# Reagan Paul

Reagan Paul is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 37
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76ab2f9a-14e8-4eb5-ae0e-1a26e4a3a04c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76ab2f9a-14e8-4eb5-ae0e-1a26e4a3a04c (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

Paul sits at +0.71 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans.

## What Paul says (ME 2025–26 session)

899 classified statements: 899 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Paul | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.9% | 290 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 22.9% | 9.3% | 80 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 47.4% | 31.9% | 165 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 422 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.8% | 12.7% | 490 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.4% | 158 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 51% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 9.2% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 8.3% (State House Republicans 15%); Environmental Protection 7.8% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 185 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 99.4% (95.9%). 35 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 44. 68.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 47 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HP 1485: Joint Resolution To Honor The Life, Faith, Leadership And Legacy Of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk (passed both chambers, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1485/
- LD 1877: An Act To Increase Penalties For Human Trafficking Offenses (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1877/
- LD 343: An Act To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In The State (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD343/
- LD 1930: An Act Regarding Acts Of Violence Committed Against A Pregnant Woman (passed both chambers, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1930/
- LD 1573: An Act To Require Legislative Approval For Certain Emergency Powers Of The Governor (in committee, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1573/
- LD 1395: An Act Regarding Human Trafficking Prevention Instruction And Dissemination Of And Access To Obscene Material In Schools (passed both chambers, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1395/
- LD 1222: An Act To Limit Sovereign Immunity For Schools And School Superintendents (in committee, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1222/
- LD 1154: An Act To Require That Informed Consent For Abortion Include Information On Perinatal Hospice (passed both chambers, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1154/
- LD 1007: An Act To Update The State'S Informed Consent Laws Regarding Drug-Induced Abortion (passed both chambers, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1007/
- LD 927: An Act To Require Chaplains In School Administrative Units (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD927/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2114682494222225852
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2114814992017129743
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2114337928268939471
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2113970997921759453
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2114023184286601678
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2112936676095914479
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2112642069143400471
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2112149901903544751
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2111213271697293487
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepReaganPaul/status/2110710769037836407

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1496
- Campaign site: https://reaganformaine.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepReaganPaul
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Representative-Reagan-Paul-100080024812797/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76ab2f9a-14e8-4eb5-ae0e-1a26e4a3a04c