# Joe Rafferty Joe Rafferty is a Democratic member of the Maine Senate for district 34. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maine Senate, district 34 - Serving since: 2020-12-02 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/8c2c2996-5a72-4c9a-a0d9-958099f3a304 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c2c2996-5a72-4c9a-a0d9-958099f3a304 (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 45% of Rafferty’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Maine, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.03), from 68 donors and 864 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 771 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Maine Senate 95.2%). Party unity 97.9% (93.5%). 26 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-04-29 · voted nay · RECEDE AND CONCUR · 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 · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-717) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ENACTMENT · LD 493 An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD493/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/ - 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/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · RECONSIDER · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-709) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ENACTMENT-BOND ISSUE · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-13 · voted yea · ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED · LD 785 An Act To Enact The Remaining Recommendations Of The Task Force On Changes To The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD785/ ## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session) Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 86. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine Senate 69.2%; rank 22 of 33). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 2046: An Act To Update Certain Duties Regarding Student Health Related To Communicable And Infectious Disease (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2046/ - LD 1992: An Act To Create A Process For The Residents Of A Municipality To Withdraw From A School Union (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1992/ - LD 1719: An Act Regarding Superintendent Agreements For Transfer Students (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1719/ - LD 1543: An Act To Establish The Maine Green Schools Network (became law, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1543/ - LD 587: An Act To Require Cardiac Emergency Response Plans And Athletic Emergency Action Plans For Schools And School-Sponsored Athletic Events (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD587/ - LD 470: An Act To Require School Administrative Units To Adopt Mentoring Programs For Teachers And To Improve Existing Programs (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD470/ - LD 384: An Act To Prevent Student Homelessness (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD384/ - LD 1718: An Act To Establish The Maine Charter School Commission As A Public Instrumentality Of The State (became law, 2025-06-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1718/ - LD 1103: An Act Regarding Unallocated Balances In A School Administrative Unit School Budget (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1103/ - LD 22: An Act To Update The Laws Governing Education In The Unorganized Territory (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD22/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,277 (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 45% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/district34 - Campaign site: https://rafferty.mainecandidate.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeformaine/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raffertyformaine/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-rafferty-4894b761/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c2c2996-5a72-4c9a-a0d9-958099f3a304