# Steven Foster

Steven Foster is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 32
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7d5a163c-a37a-48be-9a3f-2e4b54e3fdd6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d5a163c-a37a-48be-9a3f-2e4b54e3fdd6 (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

Foster reported $100 in the 2022 cycle, the lowest of 24 State House Republicans (median $1,620).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 2 donors and 1,180 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.8% (95.9%). 29 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 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 44. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 60 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1223: An Act To Lower Electric Rates For Maine Ratepayers By Requiring The Payment Of Certain Costs From The General Fund (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1223/
- LD 866: An Act To Reduce Posting Of Hunting Lands By Providing Free Antlerless Deer Permits To Certain Landowners Who Keep Their Lands Open To Hunting (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD866/
- LD 1931: An Act To Annually Reimburse The Town Of Charleston For 43 Percent Of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due To The Mountain View Correctional Facility'S Tax-Exempt… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1931/
- LD 1818: Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Limit Taxes, Spending Or Debt Without Approval By The Voters (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1818/
- LD 311: An Act To Improve Efficiency Of Meat And Poultry Processing Facilities By Requiring The Designation Of State Inspectors As Essential (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD311/
- LD 1405: An Act To Amend Laws Governing The Public Utilities Commission Concerning Participant Funding (passed both chambers, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1405/
- LD 1321: An Act To Reform Net Energy Billing By Establishing Limitations On The Programs' Duration And Compensation (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1321/
- LD 918: An Act To Allow A Qualifying Religious Organization To Self-Insure For Automobile Insurance (passed both chambers, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD918/
- LD 614: An Act To Modify Current Property Tax Assessment Methods To Make Property Taxes Affordable For Longtime Property Owners (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD614/
- LD 313: An Act To Improve Voter Confidence In Electronic Ballot Counting By Requiring Ballots To Contain Unique Identifiers (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD313/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $100 (State House Republicans median $1,620). 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/1370
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Rep-Steven-D-Foster-100057988272831/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d5a163c-a37a-48be-9a3f-2e4b54e3fdd6