# Mike Lance

Mike Lance is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 79.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 79
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a2494f1d-e78d-4a29-b631-5c40b3fe43d8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a2494f1d-e78d-4a29-b631-5c40b3fe43d8 (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

Lance reported $2,250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Lance says (ME 2025–26 session)

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lance | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.05), from 7 donors and 283 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 99.7% (95.9%). 28 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 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 nay · 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 0 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 29.

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-01-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/2007598091374080035
- 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/1968716699797975063
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/1895968152917590514
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/1895971816646271267
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/1895972162634465561
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/1894075932572291370
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikelance75/status/1877426140672889328

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1462
- X: https://x.com/mikelance75
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556936937320
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lance-68b341108

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a2494f1d-e78d-4a29-b631-5c40b3fe43d8