# Mike Soboleski

Mike Soboleski is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 73.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maine House, district 73
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: ME 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc107a79-150e-414f-b796-960c96d75eb6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc107a79-150e-414f-b796-960c96d75eb6 (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

89% of the 9 bills Soboleski sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Maine House.

## What Soboleski 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 Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Soboleski | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 113 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ME 2025–26 session)

804 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.7% (95.9%). 26 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 nay · 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 nay · Enactment - Bond Issue · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · fail · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · RECEDE AND CONCUR · LD 299 An Act To Support Investment In Agriculture · pass · https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD299/
- 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/

## Legislation (ME 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 53. 88.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 9 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LD 1564: An Act To Delay Implementation Of Recent Changes To Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law (became law, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1564/
- LD 1662: An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding Zoning And Land Use Restrictions To Limit Certain Requirements To Municipalities With Populations Of More Than 10,000 (passed one chamber, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1662/
- LD 1656: An Act To Facilitate Compliance With Federal Immigration Law By State And Local Government Entities (passed both chambers, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1656/
- LD 1432: An Act To Remove Consideration Of Gender Identity From The Maine Human Rights Act (passed both chambers, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1432/
- LD 1372: An Act To Establish A Special Committee To Review Routine Technical Rules (passed both chambers, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1372/
- LD 1169: An Act Regarding Employer Payments For The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program (passed both chambers, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1169/
- LD 1131: An Act To Reform The Process By Which A Person May Petition An Agency To Adopt Or Modify Rules Under The Maine Administrative Procedure Act (passed both chambers, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1131/
- LD 515: An Act To Reverse Recent Changes Made To The Law Governing Net Energy Billing And Distributed Generation (passed both chambers, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD515/
- LD 113: An Act To Require Food Labels To Disclose Use Of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Vaccine Material In Food Production (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD113/
- LD 2261: An Act Designating New Motor Vehicle Emissions Rules As Major Substantive Rules (became law, 2024-04-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD2261/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,975 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mike_soboleski/status/1897854037128626647
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/mike_soboleski/status/1897854935850537027

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1482
- Campaign site: https://mikesoboleski.com/ https://www.mikeformainerep.com/
- X: https://x.com/mike_soboleski
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/MikeSoboleskiForMaine/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesoboleski4congress/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeSoboleski
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-arthur-soboleski-12485639/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc107a79-150e-414f-b796-960c96d75eb6