# Gerry Runte

Gerry Runte is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 146.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 146
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7dea9101-48ec-4f1a-871e-a4f1c98b8914

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7dea9101-48ec-4f1a-871e-a4f1c98b8914 (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

Runte reported $450 in the 2022 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $1,450).

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

91 classified statements: 91 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Runte | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.6% | 2.5% | 100 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.1% | 10.4% | 262 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 83.5% | 39.2% | 7 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.1% | 14.4% | 676 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 92% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 13% (State House Democrats 0.9%); International Affairs 9.2% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Economics and Public Finance 7.9% (State House Democrats 11%); Environmental Protection 6.6% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 5 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 95.5% (95.9%). 36 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 14. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 15 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2112: An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs To Procure Electricity (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2112/
- LD 2113: An Act To Align Long-Range Grid Strategy With The State Energy Plan And Strengthen Integrated Grid Planning (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2113/
- LD 1270: An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1270/
- LD 1726: An Act To Enhance The Coordination And Effectiveness Of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1726/
- LD 1619: Resolve, To Establish A Commission To Study Pathways For Creating A Thermal Energy Networks Program In Maine (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1619/
- LD 186: An Act To Clarify The Public Utilities Commission'S Authority To Establish Time-Of-Use Pricing For Standard-Offer Service (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD186/
- LD 2266: An Act Regarding Offshore Wind Terminals Located In Coastal Sand Dune Systems (passed both chambers, 2024-11-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD2266/
- LD 2172: An Act To Enhance Electric Utility Performance-Based Ratemaking (in committee, 2024-04-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD2172/
- LD 524: An Act Requiring The Installation Of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In New Commercial And Multifamily Parking Lot Construction (passed one chamber, 2023-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD524/
- LD 952: An Act To Create A 21St-Century Electric Grid (became law, 2023-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD952/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $450 (State House Democrats median $1,450). 100% 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.

- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011839556463501583
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011450252356993247
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011091452718432304
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011107248672817338
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011124152200282144
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011126402142388612
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011127888020435428
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011128611429105881
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011129483181314349
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GerryRunte/status/2011171385087840747

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1470 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/runte/index.html
- Campaign site: https://runtefor146.org/
- X: https://x.com/GerryRunte
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerryrunte146
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gerryrunte/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gerryhd146
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-runte-4349b26/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7dea9101-48ec-4f1a-871e-a4f1c98b8914