# Rafael Macias

Rafael Macias is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 51.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 51
- Serving since: 2024-12-03
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ef82117f-6819-4f84-92dc-a49bebded523

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef82117f-6819-4f84-92dc-a49bebded523 (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

Macias reported $700 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Macias | 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 | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 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 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.05), from 21 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.1% (95.9%). 28 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 45. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 88 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1749: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Study Achieving Gender Equality (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1749/
- LD 1179: An Act To Establish Minimum Safety Standards For The Construction And Use Of Temporary Emergency Shelters (became law, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1179/
- LD 702: An Act To Designate January 6Th As A Day To Remember And To Preserve The Accounts Of Witnesses To The Events Of January 6, 2021 (became law, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD702/
- LD 1693: An Act To Establish A Sustainable Housing Development Prison Work Program (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1693/
- LD 1613: An Act To Establish Maine'S Care Force To Address The State'S Health Care Crisis (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1613/
- LD 1499: An Act To Revoke The Tax-Exempt Status Of An Organization That Fails To Report Sexual Assaults Committed By Employees, Board Members, Volunteers Or Affiliates (in committee, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1499/
- LD 1383: An Act To Require State Divestment From Perpetrators Of International Human Rights Violations (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1383/
- LD 1384: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Public Safety And The Department Of Transportation To Examine Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Pedestrians (in committee, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1384/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $700 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 64% 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.

- 2025-11-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Macias1Rafael/status/1987137778136605115
- 2025-11-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/Macias1Rafael/status/1985189181392662602

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1455
- Campaign site: https://maciasforme.com/
- X: https://x.com/Macias1Rafael
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmacias/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556406992546
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rafael.macias
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafaelmacias1/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@RafaelMacias470
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaelmacias1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef82117f-6819-4f84-92dc-a49bebded523