# Chad Perkins Chad Perkins is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 31. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maine House, district 31 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1793f579-da58-422f-bc22-36da20ce246c Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1793f579-da58-422f-bc22-36da20ce246c (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 78% of Perkins’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maine, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.04), from 19 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 99.4% (95.9%). 27 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 64. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 76 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 1009: An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1009/ - LD 2157: An Act To Prohibit The Unauthorized Use Of Drones On Or Over The Premises Of Correctional Facilities And Jails (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2157/ - LD 2029: Resolve, To Name The New East Main Street Bridge In Dover-Foxcroft In Honor Of Private Willard Merrill And Private Barton Merrill, Jr. (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2029/ - LD 1430: An Act To Promote The Welfare Of Disabled Veterans Through The Transfer Of Moose Permits (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1430/ - LD 159: An Act To Require Vehicle Registrations To Include The Next Of Kin Of The Vehicle Owner (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD159/ - LD 1608: An Act To Counter Unlawful Cannabis Cultivation (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1608/ - LD 1156: An Act To Allow Military Surplus Vehicles To Be Collected And Used In Patriotic Exhibitions And Parades (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1156/ - LD 1076: An Act To Hire School Security Officers To Protect Students And Make Schools Safer (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1076/ - LD 1075: An Act To Require Annual Reporting Regarding The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1075/ - LD 1077: An Act To Exempt Drinking Water From Sales And Use Tax (passed both chambers, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1077/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $8,625 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 78% 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 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repchadperkins Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1793f579-da58-422f-bc22-36da20ce246c