# Steve Bishop

Steve Bishop is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 17
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4cd1a303-929b-43fe-b92c-1cca8a89d302

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4cd1a303-929b-43fe-b92c-1cca8a89d302 (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

Bishop has served since 2024.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 59 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 95.0% (95.9%). 48 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 48.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2081: An Act To Provide Health Care Cost Reimbursement For Retired Law Enforcement Canines (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2081/
- LD 1484: An Act Related To Public Access Of Records Of Certain Disciplinary Actions Of Public Employees (in committee, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1484/
- LD 1334: An Act To Require Retailers To Place Any Liquor That Is Accessible To Customers At Least 48 Inches From The Payment Terminal (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1334/
- LD 717: An Act To Amend The Maine Criminal Code Governing Restitution To Include The Costs Of All Analyses Of Suspected Illegal Drugs (passed both chambers, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD717/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/memberprofiles/Details/3110
- Campaign site: https://www.bishopformaine.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveBishopForME/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4cd1a303-929b-43fe-b92c-1cca8a89d302