# Joe Martin

Joe Martin is a Republican member of the Maine Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8f4aa04f-f106-456f-a09f-e901c78939b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f4aa04f-f106-456f-a09f-e901c78939b6 (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

22% of the 18 bills Martin sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 33 in the Maine Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.06), from 69 donors and 294 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

771 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Maine Senate 95.2%). Party unity 98.1% (93.5%). 37 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 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/
- 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 nay · 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 nay · ENACTMENT-BOND ISSUE · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-13 · voted not voting · 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, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 59. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine Senate 69.2%; rank 33 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2243: An Act Increasing The Debt Limit Of The West Paris Water District (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2243/
- LD 2181: Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In Roxbury The Roxbury-Frye Veterans Memorial Bridge (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2181/
- LD 371: An Act To Expand Hydroelectric Development By Removing The 100-Megawatt Cap (passed one chamber, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD371/
- LD 795: An Act To Exempt Pegmatite Mining From The Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act And Establish A Permit-By-Rule Process (became law, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD795/
- LD 1603: An Act To Eliminate The Property Tax On Business Equipment With A Value Of No More Than $50,000 (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1603/
- LD 1541: An Act To Provide Property Tax Relief For Senior Residents (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1541/
- LD 1214: An Act To Designate The Second Congressional District "Acadia" (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1214/
- LD 1194: An Act To Phase Out Vehicle Excise Taxes And Implement A Fee For Infrastructure Funding Based On A Vehicle'S Annual Mileage (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1194/
- LD 991: An Act To Prevent Conflicts Of Interest When Voting On Municipal Employee Compensation (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD991/
- LD 955: An Act To Ensure Human Oversight In Medical Insurance Payment Decisions (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD955/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,100 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/district19
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJoeMartin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555217823915

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f4aa04f-f106-456f-a09f-e901c78939b6