# Abden Simmons

Abden Simmons is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 45.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 45
- Serving since: 2023-06-14
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6cdaab7-6aec-4c65-a239-e18c6e839fbc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6cdaab7-6aec-4c65-a239-e18c6e839fbc (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

80% of Simmons’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Maine, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.03), from 143 donors and 477 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 96.4% (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 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 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 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 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 22.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1094: An Act To Prohibit A Person From Obtaining An Elver Dealer'S License For A Minimum Of 5 Years In Cases Of Repeat Violations Of License Conditions (became law, 2025-06-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1094/
- LD 964: An Act To Change The Definitions Of "Sunrise" And "Sunset" In The Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws To Better Allow For Variations In Timing Across The State (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD964/
- LD 657: An Act To Modify The Law Governing Municipal General Assistance By Designating Broadband Internet Access Service And Wireless Access Point Technology As Basic… (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD657/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.5K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/144
- Campaign site: http://www.abdensimmons.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abden.simmons
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abdenformaine/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abdenssimmons/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abdensimmons/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AbdenSimmons/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abden-simmons-7a2b4343/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6cdaab7-6aec-4c65-a239-e18c6e839fbc