# Ellie Sato Ellie Sato is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 109. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maine House, district 109 - Serving since: 2024-12-03 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/65c05666-3d38-4098-b2fc-6a519f21f71f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65c05666-3d38-4098-b2fc-6a519f21f71f (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 100% of the 10 bills Sato sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Maine House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.06), from 43 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.1% (95.9%). 29 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 69. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 2 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 2106: An Act To Prohibit The Disclosure Of Nonpublic Records Without Proper Judicial Review (became law, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2106/ - HP 1508: Joint Resolution Recognizing Lunar New Year Celebrations And The Year Of The Horse (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1508/ - LD 877: An Act To Require Transportation Network Companies To Provide Fair Wages To Drivers (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD877/ - LD 819: An Act Concerning The Status Of Battery Storage Systems With Regard To The Business Equipment Tax Exemption (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD819/ - LD 1517: An Act To Replace Participation Thresholds With Approval Thresholds In Certain School, Municipal And County Measures (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1517/ - LD 957: An Act To Integrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander History Into The Statewide System Of Learning Results (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD957/ - LD 1554: An Act To Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Restaurant Employees (became law, 2025-06-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1554/ - LD 412: An Act To Prohibit The Sale Or Provision Of Self-Administered Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Collection Kits (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD412/ - LD 1336: An Act To Establish The Maine-Aomori Sister-State Advisory Council (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1336/ - HP 1323: Joint Resolution Recognizing May 2025 As Asian American, Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Month (passed one chamber, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1323/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $3,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/4097 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elliesatoforstaterep/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliesatoforstaterep/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65c05666-3d38-4098-b2fc-6a519f21f71f