# Caldwell Jackson

Caldwell Jackson is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 80.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 80
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cf1f0a32-7107-44ea-96f2-1f3c604d87cc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf1f0a32-7107-44ea-96f2-1f3c604d87cc (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

Jackson voted against the majority of Maine House Republicans 71 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom tenth of the Maine House (average 95.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 16 donors and 524 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 89% (95.9%). 71 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 not voting · 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 not voting · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted not voting · 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 22.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1574: An Act To Amend The Credit For Educational Opportunity And Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1574/
- LD 939: An Act To Increase The Maximum Permissible Size Of Recreational Campfires (passed one chamber, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD939/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,400 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1485
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Caldwell-Jackson/pfbid02KT1yKz3E1oosNDYbCtVCS5HuTzUJeharGvfx6pqhmncovfYTq2RD2UGPmM5yLfaBl/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf1f0a32-7107-44ea-96f2-1f3c604d87cc