# Quentin Chapman

Quentin Chapman is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 88.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 88
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d2a31aea-936e-459b-85e8-a031ba2756e9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2a31aea-936e-459b-85e8-a031ba2756e9 (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

Chapman sits at +0.65 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.05), from 35 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 94.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.2% (95.9%). 44 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 40. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 80 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1820: An Act To Simplify Regulation Of The Adult Use Cannabis Industry (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1820/
- LD 213: An Act To Increase The Sales Commission Of Retailers Selling Lottery Tickets (passed one chamber, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD213/
- LD 1683: An Act To Make A Freedom Of Access Act Request Free Of Charge Upon Petition (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1683/
- LD 1559: An Act To Authorize Medical Cannabis Farmers' Markets (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1559/
- LD 1230: An Act To Abolish The 72-Hour Waiting Period For A Gun Purchase (passed both chambers, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1230/
- LD 1092: An Act To Ensure That Dual Distribution Prohibitions Are Not Violated By Direct Shippers Of Wine (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1092/
- LD 479: An Act To Facilitate Expansion Of The State'S Recycling Efforts Under The Beverage Container Redemption Program (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD479/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,200 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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/1456
- Campaign site: https://www.chapmanforrepresentative.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quentin.chapman.334
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentin-chapman-06448b89/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2a31aea-936e-459b-85e8-a031ba2756e9