# Holly Sargent

Holly Sargent is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 147.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 147
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/82f5c446-4f81-4c54-98ae-7b302003d39d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82f5c446-4f81-4c54-98ae-7b302003d39d (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

92% of the 13 bills Sargent sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Maine House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 18 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 94.2% (95.9%). 49 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 58. 92.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 4 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2052: Resolve, To Study The Use Of Technology In Classrooms And Study Safeguards Related To Its Use (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2052/
- LD 2015: An Act To Require Superintendents Of School Administrative Units To Report Data Related To Educator Vacancies (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2015/
- LD 2099: An Act To Amend Certain Eligibility Requirements For Secondary Students Receiving State Subsidies For Postsecondary Courses (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2099/
- LD 2098: An Act To Update Certain Higher Education Statutes (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2098/
- LD 1705: An Act Regarding Adult Education Funding And Oversight (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1705/
- LD 1558: Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Update Maine'S Public Policy On Higher Education (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1558/
- LD 1248: An Act Regarding Physical Escort And Restraint And Seclusion Of Students In Schools (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1248/
- LD 1327: An Act To Improve And Expand Student Teaching Opportunities In Maine By Compensating Student Teaching (became law, 2025-06-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1327/
- LD 1979: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For… (became law, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1979/
- LD 1653: An Act To Develop Maine'S Credentialed Workforce (became law, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1653/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $900 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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/1471 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/sargent/index.html
- Campaign site: https://sargent.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSargent
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SargentForYork/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sargent.holly/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-sargent-33bb8a12/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82f5c446-4f81-4c54-98ae-7b302003d39d