# Rick Mason

Rick Mason is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 97.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 97
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c313875-2dc9-4ef5-b869-c3cc0b7d5c97

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c313875-2dc9-4ef5-b869-c3cc0b7d5c97 (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

Mason missed 7.3% of 804 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 94.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.02), from 17 donors and 1,157 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.2% (95.9%). 34 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 41. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 60 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2054: An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/
- LD 777: An Act To Standardize The Muzzle-Loading Season Statewide (became law, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD777/
- LD 47: An Act To Provide An Exception To A Fishing Prohibition Near The Crooked Brook Dam (became law, 2025-04-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD47/
- LD 1083: Resolve, To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Assess Existing Water Retention Structures And Water Levels (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1083/
- LD 937: An Act To Establish A Permit To Hunt Coyote Over Bait (in committee, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD937/
- HP 1233: Joint Resolution Recognizing May 17, 2023 As World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day (passed one chamber, 2023-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/HP1233/
- LD 687: An Act To Increase The Allowable Width Of A Snowplow (became law, 2023-05-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD687/
- LD 672: An Act To Establish Youth Deer Hunting Weekend (in committee, 2023-06-07) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD672/
- LD 434: An Act To Protect Landowners And Increase Safety On All-Terrain Vehicle Trails By Increasing Funding To The Atv Recreational Management Fund (in committee, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD434/
- LD 1799: An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Retain Serial Numbers Of Stolen Firearms (in committee, 2022-02-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/130/LD1799/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,626 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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/158
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRickMason/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.mason.3133719/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c313875-2dc9-4ef5-b869-c3cc0b7d5c97