# Jack Ducharme

Jack Ducharme is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 71.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 71
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d72eadfd-23ee-4ecb-9853-e139ea82aec3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d72eadfd-23ee-4ecb-9853-e139ea82aec3 (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

100% of Ducharme’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maine, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 70 donors and 860 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.5% (95.9%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- 2026-04-29 · voted not voting · 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 76. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 41 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1975: An Act To Eliminate The Connectmaine Authority By Repealing The Advanced Technology Infrastructure Act (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1975/
- LD 161: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Convene A Stakeholder Group Tasked With A Comprehensive Overhaul And… (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD161/
- LD 852: An Act To Reduce The Property Tax Burden By Adequately Funding County Jail Operations (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD852/
- LD 1330: An Act To Clarify That A Business'S License Or Subscription To Use Software Is Not Considered A Lease For The Purposes Of Sales And Use Tax (passed one chamber, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1330/
- LD 1412: An Act To Increase Contingency Reserves For Maine'S Consumer-Owned Electric Transmission And Distribution Utilities (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1412/
- LD 1391: An Act To Update The Maine Self-Service Storage Act (became law, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1391/
- LD 477: An Act To Enhance Public Safety In Rural Counties By Providing State Police Patrol And Policing Services (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD477/
- LD 321: An Act To Make May Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month (became law, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD321/
- LD 1775: An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of A Revenue Bond To Upgrade County Jails To Meet The Corrections Needs Of Maine'S Counties (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1775/
- LD 413: An Act Regarding Disclosure By Sellers Of Residential Real Property Of Notices Of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations (became law, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD413/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,510 (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/1434
- Campaign site: https://jackducharme.net/
- X: https://x.com/jackducharme3
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jducharmemehousedistrict111/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rightjack58/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackducharme/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d72eadfd-23ee-4ecb-9853-e139ea82aec3