# Will Tuell

Will Tuell is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 10
- Serving since: 2014-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76a9907f-f257-4621-b176-8e911bb8cf35

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76a9907f-f257-4621-b176-8e911bb8cf35 (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

Tuell reported $400 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 6 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 92.1% (95.9%). 67 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 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 12 bills: 11 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 41. 41.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 82 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2069: An Act Designating July 21St As Maine Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2069/
- LD 2031: An Act To Offer Military Veterans A 50 Percent Discount On The License Fee For A Commercial Shellfish License (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2031/
- LD 634: Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study The Reduction Of Unfunded And Outdated Municipal And County Mandates (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD634/
- LD 1692: An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits For Certain Agricultural Landowners (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1692/
- LD 1594: An Act To Change The Appropriation For The Governor'S Expense Account And Create Transparency In Expenditures Made From That Account (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1594/
- HP 1001: Joint Order, Directing The Office Of The Executive Director To Develop A Plan For Increasing Public Access To Legislative Proceedings (introduced, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1001/
- LD 1008: An Act To Require The Attorney General To Seek Legislative Approval Before Filing Any Civil Suit On Behalf Of The State And To Authorize Citizen-Initiated… (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1008/
- LD 775: An Act Requiring Voter Approval Of Legislative And Gubernatorial Pay Increases (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD775/
- LD 635: Resolve, To Direct The Attorney General To Drop The Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change (passed both chambers, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD635/
- LD 151: An Act To Allow Businesses To Impose A Surcharge On Credit Card And Debit Card Transactions (in committee, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $400 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mainelegislature.org/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/49
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wthd139/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/will.tuell.1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76a9907f-f257-4621-b176-8e911bb8cf35