# Dean Cray

Dean Cray is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 69.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 69
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8bc14822-ff62-4ffe-bf42-4114bd5bd99b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8bc14822-ff62-4ffe-bf42-4114bd5bd99b (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

Cray voted against the majority of Maine House Republicans 61 times; party unity 90.9%, in the bottom tenth of the Maine House (average 95.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 2 donors and 539 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 90.9% (95.9%). 61 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 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 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 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 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 33.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1403: An Act To Expand The Hunter Safety Course Exemption For Certain Individuals With Firearm Training (in committee, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1403/
- LD 864: An Act To Allow The Use Of Transporter Plates For Transporting Campers Or Motor Homes (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD864/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/249
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dean.cray
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-cray-b4a58b33/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8bc14822-ff62-4ffe-bf42-4114bd5bd99b