# Steve Bunker Steve Bunker is a Democratic member of the Maine House for district 75. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maine House, district 75 - Serving since: 2024-12-03 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fb8f35c6-65a4-42d0-9009-3def6dcc62cb Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb8f35c6-65a4-42d0-9009-3def6dcc62cb (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 91% of the 11 bills Bunker sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Maine House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 10 donors and 291 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 92.0% (95.9%). 59 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-04-29 · voted nay · reconsideration-veto · LD 307 An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD307/ - 2026-04-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 26. 90.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 7 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 2012: An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Carbon Monoxide Detectors (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2012/ - LD 2090: An Act To Establish A One-Year Probationary Period For Public Safety Dispatchers (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2090/ - LD 2100: An Act To Update The Laws Regarding Fuel Gas Detector Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2100/ - LD 2076: An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Reporting Of Incidents By Municipal Fire Chiefs (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2076/ - LD 2085: An Act To Modify Service Retirement Provisions To Include Additional Emergency Communications Positions In The 1998 Special Plan (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2085/ - LD 2016: An Act To Eliminate The Thermal Imaging Camera Program (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2016/ - LD 2086: An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Authority Of The Governor To Set Salary Rates For State Police Command Staff (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2086/ - LD 294: An Act To Expand Municipal Volunteer Program Eligibility Requirements In The Municipal Property Tax Assistance Laws (became law, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD294/ - LD 261: An Act Regarding The Authority Of Municipalities To Regulate Timber Harvesting (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD261/ - LD 1607: An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance With Certain Constitutional Obligations Related To Disclosure Of… (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1607/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $900 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 78% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/memberprofiles/Details/3124 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bunker4House/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb8f35c6-65a4-42d0-9009-3def6dcc62cb