# Sue Salisbury

Sue Salisbury is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 128.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 128
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d43df0c7-0dfd-4640-9881-f37611c15830

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d43df0c7-0dfd-4640-9881-f37611c15830 (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

Salisbury voted against the majority of Maine House Democrats 53 times; party unity 93.6%, in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 95.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 32 donors and 887 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 93.6% (95.9%). 53 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 57. 77.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 27 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2092: An Act To Update Certain Terms And References Regarding Information Technology And Cybersecurity (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2092/
- LD 2180: An Act To Make Changes To The Laws Regarding The Department Of Administrative And Financial Services, Bureau Of Human Resources And The State Civil Service… (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2180/
- LD 2228: An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards And Commissions (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2228/
- LD 2161: An Act To Modify Certain Statutes Governing Revocation Of Probation, Victim Confidentiality And The Commissioner Of Corrections (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2161/
- LD 882: An Act To Protect Communication With Providers Of Critical Incident Stress Management Peer Support (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD882/
- LD 2093: An Act To Codify And Update A Provision Of Private And Special Law Governing Temporary Disability For State Employees (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2093/
- LD 1849: An Act To Establish A Minimum Age At Which A Juvenile May Be Adjudicated (became law, 2025-06-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1849/
- LD 1710: An Act Regarding The Authority To Transport Prisoners Confined In Jail And The Use Of Physical Force With Respect To Prisoners And Persons Who Have Been… (became law, 2025-06-27) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1710/
- LD 42: An Act Regarding The Bind-Over And Detention Of Juveniles (became law, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD42/
- LD 1114: An Act To Provide That Spouses And Children Of Corrections Officers Who Die In The Line Of Duty Receive A Pension (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1114/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,625 (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/1415 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/salisburys/index.html
- Campaign site: https://salisbury.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westbrooksues/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeSalisbury/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_sue_salisbury/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suesalisbury/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d43df0c7-0dfd-4640-9881-f37611c15830