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Legislative Recap: The first session of the 128th Legislature was brutal, yet fruitful for kids and schools

By all accounts, the first session of the 128th Legislature was brutal and resulted in the first state government shutdown in 26 years. While there are some things to celebrate from this past session, there are many reasons to be frustrated and angry by our political system. What we do next, as MEA, for our members and for our students, will matter most.

Question 2/ School Funding/State Budget: Without question, the state budget took center stage during the first session. After working successfully to pass Question 2 in November, a ballot initiative designed to end the chronic underfunding of schools by asking the wealthiest Mainers to pay a little more, we should all be frustrated and angered that some elected officials made it clear they would do whatever it took to overturn the results of the election. And they were successful. While public schools in Maine are seeing a substantial increase in funding over the next two years, the additional aid to schools is about one half of what schools were promised under Question 2. What’s more, the Legislature fully removed the surcharge on the wealthiest Mainers, and will make it hard to maintain the current level of funding in future years.

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wrong. We must work together over the next months to make sure politicians are held accountable for their votes and their actions.

MEA worked hard over the course of the session to defeat many bad bills—bills to hurt our ability to represent members and stand up for students by attempting to silence the MEA and its members, bills designed to make it harder for our union to operate, bills to increase charter schools, lower standards for our profession, among many others.

If you ever have a question about a bill or a discussion in Augusta, don’t hesitate to contact me, MEA’s Government Relations Director, John Kosinski, at jkosinski@maineea.org We are always here to answer any questions you may have.

John Kosinski

Director of Government Relations and Political Action

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MEA Leadership Editorial Staff President Lois Kilby-Chesley Vice President Grace Leavitt Treasurer Denise Simoneau NEA Director Amanda Cooper

Managing Editor Rob Walker, Executive Director Editor Giovanna Bechard, Communications Director Layout/Ad Manager Shawn Berry, Communications Assistant

Board of Directors Bo Zabierek Terry Martin Suzen Polk-Hoffses Bob McCully Jesse Hargrove Janet Howe Kuech Beth French Deborah Butler Ken Williams John Messier Jill Watson Neil Greenberg Aaron Greene Thomas Moore III Jim Thornton Gerry French Samantha Garnett Sias

What is the MEA Working on?

The Session Ahead:

In January, the Legislature will return for the “short session” and they are expected to be in Augusta until mid-April, although in the recent past the session has run much longer. The MEA will be focused on the following goals:

Protecting the Gains We Have Won: • While the state budget repealed the voter approved ballot initiative MEA supported, it did provide a substantial increase in state aid, especially in the 2018-2019 school year. We can expect at least a few legislators will try to find ways to undo this increased aid to schools. The MEA will fight against any such proposal.

Do No Harm: • Governor LePage has a penchant for controversy and given this is his last legislative session, the MEA and its members must remain vigilant against any last-minute attempts to hurt our public schools or our associations. For example, another attempt to implement a statewide teacher contract on all teachers is expected– something the MEA has opposed. The MEA will watch all bills closely and will work to protect our students, our schools, our professions and our union.

Lunch Shaming Bill: • With growing food insecurity among our students, our schools must do more to meet the most basic needs of kids including satisfying their hunger. Many schools have expanded their lunch and breakfast programs to feed more hungry students, but other schools have taken a different approach and have put in place punitive measures to prevent kids from eating if their parents fail to pay their lunch bill. The MEA is working with Senator Joyce Maker (R-Washington County) on a bill to prevent lunch shaming. The bill will protect students from being denied food for failing to pay meal bills or as discipline.

Proficiency Based Diplomas: • In 2012, the Legislature passed a bill requiring high schools to adopt proficiency based diplomas. The mandate has been pushed back a few times, and key questions about the implementation remain. Over the summer, the Department of Education released rules for implementing proficiency based diplomas, but the rules were withdrawn after educators and advocates all vehemently objected to their impact on students, especially special education students. The MEA expects the Legislature may once again debate this mandate and MEA expects to be very involved.

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What is the MEA Working on?

The Session Ahead: Career and Technical Education Improvements: • Maine has an array of programs available to students at our Career and Technical education centers.

However, too many of the programs have been underfunded for years. One result is outdated equipment for student training. In addition, there are not enough spaces within popular programs, thereby limiting the number of trained graduates into jobs where the workforce is needed. This session the MEA expects legislators will discuss how to improve the state’s funding and support for CTE centers. The MEA will advocate for increased state aid to CTE schools and for a bond to help CTE schools have the most up-todate facilities and equipment.

Health Insurance for Retired Teachers: • Currently the state only pays 45% of the cost of health insurance for retired teachers, while state employees get 100% of their health insurance covered. The MEA supported a bill last year, LD 526, that would gradually increase the amount the state pays each year. The MEA will be supporting this effort again next session and hope we can make some progress on this critical issue for retired teachers.

While this is MEA’s best guess at what to expect this session, it is impossible to fully predict all the bills that will either support or hurt our schools and students.

MEA’s SEE EDUCATORS RUN PROGRAM!

The MEA is committed to helping educators run for public office. We simply need more educators stepping up to run for school boards, town councils, State House and State Senate. If you are interested in running, we can help. Email John at jkosinski@maineea.org and tell him why you want to run.

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Protect Your Pension: Vote YES on Question 4 on November 7th Question 4 will help protect pensions of MEA members and other state employees in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and the MEA encourages members to vote YES on Question 4 on November 7th.

What Does Question 4 Do? • • • •

Provides more protection for our pension benefits Gives MEPERS more time and flexibility to make up for any investment losses Changes the Maine Constitution to allow MEPERS 20 years, instead of 10, to smooth out investment losses Eases the impact of our pension system on the state budget

Why is Question 4 Needed?

When the economy slows or crashes, as it did in 2008, the State is still required to fund the pension system adequately. That’s good news for the pension system, which is rated among the best funded and most stable in the entire country. The bad news, the pension system doesn’t have a lot of time to make up for investment losses, which puts pressure on the state budget and forces cuts to our retirement. Question 4 will be critical if/when there is another economic downturn.

Learn from History In 2008, there was a substantial economic downturn. This crash caused great damage to MEPERS’ investments and in turn, due to the current 10-year payoff requirement, created great pressure to make major cuts to our pensions. COLAs were frozen, the retirement age was lifted, among other damaging cuts.

History doesn’t need to repeat itself, if we vote Yes on 4.

The 2017 ballot will ask Mainers if they want to expand Medicaid - a federal-state partnership which provides quality health care to lowincome families.

Expanding access to Medicaid is a common sense move that will improve health, create 3000 jobs throughout the State, and help preserve Maine’s community hospitals and health centers that so many of us depend on.

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Maine State Legislative Guide 128th Legislature 2017-18

Governor Paul LePage (R)

Maine House 74 Democrats 71 Republicans 6 Independents/un-enrolled

Maine Senate 18 Republicans 17 Democrats

Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs Senator Brian D. Langley (R-Hancock), Chair Brian.Langley@legislature.maine.gov Senator Joyce A. Maker (R-Washington) Joyce.Maker@legislature.maine.gov Senator Rebecca J. Millett (D-Cumberland) Rebecca.Millett@legislature.maine.gov Representative Victoria P. Kornfield (D-Bangor), Chair Tori.Kornfield@legislature.maine.gov Representative Matthea Elisabeth Larsen Daughtry (D-Brunswick) mattie.daughtry@legislature.maine.gov Representative Richard R. Farnsworth (D-Portland) Richard.Farnsworth@legislature.maine.gov Representative Teresa S. Pierce (D-Falmouth) Teresa.Pierce@legislature.maine.gov Representative Roger Jason Fuller (D-Lewiston) Roger.Fuller@legislature.maine.gov Representative David Harold McCrea (D-Fort Fairfield) David.McCrea@legislature.maine.gov Representative Phyllis A. Ginzler (R-Bridgton)* Phyllis.Ginzler@legislature.maine.gov Representative Beth Peloquin Turner (R-Burlington) Beth.Turner@legislature.maine.gov Representative Heidi H. Sampson (R-Alfred) Heidi.Sampson@legislature.maine.gov Representative Harold L. Stewart III (R-Presque Isle) Trey.Stewart@legislature.maine.gov 6

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Have you ever asked, “Why can’t the MEA do something about that?” Here is your answer. You are the MEA.

Children & Education The MEA is only as strong as its members’ voices. While MEA staff advocate for you, your students and the profession, there are only 41 MEA staff members statewide. But, there are 24,000 members across Maine. Your voices are needed now more than ever to advocate for your students. If you want to impact education policy decisions become an ACE, an Advocate for Children and Education.

Brief Description: Advocates for Children and Education (ACE), MEA’s new grassroots advocacy program, focuses on the experts in our schools—our members—giving them a chance to share their expertise with those who make policy decisions about public education.

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Mission: MEA members will advocate on issues that affect public education including policies that affect students, member rights and working conditions. ACEs will work to promote positive policies and legislation and deter negative ones by establishing one-on-one relationships with legislators, who make the decisions that affect your students Governor Maine Senate Maine House and workplaces.

What makes a good ACE: The MEA ACE advocate believes in public education and recognizes the need to get involved in the political process, which controls so much of what happens in our schools. As an advocate you may decide you want to email your legislators, invite them into your school or even share a cup of coffee to discuss important education issues.

20 Republicans Interested in advocating for your students? 15 Democrats

Contact John Kosinski, Government Relations Director at jkosinski@maineea.org President of the Senate Sen. Mike Thibodeau (R) Paul LePage Republican

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Speaker of the House Rep. Mark Eves (D)

Education and Cultural Affairs Committee These are some of the key people who will make education policy decisions that affect your students, your school, and your career. It is important to know who they are, how to contact them and how to share your story to help improve public education for every Maine student.

3 Tips to Share Your Story with Legislators 1. Know your Issue:

You’re the expert in your topic, so be prepared to explain it and answer any questions.

2. Know your Audience: Research your legislator; maybe you have something in common to create a personal connection.

3. Know your Ask:

Be as specific as possible so you can’t be misinterpreted. Asking for a November www.maineea.org “yes” or2017 “no”•vote on a specific bill 7 leaves no room for interpretation.

Coming Up Empty - Which Lawmakers Supported Our Schools & Who Came Up Short From increasing funding for schools, to increasing teacher pay, to stopping lawmakers from passing legislation that would have major negative impacts on the Association, the MEA worked hard to keep the best interests of all educators in mind when advocating for public schools at the State House. The budget bill and 13 other key bills from the last session are detailed below. On the following pages, you can look up each lawmaker to see how he/she voted on each bill and if that vote was in support of public education and public school students.

Right to Work-LD 65 Collective Bargaining Subject to Freedom of Access This bill would make Maine a so-called “Right to Work” Act-LD 772 state. Right to work laws are designed to cripple unions This bill would have required all union negotiations like the MEA by making it illegal to ask non-union meetings with members or the public be conducted in members covered by a contract to pay anything for the public, or be made available to the public. services unions are required to provide.

MEA Position: Oppose MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed Final Outcome: Failed Breakfast After the Bell-LD 809 Dues Deception-LD 66 The MEA supported this measure that would have This bill is part of a national trend to cripple unions and, required schools with high concentrations of students if passed, it would make it ILLEGAL to deduct union eligible for free/reduced lunch to provide breakfast to dues from any members’ paycheck. students with all or nearly all of the cost covered by the MEA Position: Oppose state.

Final Outcome: Failed MEA Position: Support Final Outcome: Governor LePage vetoed the bill and State Budget-LD 390 the Legislature failed to override the veto-Bill failed This amendment reflected in the scorecard would have preserved the funding for schools in the way voters man- $40K the First Day-LD 818 dated when they passed Question 2.

This bill would have lifted the minimum teacher salary MEA Position: Support the amendments to preserve to $40,000.

Question 2 in the November ballot MEA Position: Support Final Outcome: Failed Final Outcome: Failed Retirement Costs Back to the State-LD 601 In 2012, Governor LePage pushed the cost of teacher retirement onto local communities. This bill would have returned this cost to the state, where it belongs.

MEA Position: Support Final Outcome: Failed Amending Teacher Evaluations-LD 633 The MEA has consistently contested the use of standardized test scores to evaluate teachers. This bill would have removed the requirement to use test scores to evaluate teachers.

MEA Position: Support Final Outcome: Governor LePage vetoed the bill and the Legislature failed to override the veto-Bill failed 8

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Statewide Teacher Contract-LD 864 Rep. Matt Pouliot’s bill for a statewide teacher contract would have created a single contract for all Maine public school teachers. The MEA raised concerns about the proposal including the funding source for such a contract.

During the debate, there were no clear answers as to how a statewide contract would actually benefit teachers.

MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed

School Vouchers-LD 1131 Under this bill, the State would have allowed for the shift of taxpayer dollars from public schools to private schools, including religious private schools. The concept of vouchers shifts tax dollars away from public schools that educate the most students and have the most need and instead gives that taxpayer money to private schools.

MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed School Vouchers, Special Education-LD 1132 This voucher bill only applied to special education students. Under current federal law, if a family with a special education student accepts a voucher they lose all rights under the federal IDEA act, including due process, free and appropriate education, etc.

MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed Repeal the Charter School Limit-LD 1158 According to current Maine law, the State is only allowed to approve the opening of ten charter schools; currently Maine has nine. This bill would have repealed that cap.

MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed

Increase Funding for Charter Schools-LD 1206 This bill would fully fund charter schools but only fund 97% of expenditures for all other public schools. The MEA believes this concept it wrong, especially considering the majority of Maine students do NOT attend charter schools.

MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed Limit School Contact to Parents-LD 1483 This bill would have prohibited schools from communicating with parents to “advance any campaign.” During the public hearing portion of debate on this issue there was no direct evidence provided to demonstrate there is even a problem with this type of information distribution.

MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed Union Election Deception-LD 1553 This bill would require all local associations to conduct a certification election every three years while also making a number of unnecessary and burdensome changes to the election process. This type of proposal comes from those who are attempting to cripple the work of the union.

Sponsored by Senator Andre Cushing (R-Hampden) MEA Position: Oppose Final Outcome: Failed

WHO SCORED 100%?

Check out each lawmakers score for these bills on the next few pages!

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63%

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LD 66

LD 390

LD 601

LD 633

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Right to Work

Dues Deception

State Budget

Retirement Costs Back to State

Amending Teacher Evaluations

Dist.

Representative

RC #321

RC #322

RC #293

RC #51

RC #149

RC #365

122

MICHELLE DUNPHY (D - Old Town)

p

p

p

p

p

p

65

ELEANOR ESPLING (R - New Gloucester)

X

X

X

X

p

p

37

RICHARD FARNSWORTH (D - Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

111

BRADLEE THOMAS FARRIN (R - Norridgewock)

A

A

X

X

p

p

66

JESSICA FAY (D - RAYMOND)

p

p

p

p

p

p

11

RYAN FECTEAU (D - Biddeford)

p

p

p

p

p

p

7

ROBERT FOLEY (R - Wells)

X

X

X

X

p

p

100

KENNETH WADE FREDETTE (R - Newport)

X

X

X

X

p

p

124

AARON FREY (D - Bangor)

p

p

p

p

p

p

59

ROGER FULLER (D - Lewiston)

p

p

p

p

p

p

34

ANDREW GATTINE (D - Westbrook)

p

p

p

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p

p

20

KAREN GERRISH (R - Lebanon)

X

X

X

X

p

p

48

SARA GIDEON (D - Freeport)

p

p

p

p

p

p

98

JAMES GILLWAY (R - Searsport)

X

X

X

p

p

p

69

PHYLLIS GINZLER (R - Bridgton)

X

X

X

X

p

p

60

JARED GOLDEN (D - Lewiston)

p

p

p

p

p

A

83

GAY GRANT (D - Gardiner)

p

p

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p

p

118

CHAD GRIGNON (R - Athens)

A

A

A

p

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A

12

MARTIN GROHMAN (D - Biddeford)

p

p

p

p

p

p

102

STACEY GUERIN (R - Glenburn)

X

X

X

X

p

p

101

DAVID HAGGAN (R - Hampden)

X

X

X

A

p

p

32

SCOTT HAMANN (D - South Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

58

JAMES HANDY (D - Lewiston)

p

p

p

p

p

p

142

SHELDON HANINGTON (R - Lincoln)

X

X

A

p

p

p

87

JEFFERY HANLEY (R - Pittston)

X

X

X

X

p

X

36

DENISE HARLOW (I - Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

19

MATTHEW HARRINGTON (R - Sanford)

X

p

X

p

p

p

113

LANCE HARVELL (R - Farmington)

X

X

X

X

p

A

89

STEPHANIE HAWKE (R - Boothbay Harbor)

X

X

X

X

A

p

117

FRANCES HEAD (R - Bethel)

X

X

X

X

p

p

97

ERIN HERBIG (D - Belfast)

p

p

p

p

p

p

73

LLOYD HERRICK (R - Paris)

X

A

X

p

p

p

81

CRAIG HICKMAN (D - Winthrop)

p

p

p

p

p

p

Key: p=Pro-Education Vote X=Voted Against Public Education A=Unexcused Absence E=Excused Absence RC=Roll Call Vote Number V=Veto Override Vote

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128th Score - 1st Session

LD 772

LD 809

LD 818 LD 864

LD 1132

LD 1158

LD 1206

LD 1483

Collective Bargaining Subject to FOAA

Breakfast After the Bell

40K the First Day

Statewide Teacher’s Contract

School Vouchers

Repeal the Charter School Limit

Increase Funding to Charter Schools

Limit Union School Election Contact to Deception Parents

RC #173

RC #363

RC #372

RC #353

RC #193

RC #282

RC #168

RC #278

RC #320

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

100%

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13%

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p

100%

X

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A

13%

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87%

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100%

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p

87%

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33%

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p

93%

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100%

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A

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80%

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20%

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100%

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100%

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p

47%

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A

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13%

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100%

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X

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40%

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p

100%

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LD 66

LD 390

LD 601

LD 633

HOUSE

Right to Work

Dues Deception

State Budget

Retirement Costs Back to State

Amending Teacher Evaluations

Dist.

Representative

RC #321

RC #322

RC #293

RC #51

RC #149

RC #365

120

NORMAN HIGGINS (R - Dover-Foxcroft)

X

X

X

p

p

p

76

GARY HILLIARD (R - Belgrade)

X

X

X

X

p

p

13

GEORGE HOGAN (D - Old Orchard Beach)

p

p

p

p

p

p

135

BRIAN HUBBELL (D - Bar Harbor)

p

p

p

p

p

p

4

PATRICIA HYMANSON (D - York)

p

p

p

p

p

p

145

CHRIS JOHANSEN (R - Monticello)

X

X

X

X

p

X

41

ERIK JORGENSEN (D - Portland)

p

A

p

p

p

p

22

JONATHAN KINNEY (R - Limington)

X

X

X

X

p

p

99

MARYANNE KINNEY (R - Knox)

X

X

X

A

p

p

125

VICTORIA KORNFIELD (D - Bangor)

p

p

p

p

p

p

134

WALTER KUMIEGA III (D - Deer Isle)

p

p

p

p

p

p

2

MARK LAWRENCE (D - South Berwick)

p

p

p

p

p

p

137

LAWRENCE LOCKMAN (R - Amherst)

X

X

X

X

X

X

109

THOMAS LONGSTAFF (D - Waterville)

p

p

p

p

p

p

132

LOUIS LUCHINI (D - Ellsworth)

p

p

p

p

p

p

129

PETER LYFORD (R - Eddington)

X

X

X

A

p

p

110

COLLEEN MADIGAN (D - Waterville)

p

p

p

p

p

p

115

JOHN MADIGAN (D - Rumford)

p

p

p

p

p

p

136

RICHARD MALABY (R - Hancock)

X

A

X

X

p

p

16

DONALD MAREAN (R - Hollis)

X

X

A

p

p

p

151

JOHN MARTIN (D - Eagle Lake)

p

p

p

p

p

p

150

ROLAND DANNY MARTIN (D - Sinclair)

p

p

p

p

A

p

56

GINA MASON (R - Lisbon)

X

X

X

X

X

X

18

ANNE-MARIE MASTRACCIO (D - Sanford)

p

p

p

p

p

p

148

DAVID MCCREA (D - Fort Fairfield)

p

p

p

p

p

p

51

JOYCE MCCREIGHT (D - Harpswell)

p

p

p

p

p

p

149

CAROL MCELWEE (R - Caribou)

X

X

X

X

p

p

27

ANDREW MCLEAN (D - Gorham)

p

p

p

p

p

p

62

GINA MELARAGNO (D - Auburn)

p

p

p

p

p

p

30

KIMBERLY MONAGHAN (D - Cape Elizabeth)

p

p

p

p

p

p

38

MATTHEW MOONEN (D - Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

78

CATHERINE NADEAU (D - Winslow)

p

p

p

A

p

A

5

BETH O’CONNOR (R - Berwick)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Key: p=Pro-Education Vote X=Voted Against Public Education A=Unexcused Absence E=Excused Absence RC=Roll Call Vote Number V=Veto Override Vote

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Maine Advocate • November 2017

LD 1553

128th Score - 1st Session

LD 772

LD 809

LD 818 LD 864

LD 1132

LD 1158

LD 1206

LD 1483

Collective Bargaining Subject to FOAA

Breakfast After the Bell

40K the First Day

Statewide Teacher’s Contract

School Vouchers

Repeal the Charter School Limit

Increase Funding to Charter Schools

Limit Union School Election Contact to Deception Parents

RC #173

RC #363

RC #372

RC #353

RC #193

RC #282

RC #168

RC #278

RC #320

p

p

X

X

p

p

X

X

p

53%

p

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20%

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

100%

p

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100%

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p

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87%

X

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13%

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13%

p

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100%

p

p

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100%

p

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93%

p

X

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7%

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p

100%

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100%

X

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X

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20%

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100%

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100%

X

X

X

A

X

X

X

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13%

X

p

X

X

X

X

X

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X

27%

p

p

p

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p

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p

p

p

100%

p

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p

p

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p

p

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93%

X

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0%

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100%

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100%

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100%

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p

80%

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

0%

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LD 65

LD 66

LD 390

LD 601

LD 633

HOUSE

Right to Work

Dues Deception

State Budget

Retirement Costs Back to State

Amending Teacher Evaluations

Dist.

Representative

RC #321

RC #322

RC #293

RC #51

RC #149

RC #365

15

MARGARET O’NEIL (D - Saco)

p

p

p

p

p

p

23

LESTER ORDWAY (R - Standish)

X

X

A

X

p

p

6

JENNIFER PARKER (D - South Berwick)

p

p

p

p

p

p

10

WAYNE PARRY (R - Arundel)

X

X

X

X

p

p

77

MICHAEL PERKINS (R - Oakland)

A

A

X

X

p

p

140

ANNE PERRY (D - Calais)

p

p

A

A

p

p

108

JOHN JOSEPH PICCHIOTTI (R - Fairfield)

X

X

X

p

p

p

116

RICHARD PICKETT (R - Dixfield)

X

X

X

X

A

p

53

JEFFREY PIERCE (R - Dresden)

p

X

X

X

p

p

44

TERESA PIERCE (D - Falmouth)

p

p

p

p

p

p

86

MATTHEW POULIOT (R - Augusta)

p

p

X

X

p

p

17

DWAYNE PRESCOTT (R - Waterboro)

X

p

X

X

p

p

31

LOIS GALGAY RECKITT (D - South Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

103

ROGER REED (R - Carmel)

X

X

X

X

p

X

74

CHRISTINA RILEY (D - Jay)

p

p

p

p

p

p

1

DEANE RYKERSON (D - Kittery)

p

p

p

p

p

p

21

HEIDI SAMPSON (R - Alfred)

X

X

X

X

p

p

43

HEATHER SANBORN (D - PORTLAND)

p

p

p

p

p

p

88

DEBORAH SANDERSON (R - Chelsea)

X

X

X

X

X

X

126

JOHN SCHNECK (D - Bangor)

p

p

p

p

p

p

9

H. STEDMAN SEAVEY (R - Kennebunkport)

X

X

X

X

p

p

64

BETTYANN SHEATS (D - Auburn)

p

p

p

p

p

p

144

ROGER SHERMAN (R - Hodgdon)

X

X

X

p

p

p

91

ABDEN SIMMONS (R - Waldoboro)

X

X

X

X

p

p

28

HEATHER SIROCKI (R - Scarborough)

X

X

X

X

X

X

112

THOMAS SKOLFIELD (R - Weld)

X

X

X

p

p

p

92

JOHN ALDEN SPEAR (D - So. Thomaston)

p

p

p

p

p

p

143

STEPHEN STANLEY (D - Medway)

p

p

p

p

p

p

119

PAUL STEARNS (R - Guilford)

X

X

p

p

p

p

105

JOEL STETKIS (R - Canaan)

X

X

X

X

p

p

147

HAROLD STEWART III (R - Presque Isle)

X

X

X

X

p

p

106

SCOTT STROM (R - Pittsfield)

X

X

X

X

p

p

95

PAULA SUTTON (R - Warren)

X

X

X

X

p

X

Key: p=Pro-Education Vote X=Voted Against Public Education A=Unexcused Absence E=Excused Absence RC=Roll Call Vote Number V=Veto Override Vote

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LD 1553

128th Score - 1st Session

LD 772

LD 809

LD 818 LD 864

LD 1132

LD 1158

LD 1206

LD 1483

Collective Bargaining Subject to FOAA

Breakfast After the Bell

40K the First Day

Statewide Teacher’s Contract

School Vouchers

Repeal the Charter School Limit

Increase Funding to Charter Schools

Limit Union School Election Contact to Deception Parents

RC #173

RC #363

RC #372

RC #353

RC #193

RC #282

RC #168

RC #278

RC #320

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

100%

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13%

p

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100%

X

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X

X

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X

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X

20%

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X

X

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A

13%

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87%

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33%

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100%

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47%

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A

93%

p

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100%

X

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X

X

X

X

X

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X

13%

A

p

p

p

p

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87%

X

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X

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27%

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7%

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LD 65

LD 66

LD 390

LD 601

LD 633

HOUSE

Right to Work

Dues Deception

State Budget

Retirement Costs Back to State

Amending Teacher Evaluations

Dist.

Representative

RC #321

RC #322

RC #293

RC #51

RC #149

RC #365

39

MICHAEL SYLVESTER (D - Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

40

RACHEL TALBOT ROSS (D - Portland)

p

p

p

p

p

p

54

DENISE TEPLER (D - Topsham)

p

p

p

p

p

p

26

MAUREEN TERRY (D - Gorham)

p

p

p

p

p

p

79

TIMOTHY THERIAULT (R - China)

p

X

X

X

p

p

75

JEFFREY TIMBERLAKE (R - Turner)

X

X

p

X

p

X

123

RYAN TIPPING (D - Orono)

p

p

p

p

p

A

50

RALPH TUCKER (D - Brunswick)

p

p

p

p

p

p

139

WILLIAM TUELL (R - East Machias)

X

p

X

p

p

p

141

BETH TURNER (R - Burlington)

X

X

X

A

X

X

29

KAREN VACHON (R - Scarborough)

X

X

X

X

p

p

70

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CHARLOTTE WARREN (D - Hallowell)

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TOM WINSOR (R - Norway)

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STEPHEN WOOD (R - Sabattus)

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STANLEY ZEIGLER (D - Montville)

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LD 1553

128th Score - 1st Session

LD 772

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LD 818 LD 864

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LD 1158

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LD 1483

Collective Bargaining Subject to FOAA

Breakfast After the Bell

40K the First Day

Statewide Teacher’s Contract

School Vouchers

Repeal the Charter School Limit

Increase Funding to Charter Schools

Limit Union School Election Contact to Deception Parents

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