# Ann Matlack

Ann Matlack is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 43
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/187c138c-d84d-4813-884e-553b8a9354f1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/187c138c-d84d-4813-884e-553b8a9354f1 (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

Matlack reported $95 in the 2020 cycle, the lowest of 10 State House Democrats (median $776).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 3 donors and 1,183 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.8% (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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 38. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 85 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 229: An Act To Bring Fairness In Income Taxes To Maine Families By Adjusting The Tax Brackets And Tax Rates (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD229/
- LD 1264: Resolve, Requiring The Director Of The Bureau Of Parks And Lands In The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Modify The Deed That Conveyed… (became law, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1264/
- LD 1939: An Act To Close Maine'S Tax Loophole For Offshore Profit Shifting (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1939/
- LD 1112: Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine Requiring Not Less Than 90 Percent State Reimbursement For Residential Real Estate Property… (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1112/
- LD 947: An Act To Clarify Overnight Docking At Mainland Ports For Certain Island Ferry Vessels (in committee, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD947/
- LD 1337: An Act To Require A Corporation That Files A Tax Return In The State To File A Tax Disclosure Statement (passed both chambers, 2024-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1337/
- LD 283: An Act To Make Technical Changes To The Maine Tax Laws (became law, 2023-06-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD283/
- LD 1336: An Act To Increase Transparency In Municipal Ballot Referenda Expenditures (became law, 2023-06-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1336/
- LD 382: Resolve, Naming Portions Of A Highway In St. George (became law, 2023-06-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD382/
- LD 1685: An Act To Increase Acreage Eligibility And Change Requirements For Filing Plans Under The Maine Tree Growth Tax Law (in committee, 2024-02-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1685/

## Campaign money (2020 cycle)

Itemized receipts $95 (State House Democrats median $776). 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1364 https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/housedems/matlacka/index.html
- Campaign site: https://matlack.mainecandidate.com/
- X: https://x.com/AnnMatlack
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ann.matlack/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Matlack92/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-higgins-matlack-73062b13/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/187c138c-d84d-4813-884e-553b8a9354f1