# Jennifer Poirier

Jennifer Poirier is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 70.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 70
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b873e7d2-9103-47e9-8c25-df94056f728d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b873e7d2-9103-47e9-8c25-df94056f728d (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

Poirier reported $4,400 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 19 donors and 871 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 95.9% (95.9%). 43 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 51. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 60 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1263: An Act Regarding Penalties For Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results In An Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury Of A Person (passed both chambers, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1263/
- LD 881: An Act To Establish An Apprentice Insurance Producer License (became law, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD881/
- LD 1655: An Act To Allow The Keeping Of Chickens On Private Residential Property (became law, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1655/
- LD 53: An Act To Establish The November General Election Day As A State Holiday (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD53/
- LD 1570: An Act To Prohibit Fluoridation Of The Public Water Supply (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1570/
- LD 1470: An Act To Create A Liaison Program To Self-Insured Entities And Consumers (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1470/
- LD 1333: An Act To Make Changes To The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1333/
- LD 1062: An Act To Eliminate Background Checks For Private Sales Of Firearms (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1062/
- LD 1049: An Act To Eliminate The Duty To Inform A Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying A Concealed Handgun Without A Permit (passed one chamber, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1049/
- LD 813: An Act Regarding State Recognition Of Native American Tribes (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD813/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,400 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1433
- X: https://x.com/RepPoirier
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jen.poirier/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-poirier-a5ab73159/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b873e7d2-9103-47e9-8c25-df94056f728d
