# Rachel Henderson Rachel Henderson is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 78. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maine House, district 78 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/b61923e6-c463-4df4-95b2-117d74c030bd Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b61923e6-c463-4df4-95b2-117d74c030bd (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 79% of Henderson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maine, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 27 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 94.7% (95.9%). 50 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 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 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 70. 69.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 45 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 1427: An Act Extending The Statute Of Limitations On Criminal Actions Involving Aggravated Sex Trafficking (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1427/ - LD 1085: Resolve, Directing The Judicial Branch To Perform An Inspection And Study Of The Rumford Courthouse Building (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1085/ - LD 640: An Act Requiring Certain Fees Charged By The Courts For Court-Ordered Payments Be Capped And Paid By The Defendant (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD640/ - LD 526: An Act To Reduce The Time Period For Challenging The Validity Of A Property Tax Lien On Commercial Real Estate (became law, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD526/ - LD 848: An Act Regarding The Retired County And Municipal Law Enforcement Officers And Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD848/ - LD 1788: An Act To Strengthen The Freedom Of Access Act By Categorizing Commercial Requesters (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1788/ - LD 1553: Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Require A Supermajority Of The Legislature To Approve Raising Taxes (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1553/ - HP 950: Joint Resolution Honoring The Late Honorable Lois Galgay Reckitt On The Occasion Of The Boston Red Sox Opening Home Game On April 4, 2025 (passed both chambers, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP950/ - LD 1459: An Act To Make General Assistance Officers Mandated Reporters (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1459/ - LD 1088: An Act To Enact The Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act (passed both chambers, 2025-06-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1088/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $6,850 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1484 - Campaign site: https://rachelhendersonformainestatere.godaddysites.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Representative-Rachel-Henderson-100083233132981/ - Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@rachelhendersonme - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-henderson-606115192/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b61923e6-c463-4df4-95b2-117d74c030bd