# Michael Lemelin Michael Lemelin is a Republican member of the Maine House for district 53. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maine House, district 53 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: ME 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/feb330d7-8122-4547-b38a-38279732a9ce Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/feb330d7-8122-4547-b38a-38279732a9ce (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 Lemelin reported $1,500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 18 donors and 859 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (ME 2025–26 session) 804 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Maine House 94.9%). Party unity 98.3% (95.9%). 20 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 not voting · 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 19. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maine House 64.1%; rank 15 of 96). Recent sponsored bills: - LD 1886: An Act Regarding Penalties For Violation Of The Law Governing Distracted Driving When The Violation Results In The Death Or Significant Injury Of Another Person (became law, 2025-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1886/ - LD 55: An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Accrual Of Earned Paid Leave (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD55/ - LD 745: An Act To Allow A Municipality To Sell Tax-Acquired Property In Any Manner Authorized By The Municipality'S Legislative Body (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD745/ - LD 92: An Act Regarding The Management Of The Waste Components Of A Solar Energy Development Upon Decommissioning (passed both chambers, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD92/ - LD 59: An Act To Ban The Drug Tianeptine (passed both chambers, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD59/ - LD 56: An Act To Remove The 5 Cent Fee For Bags In Retail Stores (passed both chambers, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD56/ - LD 2076: An Act To Exempt From Excise Tax Vehicles Of Active Duty Service Members Stationed Out-Of-State (became law, 2024-03-25) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD2076/ - LD 1375: An Act To Provide Funding For A Chapel At The Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery In Augusta (passed both chambers, 2024-11-20) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD1375/ - LD 826: An Act To Prohibit The Disposal Of Certain Solar Panels In The State And To Require Bonds To Cover Disposal Costs (passed both chambers, 2023-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD826/ - LD 902: An Act To Repeal So-Called Mainecare Expansion (passed both chambers, 2023-06-12) https://openstates.org/me/bills/131/LD902/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1428 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LemelinForMaine - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lemelin-6a151a12/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/feb330d7-8122-4547-b38a-38279732a9ce