# Dave Rollins

Dave Rollins is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 59.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 59
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1e9dcfd4-a93c-49e3-9099-fa4a85f732d0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e9dcfd4-a93c-49e3-9099-fa4a85f732d0 (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

33% of the 6 bills Rollins sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maine House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.04), from 10 donors and 289 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 94.3% (95.9%). 46 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 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 25. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 90 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1744: An Act To Modify Provisions Of The State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment And Retention (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1744/
- LD 1159: An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1159/
- LD 1973: Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study Oversight And Funding Structures For Recovery Residences And Resident Protections (in committee, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1973/
- LD 1090: Resolve, To Form A Working Group To Address Vacancies In Municipal Government Management Positions (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1090/
- LD 652: An Act To Provide Qualifying Downtown Businesses And Developments With Assistance Paying Flood Insurance Premiums (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD652/
- LD 701: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education To Report On Financial Literacy Education In The System Of Learning Results (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD701/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 60% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/3118
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.rollins.315
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-rollins-a3a8a63b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e9dcfd4-a93c-49e3-9099-fa4a85f732d0