# Charles Skold

Charles Skold is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 119.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 119
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d87034c7-fd93-4ba1-a61b-f4ea810506c9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d87034c7-fd93-4ba1-a61b-f4ea810506c9 (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

Skold missed 10.0% of 804 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Maine House (average 94.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.06), from 9 donors and 540 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 99.0% (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 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 18. 57.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 69 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2110: An Act To Update Employer Substance Use Testing Policy Requirements (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2110/
- LD 1872: An Act To Reinvest In The Pension Funds Of The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1872/
- LD 66: An Act To Expand Access To The Maine Wage Assurance Fund (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD66/
- LD 1915: An Act To Regulate Earned Wage Access Services Providers (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1915/
- LD 1807: An Act To Expand The Sales Tax To Luxury Services And Adjust The Sales Tax On Rental Cars (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1807/
- LD 741: An Act To Increase Preparedness For Solar Power Adoption In Maine (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD741/
- LD 632: An Act To Allow A Local Option Sales Tax On Short-Term Lodging To Fund Affordable Housing (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD632/
- LD 1232: An Act To Increase Adoption Of Solar Power In Maine (passed both chambers, 2023-06-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1232/
- LD 903: An Act To Establish Parity In Tipping Laws For Restaurant Workers (became law, 2023-06-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD903/
- LD 1901: An Act To Improve Affordability And Opportunity For Maine Renters And Landlords (in committee, 2023-06-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1901/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $551 (State House Democrats median $1,450). 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/1475 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/skold/index.html
- X: https://x.com/CharlesSkold
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlesForPortland/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCharlesSkold/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesforportland/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@charlesforportland2847
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesskold/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d87034c7-fd93-4ba1-a61b-f4ea810506c9