# Yusuf Yusuf

Yusuf Yusuf is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 118.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 118
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/17a906a0-129a-46f8-b12e-22910db55dbf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/17a906a0-129a-46f8-b12e-22910db55dbf (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

Yusuf missed 6.1% of 804 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 94.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.05), from 43 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.3% (95.9%). 17 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 30.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1123: An Act To Provide Funding For Mainecare-Related Services For Public Schools (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1123/
- LD 1486: An Act To Provide Financing Assistance For Down Payments For First-Generation Homeowners (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1486/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,381 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/3137
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YusufforPortlandSchoolBoard
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yusuf.jaale
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yusufjaale/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/17a906a0-129a-46f8-b12e-22910db55dbf