# Lynn Copeland

Lynn Copeland is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 130.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 130
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/61ef08d1-e345-42af-a56e-4fcd5076f0f5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61ef08d1-e345-42af-a56e-4fcd5076f0f5 (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

Copeland reported $900 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.03), from 39 donors and 842 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 91.1% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.9% (95.9%). 22 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, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 13.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1957: An Act To Promote Film Production In Maine (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1957/
- HP 1445: Joint Order, To Recall From The Governor'S Desk To The House L.D. 522, Resolve, Directing The Permanent Commission On The Status Of Women To Study The Extent… (passed both chambers, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1445/
- LD 522: Resolve, Directing The Permanent Commission On The Status Of Women To Study The Extent Of Workforce Gender Segregation In The State (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD522/
- LD 1476: An Act To Support Maine'S Homeless Shelters By Imposing A Fee For Booking Hotels, Short-Term Rentals And Recreational Vehicle Camping Reservations (passed one chamber, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1476/
- LD 1857: An Act To Create The Public Safety Health And Wellness Reimbursement Fund To Benefit Public Safety Workers And Volunteers (passed both chambers, 2024-11-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1857/
- LD 1872: Resolve, To Create A Task Force Relating To The Water Quality Of Saco Bay (in committee, 2022-02-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/130/LD1872/
- LD 946: Resolve, To Authorize Maine As The Nonfederal Sponsor With The United States Army Corps Of Engineers For The Shore Damage Mitigation Project In Saco (became law, 2021-06-21) https://openstates.org/me/bills/130/LD946/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $900 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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/1410 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/copelandl/index.html
- Campaign site: https://www.lynncopelandsaco.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CopelandforSaco/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/copelandforsaco/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lynncopeland8484
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-copeland-6a211613/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61ef08d1-e345-42af-a56e-4fcd5076f0f5