# Gary Friedmann Gary Friedmann is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 14. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maine House, district 14 - Serving since: 2024-12-03 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/55262df3-ff33-4e9e-a504-912ac2558ede Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/55262df3-ff33-4e9e-a504-912ac2558ede (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 33% of the 6 bills Friedmann sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maine House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.04), from 0 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.5% (95.9%). 30 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 31. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 90 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 1477: An Act To Provide An Exemption From Pilotage Requirements For Passenger Ferry Service Between Bar Harbor, Maine And Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1477/ - LD 633: An Act Concerning The Restoration Of Electricity During Emergencies For Certain Medically Vulnerable Individuals Who Rely On Electronic Medical Apparatuses (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD633/ - LD 1262: An Act To Improve Government Transparency And Accountability By Establishing A Process To Allow A Person To Require The State To Enforce Certain Laws And Rules (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1262/ - LD 923: An Act To Promote Accredited Institutions Of Higher Education In Maine By Removing Requirements For Supplemental Guide Signs On The Interstate Highway System (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD923/ - LD 872: An Act To Ensure Determinations Made By The State Are Free From Unethical, Unsafe Or Illegal Interference By Artificial Intelligence (in committee, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD872/ - LD 746: An Act To Authorize A Local Option Sales Tax On Short-Term Lodging To Fund Municipalities And Affordable Housing (in committee, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD746/ ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/3109 - Campaign site: https://www.electgaryfriedmann.com/ - X: https://x.com/GaryFriedmann - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gary.friedmann.3 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gary.friedmann/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-friedmann-66361831/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/55262df3-ff33-4e9e-a504-912ac2558ede