# Poppy Arford

Poppy Arford is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 101.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 101
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/522f7557-1c06-451b-9c81-78080fc5c21c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/522f7557-1c06-451b-9c81-78080fc5c21c (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

Arford reported $190 in the 2020 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $776).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.04), from 21 donors and 892 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.1% (95.9%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 49.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1786: An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Provide Certain Information Regarding Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To The… (became law, 2025-06-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1786/
- LD 163: An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives And Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD163/
- LD 1743: An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings And Voting Places And At Their Municipal Public Proceedings (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1743/
- LD 1758: An Act To Expedite Provider Enrollment In Mainecare (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1758/
- LD 2203: An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives (passed both chambers, 2024-11-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD2203/
- LD 1740: An Act To Support An Insured Patient'S Access To Affordable Health Care With Timely Access To Health Care Prices (passed both chambers, 2024-03-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1740/
- HP 1301: Joint Resolution Recognizing The 200Th Anniversary Of The Brunswick Town Mall (passed both chambers, 2023-07-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/HP1301/
- LD 1844: An Act To Support Emergency Housing Facility Construction, Renovation And Acquisition Statewide By Creating A Matching Grant Program (became law, 2023-07-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1844/
- LD 1856: Resolve, To Study The Establishment Of A Mainecare Public Health Plan (passed both chambers, 2023-06-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1856/
- LD 1254: An Act To Provide Coverage And Prior Authorization Of Medications And Services During A Mainecare Provider'S Enrollment Period (in committee, 2023-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1254/

## Campaign money (2020 cycle)

Itemized receipts $190 (State House Democrats median $776). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1421 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/arfordp/index.html
- Campaign site: https://arford.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reparford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arfordpoppy/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poppyarford/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@poppyarford6843

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/522f7557-1c06-451b-9c81-78080fc5c21c