# Sam Zager

Sam Zager is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 116.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 116
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/59c5505d-902d-4b6a-b3d5-8e036e640348

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59c5505d-902d-4b6a-b3d5-8e036e640348 (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

Zager reported $1,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 24 donors and 886 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.9% (95.9%). 19 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 53. 81.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 20 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HP 1517: Joint Resolution Recognizing The American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists On The Occasion Of Its 75Th Anniversary (passed both chambers, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1517/
- LD 978: An Act To Increase General Assistance Reimbursement For Municipalities And Indian Tribes (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD978/
- LD 93: An Act To Reduce Cost And Increase Access To Disease Prevention By Expanding The Universal Childhood Immunization Program To Include Adults (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD93/
- LD 1126: An Act Requiring Serial Numbers On Firearms And Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1126/
- LD 1496: An Act To Ensure Ongoing Access To Medications And Care For Chronic Conditions And Conditions Requiring Long-Term Care By Changing Requirements For Prior… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1496/
- LD 1497: An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Primary Care Reporting By The Maine Quality Forum And To Establish The Primary Care Advisory Council (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1497/
- LD 710: An Act To Expand Access And Reduce Barriers To Access To Naloxone Hydrochloride And Other Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD710/
- LD 733: An Act To Make Changes To The Law Based On A Pilot Project Conducted By The Maine State Housing Authority Regarding Efforts To Improve Access To Credit For… (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD733/
- LD 107: An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD107/
- LD 1972: An Act To Enhance Transparency And Value In Substantial Health Care Transactions By Changing The Review And Approval Process For Those Transactions (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1972/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1418
- X: https://x.com/samzager1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.zager.39
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samzager_maine/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@samzager
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-zager-5158605/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59c5505d-902d-4b6a-b3d5-8e036e640348