# Dick Bradstreet

Dick Bradstreet is a Republican member of the Maine Senate for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ec504278-9872-4842-a99c-80b31e563707

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec504278-9872-4842-a99c-80b31e563707 (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

Bradstreet reported $3,000 in the 2024 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $28.3K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 43 donors and 1,112 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

771 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Maine Senate 95.2%). Party unity 97.0% (93.5%). 38 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-29 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · 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 · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-717) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · ENACTMENT · LD 493 An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD493/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/
- 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/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · RECONSIDER · LD 2054 An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits For Hunting Outfitters · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2054/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-709) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted nay · ENACTMENT-BOND ISSUE · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-13 · voted nay · ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED · LD 785 An Act To Enact The Remaining Recommendations Of The Task Force On Changes To The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD785/

## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 55. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine Senate 69.2%; rank 22 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1286: Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study Fostering A Positive Economic Environment For Blockchain Technology And Cryptocurrency (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1286/
- LD 1306: An Act To Continue The Exemption For Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged At Wholesale (became law, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1306/
- LD 1454: An Act To Redefine "Term" In The Law Governing Term Limits For Constitutional Offices (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1454/
- LD 1307: An Act To Suspend The Remittance Obligation For Paid Family And Medical Leave Private Plan Users (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1307/
- LD 1067: An Act To Improve The Process For Mobile Home Owners To Purchase Their Mobile Home Park (passed one chamber, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1067/
- LD 1068: An Act To Allow The People To Elect The State Auditor (in committee, 2025-06-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1068/
- LD 832: An Act To Provide Funds To Reduce The Debt Of The Vassalboro Sanitary District (passed one chamber, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD832/
- LD 833: An Act To Expand The Earned Paid Leave Exception (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD833/
- LD 594: Resolve, Directing The State Auditor To Audit All State Agencies (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD594/
- LD 219: An Act To Promote Equity In The Permitting Appeals Process (became law, 2023-06-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD219/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,000 (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/18
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DickBradstreetForHouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bradstreetforhouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dick.bradstreet/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-bradstreet-a184b056/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec504278-9872-4842-a99c-80b31e563707
