# Jeff Timberlake Jeff Timberlake is a Republican member of the Maine Senate for district 17. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maine Senate, district 17 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/3ef077c6-482d-4dc2-92ef-69ac2a09bf06 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ef077c6-482d-4dc2-92ef-69ac2a09bf06 (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 40% of the 15 bills Timberlake sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maine Senate. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 105 donors and 1,102 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 771 roll calls. Attendance 91.0% (Maine Senate 95.2%). Party unity 98.0% (93.5%). 24 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 69. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine Senate 69.2%; rank 31 of 33). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 555: An Act To Create A Separate Department Of Child And Family Services (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD555/ - LD 2048: An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding Fantasy Contest Licensing (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2048/ - LD 893: An Act To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations From Insurance Requirements (passed both chambers, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD893/ - LD 1551: An Act To Support Maine Eating And Drinking Establishments By Allowing Vendors To Operate On The Premises Of An Establishment With A Liquor License (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1551/ - LD 1903: An Act To Conform The State'S Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Laws To Federal Standards (in committee, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1903/ - LD 1320: An Act To Prevent Illicit Cultivation And Trafficking Within Maine'S Regulated Cannabis Industry (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1320/ - LD 1218: An Act To Allow Certain County Commissioners Who Are Maine Public Employees Retirement System Members To Switch To The Legislative Retirement Program (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1218/ - LD 988: An Act To Allow Hunting On University Of Maine System Property (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD988/ - LD 827: An Act To Allow The Sale Of Polymer-Coated Cookware That Is Authorized For Food Contact By The United States Food And Drug Administration (passed both chambers, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD827/ - LD 509: An Act To Allow A Journeyman Electrician To Supervise 3 Helper Electricians (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD509/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,200 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/district17 - Campaign site: https://jefftimberlake.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJeffTimberlake - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-timberlake-65309040/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ef077c6-482d-4dc2-92ef-69ac2a09bf06