# Sheila Lyman Sheila Lyman is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 76. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maine House, district 76 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7498179f-e3de-47b7-9aee-9abee716522a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7498179f-e3de-47b7-9aee-9abee716522a (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 Lyman reported $1,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 27 donors and 840 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.6% (95.9%). 38 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 not voting · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 34. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 50 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 2041: An Act To Eliminate The Debt Limit Of The North Jay Water District (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2041/ - LD 1439: An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Children In Public Schools By Requiring Parental Consent For Certain Tests, Analyses And Diagnoses (passed both chambers, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1439/ - LD 1095: An Act To Restrict Removal Of Common Loons For Relocation In Maine From Bodies Of Water Of 500 Acres Or Less (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1095/ - LD 1002: An Act To Protect Children'S Identification By Requiring Public Schools To Use The Name And Gender Specified On A Child'S Birth Certificate (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1002/ - LD 919: An Act To Require Parental Permission For Certain Surveys And Questionnaires Administered To Minors In Schools (passed both chambers, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD919/ - LD 854: An Act To Provide Equitable Capital Construction Funding For Maine'S Charter Schools (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD854/ - LD 1263: An Act To Require School Identification Cards To Include The Telephone Number Of A Suicide Prevention Hotline (became law, 2024-03-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1263/ - LD 1954: An Act To Address The Recent Mill Closure In The Town Of Jay By Providing Funds To Offset Property Tax Loss (passed both chambers, 2023-07-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1954/ - LD 1567: An Act To Create A Training Program For School Board Members And Establish School Board Meeting Standards (in committee, 2023-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1567/ - LD 1571: An Act To Provide Meaningful Public Participation At Local School Board Meetings (in committee, 2023-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1571/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,000 (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/1424 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lymanhouse74/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheila.lyman.336 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7498179f-e3de-47b7-9aee-9abee716522a