# Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Maine’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Maine’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000597
- FEC candidate IDs: H8ME01120, S0ME00038

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000597 (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

85% of Pingree’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Pingree says (119th Congress (2025–27))

496 classified statements: 262 posts on X, 184 press releases, 31 newsletters, 19 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pingree | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.3% | 6.6% | 36 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 31.9% | 27.5% | 79 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 85.1% | 73.2% | 8 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.4% | 9.8% | 13 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 29.0% | 22.7% | 44 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.6% | 1.9% | 28 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 32% (House Democrats 20%); Environmental Protection 27% (House Democrats 5.2%); Agriculture and Food 26% (House Democrats 8.8%); Health 25% (House Democrats 26%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.25 (standard error 0.01), from 1,060 donors and 7,381 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.9% (96.4%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 618. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10634: To prohibit the demolition of Presidential memorials. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10634
- H.R. 10454: Textile Waste Reduction Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10454
- H.R. 9528: People Over Poison Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9528
- H.R. 7947: Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7947
- H.R. 7743: Stop ICE Intimidation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7743
- H.R. 7708: PAPERS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7708
- H.Res. 1027: Supporting the designation of the "International Year of the Woman Farmer" to recognize and honor the critical role of women in agriculture. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1027
- H.R. 7267: Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7267
- H.R. 6476: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6476
- H.Res. 817: Supporting the designation of October 16, 2025, and October 16, 2026, as "World Food Day". (in committee, 2025-10-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/817

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $551.1K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 35% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 62% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2112992434355646966
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2112201038853705963
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2111937666778280045
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2111298397122474357
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2111298399626490284
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2111114096976281622
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Pingree, DeLauro: New GAO Report Builds Case for Congressional Action on Textile Waste · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6880
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Op-Ed: Mainers are in for a harsh winter— thanks to Republicans · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6878
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Pingree Joins Bipartisan Call to Increase Home Heating Assistance Funding · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6874
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChelliePingree/status/2110402456450678809

## Links

- Official site: https://pingree.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/ChelliePingree
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChelliePingree
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelliepingree
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/congresswomanpingree
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000597

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000597