To Hunt And Fish (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD820/
- LD 1974: An Act To Affirm Parental Rights (passed both chambers, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1974/
- LD 1881: An Act To Ensure The Rights Of Parents Of Minor Children In Education (passed both chambers, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1881/
- LD 1337: An Act To Amend The Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Female Athletes And Safety In Women'S Single-Sex Shelters (passed both chambers, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1337/
- LD 868: An Act To Ensure Equity And Safety In Athletics, Restrooms, Changing Rooms And Housing At Elementary, Secondary And Postsecondary Schools (passed both chambers, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD868/
- LD 660: An Act To Provide Transparency And Public Access To Public School Curricula (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD660/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $800 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1469
- Campaign site: https://www.lizcarusoformaine.com/
- X: https://x.com/lizformaine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizformaine
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/lizcarusoformaine

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/12fc57e0-db0e-4112-a7c0-226b952a11b8