# Nate Wadsworth

Nate Wadsworth is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 82.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 82
- Serving since: 2014-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bed16528-b0ae-40e0-89a0-7303b946fb71

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bed16528-b0ae-40e0-89a0-7303b946fb71 (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

Wadsworth missed 6.5% of 804 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 94.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.04), from 29 donors and 278 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.4% (95.9%). 39 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 54.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 649: An Act To Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-Rays As Radiologic Technologists (became law, 2025-06-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD649/
- LD 1250: An Act To Provide That Portfolio Requirements For Renewable Electricity Resources Apply Only To Actual Retail Sales (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1250/
- LD 1251: Resolve, To Reduce The Cost Of Energy In Maine And Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Energy Contracts (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1251/
- LD 306: An Act To Stabilize Rural Maine Emergency Medical Services Departments (in committee, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD306/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,205 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1460
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NathanWadsworth22/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nate_wads/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-wadsworth-088ab112

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bed16528-b0ae-40e0-89a0-7303b946fb71