# Mark Lawrence Mark Lawrence is a Democratic member of the Maine Senate for district 35. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maine Senate, district 35 - Serving since: 2018-12-05 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ce4a4a85-e41d-410f-bfba-07f7f5b9dee0 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ce4a4a85-e41d-410f-bfba-07f7f5b9dee0 (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 Lawrence missed 12% of 771 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Maine Senate (average 95.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.03), from 47 donors and 1,001 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 771 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Maine Senate 95.2%). Party unity 95.2% (93.5%). 36 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-04-29 · voted nay · RECEDE AND CONCUR · 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 · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-717) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ENACTMENT · LD 493 An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD493/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/ - 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/ - 2026-04-14 · voted nay · RECONSIDER · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-709) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ENACTMENT-BOND ISSUE · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/ - 2026-04-13 · voted yea · ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED · LD 785 An Act To Enact The Remaining Recommendations Of The Task Force On Changes To The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD785/ ## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session) Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 37. 68.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine Senate 69.2%; rank 20 of 33). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 897: An Act Regarding The Calculation Of Electric Rate Contracting Costs (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD897/ - LD 838: An Act To Explore Public Financing And Ownership Of Electric Transmission And Distribution Infrastructure (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD838/ - LD 2043: An Act To Raise The Ogunquit Sewer District Debt Limit (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2043/ - LD 1868: An Act To Advance A Clean Energy Economy By Updating Renewable And Clean Resource Procurement Laws (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1868/ - LD 597: An Act Concerning Energy, Utilities And Technology (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD597/ - LD 1420: Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Ensure A Just And Equitable Energy Transition For Maine'S Workforce (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1420/ - LD 1347: An Act To Increase The Cap On Liability For Governmental Entities Under The Maine Tort Claims Act (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1347/ - LD 760: An Act Establishing The Maine Common Interest Ownership Act (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD760/ - LD 241: An Act To Authorize The Public Utilities Commission To Approve Rate Adjustments For Low-Income Water Utility Ratepayers (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD241/ - LD 251: An Act To Protect The Confidentiality Of Information Of Individual Customers Of A Public Utility (became law, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD251/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,610 (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/district35 - Campaign site: https://lawrence.mainecandidate.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkLawrenceMaine/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lawrence-37319841/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ce4a4a85-e41d-410f-bfba-07f7f5b9dee0