# Sue Bernard Sue Bernard is a Republican member of the Maine Senate for district 1. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maine Senate, district 1 - Serving since: 2020-12-02 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2c0651f3-bbea-49c8-9da3-a713953ff4d8 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c0651f3-bbea-49c8-9da3-a713953ff4d8 (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 Bernard reported $3,000 in the 2024 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $28.3K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.04), from 55 donors and 277 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 771 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Maine Senate 95.2%). Party unity 97.4% (93.5%). 22 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-04-29 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · 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 · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-717) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · ENACTMENT · LD 493 An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD493/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/ - 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/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · RECONSIDER · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-709) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · ENACTMENT-BOND ISSUE · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-13 · voted nay · ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED · LD 785 An Act To Enact The Remaining Recommendations Of The Task Force On Changes To The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD785/ ## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session) Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 47. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine Senate 69.2%; rank 19 of 33). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 2006: Resolve, Authorizing The Director Of The Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Make Certain Land Transactions In Aroostook And Somerset Counties (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2006/ - LD 361: An Act To Support The Francis Malcolm Science Center (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD361/ - LD 1318: An Act To Enhance Data Collection Requirements Related To Immigration Status And Asylum Seekers To Safeguard Services For Legal Residents (passed both chambers, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1318/ - LD 1134: An Act To Prohibit Males From Participating In Female Sports Or Using Female Facilities (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1134/ - LD 1066: An Act Regarding Limits On Municipal General Assistance Programs (in committee, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1066/ - LD 1011: An Act To Change The Residency Requirements For State Funding For Student Tuition At The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1011/ - LD 835: An Act To Allow Children To Participate In Beano Games Conducted By Nonprofit Charitable Organizations (in committee, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD835/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $3,000 (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/district1 - Campaign site: https://www.bernardformaine.com/ - X: https://x.com/BernardforME - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteBernardforME - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSueBernard/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BernardforME - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-bernard-79b34068/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c0651f3-bbea-49c8-9da3-a713953ff4d8