# Melanie Sachs

Melanie Sachs is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 102.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 102
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/efda26eb-c8f7-443c-a963-95419878a856

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/efda26eb-c8f7-443c-a963-95419878a856 (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

96% of the 24 bills Sachs sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Maine House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.03), from 21 donors and 877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.5% (95.9%). 29 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 41. 95.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 3 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2117: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Amend Its Rule Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Ii, Section 21, Home And… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2117/
- LD 307: An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/
- LD 2203: An Act To Limit Rates Charged To Low-Income Electricity Consumers (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2203/
- LD 2220: An Act To Establish The Maine Home Energy Navigator And Coaching Resource Hub (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2220/
- LD 2153: An Act To Transfer The Responsibilities Of The Governor'S Energy Office To The Department Of Energy Resources (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2153/
- LD 1940: An Act To Revise The Growth Management Program Laws (passed one chamber, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1940/
- LD 1107: Act To Create A Working Group To Support Tax Expenditure Evaluation Efforts (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1107/
- LD 411: An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Disposition Of Forfeited Firearms (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD411/
- LD 537: An Act To Prohibit The Doxing Of A Minor And To Authorize A Related Civil Action (became law, 2025-06-24) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD537/
- LD 1500: An Act To Establish The Maine Community Development Financial Institution Fund To Support Small Businesses, Rural Economic Development And Affordable Housing (became law, 2026-01-11) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1500/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $700 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 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/1420 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/sachsm/index.html
- Campaign site: https://melaniesachs.mainecandidate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melanie.sachs.14
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelanieSachsforME/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMelanieSachs/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaniesachsforme/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmelaniesachs/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/efda26eb-c8f7-443c-a963-95419878a856