# Lydia Crafts

Lydia Crafts is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 46
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b795e4ca-6b0d-4101-902d-8db5c1b54485

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b795e4ca-6b0d-4101-902d-8db5c1b54485 (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

65% of Crafts’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Maine, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 32 donors and 872 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 93.6% (95.9%). 51 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 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 nay · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 42. 58.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 64 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2213: An Act Making Supplemental Allocations From The Highway Fund And Other Funds For The Expenditures Of State Government And Changing Certain Provisions Of The… (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2213/
- LD 2191: An Act To Establish A Biennial Inspection System For Vehicle Rental Companies (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2191/
- LD 2152: An Act To Make Allocations From Maine Turnpike Authority Funds For The Maine Turnpike Authority For The Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2027 (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2152/
- LD 305: An Act Regarding Transportation In Maine (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD305/
- LD 2050: An Act To Dissolve The Great Salt Bay Community School District (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2050/
- LD 2053: An Act To Improve Safety By Allowing The Use Of Variable-Message Signs On Public Service Vehicles (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2053/
- LD 1186: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Study The Feasibility Of Ferry Service To Monhegan Island (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1186/
- LD 1359: Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Develop Practices Regarding Public Transit (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1359/
- LD 1616: An Act To Eliminate Requirements For Drivers To Surrender Their Physical Driver'S Licenses During A Temporary Suspension (became law, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1616/
- LD 821: An Act To Make Allocations From Maine Turnpike Authority Funds For The Maine Turnpike Authority For The Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2026 (became law, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD821/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 65% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1429 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/craftsl/index.html
- Campaign site: https://www.lydiacrafts.com/
- X: https://x.com/lydiacraftsme
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lydiacraftsmaine/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LydiaVCrafts
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCalBF-v_PEnB6rMef8H9gGA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-crafts-612b77190/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b795e4ca-6b0d-4101-902d-8db5c1b54485