# Matt Beck

Matt Beck is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 122.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 122
- Serving since: 2024-03-06
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dec943c1-07d5-479a-972f-a3c1cc6a2714

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dec943c1-07d5-479a-972f-a3c1cc6a2714 (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

69% of Beck’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Maine, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## What Beck says (ME 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Beck | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 100% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.06), from 44 donors and 385 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.5% (95.9%). 26 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 28. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 41 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1507: An Act To Require General Public Notification Of Oil Terminal Facility Transfer Activities (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1507/
- LD 1587: An Act To Establish Greater Alignment Of Penalties For Certain Labor Law Violations (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1587/
- LD 2049: An Act To Clarify Indemnification When Seeking Remedy For Labor Law Violations (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2049/
- LD 1748: An Act To Enhance Businesses' Understanding Of Labor Standards And Grow Maine'S Energy Economy Through A Training Program (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1748/
- LD 481: An Act To Allow A Water District Created By Special Act Of The Legislature To Borrow Money And Issue A Warrant Prior To A Default (became law, 2025-04-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD481/
- LD 1324: An Act To Protect Maine Consumers Shopping For Electric Vehicles From Deceptive Advertising And Marketing Practices (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1324/
- LD 1109: An Act To Reduce Gun Violence Casualties In Maine By Prohibiting The Possession Of Large-Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1109/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.4K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mattbeck13/status/1963730387764711504
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mattbeck13/status/1916144803366027716
- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/mattbeck13/status/1893011941322338707

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1509 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/beckm/index.html
- Campaign site: https://www.mattbeckformaine.org/about
- X: https://x.com/mattbeck13
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbeckformaine/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbeckformaine/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-beck-640a526/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dec943c1-07d5-479a-972f-a3c1cc6a2714