# Bob Foley

Bob Foley is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 145.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 145
- Serving since: 2014-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8292a538-3cda-492f-8686-da248f432df3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8292a538-3cda-492f-8686-da248f432df3 (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

Foley voted against the majority of Maine House Republicans 51 times; party unity 93.3%, in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 95.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.03), from 67 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 93.3% (95.9%). 51 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 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 38. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 76 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1890: An Act To Facilitate The Development Of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities By Exempting Certain Facilities From The Requirement To Obtain A Certificate Of Need (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1890/
- LD 228: An Act To Allow Coastal Seawalls To Be Raised By Up To 2 Feet In Order To Accommodate Predicted Sea Level Rise (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD228/
- LD 720: An Act To Protect Federal Home Loan Banks That Lend Money To Insurer Members That Become Delinquent (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD720/
- LD 1220: An Act To Allow Chiropractors To Treat Dogs And Equids (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1220/
- LD 851: An Act To Establish A Senior Retiree Lobster License (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD851/
- LD 630: An Act To Implement Portions Of The "Protecting Maine'S Beaches For The Future: 2017 Update" Report Regarding Beach Nourishment And Dune Restoration Projects (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD630/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.2K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 64% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/64
- Campaign site: https://foleyforme.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.foley.587

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8292a538-3cda-492f-8686-da248f432df3