# Mike Lajoie

Mike Lajoie is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 96.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 96
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c3185181-4ae9-42ce-8bf5-9a2f04c2422b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3185181-4ae9-42ce-8bf5-9a2f04c2422b (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

Lajoie reported $300 in the 2024 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $5,075).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 13 donors and 440 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 93.3% (95.9%). 57 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 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 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 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 25.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 102: An Act To Notify The Public Of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD102/
- LD 1074: An Act To Remove The Limit On The Length Of Probation That May Be Served For Aggravated Attempted Murder (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1074/
- LD 723: An Act Requiring The Maine Criminal Justice Academy To Develop A Nonresidential Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD723/
- LD 674: An Act To Allow Bail Commissioners To Carry Firearms In Correctional Facilities And Jails (passed both chambers, 2023-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD674/
- LD 673: An Act To Direct The Maine Criminal Justice Academy To Develop A Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program (passed one chamber, 2023-07-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD673/
- LD 1245: An Act To Require Registration Of Motorized Bicycles Or Tricycles Or Motorized Scooters (in committee, 2023-05-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1245/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $300 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 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/212 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/lajoie/index.html
- Campaign site: https://lajoie.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeLajoie/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michel-mike-lajoie-7619185b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3185181-4ae9-42ce-8bf5-9a2f04c2422b