# Cheryl Golek

Cheryl Golek is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 99.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 99
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cef7caa9-828c-4272-a694-2aa16a5397ea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cef7caa9-828c-4272-a694-2aa16a5397ea (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

Golek reported $700 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.04), from 15 donors and 577 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.6% (95.9%). 36 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 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 55. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 50 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 847: An Act To Prohibit Housing Discrimination (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD847/
- LD 1089: An Act To Permanently Fund 55 Percent Of The State'S Share Of Education By Establishing A Tax On Incomes Of More Than $1,000,000 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1089/
- HP 1337: Joint Order Recalling Legislative Document 949 From The Governor'S Desk (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1337/
- LD 1723: An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Manufactured Housing Communities To Prevent Excessive Rent And Fees Increases (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1723/
- LD 949: An Act To Clarify Licensing Jurisdiction For Manufactured Housing Communities (became law, 2025-06-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD949/
- LD 437: An Act Directing The Department Of Education To Develop Pilot Programs To Place Child Care Facilities In Selected School Administrative Units (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD437/
- LD 1724: Resolve, Authorizing The Baxter State Park Authority To Convey Certain Land In Cumberland County (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1724/
- LD 748: An Act To Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding To Reduce The Current Partial Waiting List And Increase Housing Vouchers For… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD748/
- LD 1503: An Act To Create A Green Crab Only Wholesale Dealer License (became law, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1503/
- LD 1617: An Act To Lower The Exclusion Amount For The Estate Tax And Create An Exclusion For Family Farms And Aquaculture, Fishing And Wood Harvesting Businesses (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1617/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $700 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 71% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1494 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/golek/index.html
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Re-Elect-Representative-Cheryl-Golek-100075943915637/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Representative-Cheryl-Golek-100088368686718/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylgolek/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cherylgolek
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-golek-2756a017a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cef7caa9-828c-4272-a694-2aa16a5397ea