# Tavis Hasenfus

Tavis Hasenfus is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 57.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 57
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/194ff967-ad0b-4f2d-8cb7-ef1e062b235c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/194ff967-ad0b-4f2d-8cb7-ef1e062b235c (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

Hasenfus reported $757 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 38 donors and 844 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 91.7% (95.9%). 68 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 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 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 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 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 70. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 41 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 484: An Act Regarding The Department Of Public Safety (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD484/
- LD 191: An Act To Support Maine Businesses By Establishing A Pass-Through Entity Tax And Tax Credit (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD191/
- LD 2223: An Act To Increase Funding For Construction Plan Reviews And Clarify Rule-Making Authority For Municipal Reviews Of Development (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2223/
- LD 2232: An Act To Increase County Jail Funding (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2232/
- LD 2235: Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Corrections To Study Alternative Methods For Operating County Jails (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2235/
- LD 936: An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mining Excise Tax (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD936/
- LD 435: An Act To Expand The Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD435/
- LD 1266: Resolve, Directing The Attorney General To Convene A Working Group To Propose A Plan For Expanding The Reach Of Treatment Courts (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1266/
- LD 534: An Act To Clarify The Rights Of Crime Victims And Witnesses Regarding Professional Investigator Communications (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD534/
- LD 215: An Act To Establish A Program To Assist Residents Of Large Recovery Residences (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD215/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $757 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 55% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1427 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/hasenfust/index.html
- Campaign site: https://tavis.mainecandidate.com/
- X: https://x.com/T_RockHasenfus
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HasenfusforHouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Representative-Tavis-Hasenfus-100063949068281/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tavishasenfus/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tavis-hasenfus-39a1a169/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/194ff967-ad0b-4f2d-8cb7-ef1e062b235c