# John Eder

John Eder is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 136.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 136
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9a9e7eab-5a12-452d-8d3b-57aa2dfa34b4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a9e7eab-5a12-452d-8d3b-57aa2dfa34b4 (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

Eder voted against the majority of Maine House Republicans 74 times; party unity 92.0%, in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 95.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 20 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 92.0% (95.9%). 74 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 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 not voting · 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, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 36. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 15 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1471: An Act To Require Energy Efficiency Disclosure Statements And Energy Efficiency Standards For Certain Rental Housing In The State (became law, 2025-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1471/
- LD 967: An Act To Reinvigorate Maine'S Workforce And Ensure Student Job Readiness By Providing Funds For The Career Exploration Program (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD967/
- LD 617: Resolve, To Rename A Bridge In The Town Of Waterboro The Waterboro Veterans Memorial Bridge (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD617/
- LD 1461: An Act To Prohibit School Boards From Implementing Or Enforcing Mask Mandates (passed both chambers, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1461/
- LD 1460: An Act To Require Parents To Be Informed Of Hospitals' Safe Sleep Rules (in committee, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1460/
- LD 436: An Act To Prohibit State Agencies From Promoting The Covid-19 Vaccination To Children (passed both chambers, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD436/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,565 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/490
- Campaign site: https://john4me.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557382367236
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnmichaeleder
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557382367236

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a9e7eab-5a12-452d-8d3b-57aa2dfa34b4