{"id":1346,"date":"2025-07-15T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/?page_id=1346"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:03:40","slug":"2025-scorecard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Scorecard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1346-e1 m11e-0 m11e-1 dark\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/background-with-logo-1.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1346-e2 m11e-6 m11e-7 m11e-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1346-e3 m11e-c\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1346-e4 m11e-d m11e-e\"><h1>Legislative Scorecard<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1346-e5 m11e-0 m11e-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1346-e6 m11e-6 m11e-7 m11e-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1346-e7 m11e-c\"><ul class=\"x-menu-first-level x-menu x-menu-inline e1346-e8 m11e-g m11e-h\" data-x-hoverintent=\"{&quot;interval&quot;:50,&quot;timeout&quot;:500,&quot;sensitivity&quot;:9}\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1360\" id=\"menu-item-1360\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11e-i m11e-j m11e-k m11e-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Scorecard<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1361\" id=\"menu-item-1361\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11e-i m11e-j m11e-k m11e-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/governor\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Governor<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1365\" id=\"menu-item-1365\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11e-i m11e-j m11e-k m11e-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/session-at-a-glance\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Session At a Glance<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1364\" id=\"menu-item-1364\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11e-i m11e-j m11e-k m11e-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/special-mentions\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Special Mentions<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1362\" id=\"menu-item-1362\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11e-i m11e-j m11e-k m11e-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/faq\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">FAQ<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1363\" id=\"menu-item-1363\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11e-i m11e-j m11e-k m11e-l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/about-scorecard\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">About<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1346-e9 m11e-0 m11e-3 m11e-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1346-e10 m11e-6 m11e-7 m11e-a\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1346-e11 m11e-c\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1346-e12 m11e-e m11e-f\"><h2>2025 Legislative Scorecard<\/h2>\n<h4>How our scores work:<\/h4>\n<p><span>For every vote legislators take, they receive a positive or negative score based on whether their votes are in alignment with MPA's position. To see legislators' individual votes, click on their names in the grid below. You can also find more information and a table of legislators' votes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billtrack50.com\/public\/scorecard\/summary\/65ytIn01ukW2Fvs1pPQEKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>MPA doesn't score legislators on absences\u2014if a legislator was absent for a vote, they do not receive a positive or negative score (see <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/faq\/\">FAQs<\/a> for more information).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When the most recent official action differs from the actual status of the bill, we've indicated it in the comments section with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billtrack50.com\/public\/scorecard\/legislation\/65ytIn01ukW2Fvs1pPQEKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the bill description<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>*Sen. Rick Bennett unenrolled from the Republican Party during the session and is running for governor in 2026 as an Independent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>**Reps. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Isle) and Abigail Griffin (R-Levant) were not present for the votes MPA scored this year due to serious medical events.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e1346-e13 m11e-i m11e-k m11e-n\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/elected-officials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Who Are My Legislators?<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1346-e14 m11e-0 m11e-4 m11e-5\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1346-e15 m11e-6 m11e-7 m11e-b\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1346-e16 m11e-c\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"card\" id=\"scorecard\">\n    <header>\n      <div class=\"controls\">\n        <input id=\"q\" type=\"search\" placeholder=\"Search legislator\u2026\">\n        <select id=\"chamber\"><option value=\"\">All chambers<\/option><\/select>\n        <select id=\"party\"><option value=\"\">All parties<\/option><\/select>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"controls\">\n        <button class=\"btn\" id=\"reset\">Reset<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"table\" id=\"table\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"footer\"><span id=\"count\"><\/span><span id=\"footnote\"><\/span><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislative ScorecardScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAbout2025 Legislative Scorecard How our scores work: For every vote legislators take, they receive a positive or negative score based on whether their votes are in alignment with MPA&#8217;s position. To see legislators&#8217; individual votes, click on their names in the grid below. You can also find more information and a table of legislators&#8217; votes &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1346","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2025 Scorecard - Maine People&#039;s Alliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2025 Scorecard - Maine People&#039;s Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Legislative ScorecardScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAbout2025 Legislative Scorecard How our scores work: For every vote legislators take, they receive a positive or negative score based on whether their votes are in alignment with MPA&#039;s position. 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