# Dan Sayre

Dan Sayre is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 135.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maine House, district 135
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f9010476-1b1e-4407-b672-b81cd0ee8ae6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f9010476-1b1e-4407-b672-b81cd0ee8ae6 (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

Sayre reported $3,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.03), from 41 donors and 595 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 97.1% (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 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 51. 76.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 29 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 2188: An Act To Amend Certain State Tax Laws (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2188/
- HP 1520: Joint Resolution Recognizing The Longstanding Partnership Between The Province Of Quebec And The State Of Maine (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/HP1520/
- LD 1942: An Act To Modify Taxes Applying To Adult Use Cannabis, Hemp And Hemp Products (passed both chambers, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1942/
- LD 2222: An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components For Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered In Fiscal Year 2026-27 (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2222/
- LD 2075: Resolve, To Authorize The State Tax Assessor To Convey The Interest Of The State In Certain Real Estate In The Unorganized Territory (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2075/
- LD 2010: An Act Updating References To The United States Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 Contained In The Maine Revised Statutes (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2010/
- LD 1275: An Act To Promote The Production Of Natural Resources Bioproducts By Amending The Renewable Chemicals Tax Credit (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1275/
- LD 1740: An Act To Establish The Maine Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts And Mathematics Matching Grant Program (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1740/
- LD 1844: An Act To Expand The State'S Workforce By Supporting The Transition From Incarceration To Employment (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1844/
- LD 1894: An Act To Address Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1894/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1479 https://legislature.maine.gov/housedems/sayre/index.html
- Campaign site: https://www.dan4maine.com/
- X: https://x.com/DanSayreMaine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dan4HD135
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansayremaine/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dansayre/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f9010476-1b1e-4407-b672-b81cd0ee8ae6