# Woody Woodsome

Woody Woodsome is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 139.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 139
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/30414bf4-13ad-4bd5-a1d9-3cf11be6464d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30414bf4-13ad-4bd5-a1d9-3cf11be6464d (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

Woodsome missed 12% of 804 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Maine House (average 94.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 16 donors and 1,052 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 94.8% (95.9%). 53 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 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/

## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 21.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 157: An Act To Amend Certain Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD157/
- LD 1050: An Act To Allow An Adult Hunter To Transfer That Hunter'S Antlerless Deer Permit To A Junior Hunter (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1050/
- LD 1153: An Act To Allow Municipalities To Tax Personal Solar Energy Equipment Under 5 Megawatts (passed both chambers, 2024-04-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1153/
- LD 614: An Act To Provide A Free Antlerless Deer Permit To Certain Landowners Who Allow The Public To Hunt On Their Property (became law, 2024-04-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD614/
- LD 436: An Act To Provide Career And Technical Education Students With Credit Toward High School Graduation For Work Completed In Career And Technical Education… (became law, 2023-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD436/
- LD 1933: An Act To Increase The Debt Limit Of The Limerick Water District (became law, 2023-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1933/
- LD 1155: An Act To Address Legislative Salaries (became law, 2023-07-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1155/
- LD 466: An Act To Develop And Enforce Mandatory Recycling Of All Solar And Wind Projects (became law, 2023-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD466/
- LD 482: An Act To Extend The Time For Youth Deer Hunting (became law, 2023-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD482/
- LD 1262: An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Credit Card And Debit Card Surcharge Prohibition (in committee, 2023-04-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1262/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,525 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1480
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repdavidwoodsome/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woodsome-08596b26/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30414bf4-13ad-4bd5-a1d9-3cf11be6464d