# Karen Montell

Karen Montell is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 54.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 54
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/80900bc0-7e26-4195-a0af-ec56b9f34fe0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80900bc0-7e26-4195-a0af-ec56b9f34fe0 (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

Montell reported $1,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 30 donors and 582 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 97.3% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 96.3% (95.9%). 38 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 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 32.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1776: An Act To Establish The Interdisciplinary Advisory Board For The State House Complex (passed both chambers, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1776/
- LD 1407: An Act To Direct The Board Of Occupational Safety And Health To Develop Indoor Air Quality Standards For Buildings In The State In Which Public Sector Workers… (became law, 2025-06-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1407/
- LD 1173: An Act Directing The Bureau Of General Services To Ensure Adequate Air Quality In All State-Owned And State-Leased Buildings (passed both chambers, 2023-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1173/
- LD 1875: Resolve, To Create A Pilot Program For Apprenticeships For Inmates (in committee, 2023-06-07) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1875/
- LD 1565: Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Program To Provide Grants To Expand Age Eligibility For Life Skills And Vocational Programs In Public Schools (in committee, 2023-05-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1565/
- LD 1374: An Act To Improve Driver Safety By Requiring The Completion Of A Defensive Driving Course For Certain Violations (in committee, 2023-05-04) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1374/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1502 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/montell/index.html
- Campaign site: https://montell.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkarenmontell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montellforthehouse/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80900bc0-7e26-4195-a0af-ec56b9f34fe0