# Jim Dill

Jim Dill is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 26
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a3281b8a-e758-4804-a964-e8db96d043a8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3281b8a-e758-4804-a964-e8db96d043a8 (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

Dill voted against the majority of Maine House Democrats 123 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom 5% of the Maine House (average 95.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.01), from 20 donors and 1,142 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 84% (95.9%). 123 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 yea · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 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/

## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 66. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 33 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2118: An Act To Eliminate The Natural Areas Program And Reassign Certain Responsibilities Under The Program To The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And… (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2118/
- LD 2070: An Act To Prohibit Landfill Expansion Into Wetlands (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2070/
- LD 1054: An Act To Authorize The Penobscot Nation To Use Wild Game Harvested On The Penobscot Indian Territory At Food Venues Located Within The Penobscot Indian… (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1054/
- LD 2023: Resolve, To Establish A Working Group To Identify Ways To Manage Moorings On Inland Waters (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2023/
- HP 1466: Joint Resolution Recognizing September 20, 2026 To September 26, 2026 As Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week (passed both chambers, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1466/
- LD 1623: An Act To Amend Certain Fish And Wildlife Laws Related To Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1623/
- LD 1782: An Act Regarding Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Planning And The Juniper Ridge Landfill In The City Of Old Town (became law, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1782/
- LD 402: An Act To Move The Natural Areas Program From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And… (passed both chambers, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD402/
- LD 1855: An Act To Impose An Excise Tax On Spirits-Based Cocktails Containing No More Than 12 Percent Alcohol (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1855/
- LD 1063: An Act To Require Competitive Procurement Of Electricity From Generators Fueled By Municipal Solid Waste In Conjunction With Recycling (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1063/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $950 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/253 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/dill/index.html
- Campaign site: https://dill.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.dill.16
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDill/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-dill-25b72965/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3281b8a-e758-4804-a964-e8db96d043a8
