R
Russell Black
ME Senate District 5
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Environment & Energy 26Government Operations & Budget 25Agriculture 18Transportation & Infrastructure 10Economy & Taxes 8Social Services & Welfare 7Healthcare 4Labor & Employment 4Criminal Justice & Policing 3Housing 3Education 2Technology & Privacy 2Banking & Finance 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Gun Policy 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Senate District 5 current
Maine |
Republican | Dec 7, 2022 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 5
Maine |
Republican | Dec 5, 2018 | Dec 6, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 5
Maine |
Republican | Dec 1, 2010 | Dec 4, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME House District 114
Maine |
Republican | — | Dec 31, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 17
Maine |
Republican | — | Dec 7, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (771 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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LD 1227
An Act To Repeal The Requirement That Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Equip Vehicles With A…
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll d3cc967b-83f2-4cc1-85bc-b6c686eb1ac5 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3cc967b-83f2-4cc1-85bc-b6c686eb1ac5 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1940
An Act To Revise The Growth Management Program Laws
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ACCEPT REPORT 'C' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a9253f1c-8b41-44c9-80ca-252c530cdc93 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9253f1c-8b41-44c9-80ca-252c530cdc93 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 210
An Act Making Unified Appropriations And Allocations From The General Fund And Other Funds For The…
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONE SENATE AMENDMENT (SAS-433) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll cf342cbb-e67c-4c2b-9d95-cb594b42b810 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf342cbb-e67c-4c2b-9d95-cb594b42b810 CC0-1.0 |
| ENACTMENT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6455e078-c0f0-4983-ace1-697968019b83 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6455e078-c0f0-4983-ace1-697968019b83 CC0-1.0 | |
| ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2ecf2e4b-4734-417b-adf1-770e5573f054 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ecf2e4b-4734-417b-adf1-770e5573f054 CC0-1.0 | |
| INDEFINITELY POSTPONE | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4ffd4a0-4eed-40d5-b7dc-2a57bc200100 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4ffd4a0-4eed-40d5-b7dc-2a57bc200100 CC0-1.0 | |
| INDEFINITELY POSTPONE SENATE AMENDMENT (SCS-436) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0a7020ff-7615-45ea-ad15-3eaecf970f79 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0a7020ff-7615-45ea-ad15-3eaecf970f79 CC0-1.0 | |
| INDEFINITELY POSTPONE SENATE AMENDMENT (SBS-434) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1f811ddc-4878-4884-afd8-0a7f56a103de | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1f811ddc-4878-4884-afd8-0a7f56a103de CC0-1.0 | |
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LD 1666
An Act To Include In The Ranked-Choice Election Method For General And Special Elections The…
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ENACTMENT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 51ea5093-d49c-44d1-9cb0-590e5a755deb | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51ea5093-d49c-44d1-9cb0-590e5a755deb CC0-1.0 |
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HP 1338
Joint Resolution Recognizing June 2025 As Pride Month
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ADOPTION | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3075669e-9507-4be8-adb3-9c5c8afea120 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3075669e-9507-4be8-adb3-9c5c8afea120 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1394
An Act To Support Maine'S Electric Vehicle Adoption Goals By Providing An Exclusion For Electric…
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll e8e19c44-72b8-4373-b5bd-c0485db51d2f | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8e19c44-72b8-4373-b5bd-c0485db51d2f CC0-1.0 |
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LD 556
An Act To Preserve Heating And Energy Choice By Prohibiting A Municipality From Prohibiting A…
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RECEDE AND CONCUR | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9082f355-c2f4-4902-9ce6-e43c7a9657a2 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9082f355-c2f4-4902-9ce6-e43c7a9657a2 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1971
An Act To Protect Workers In This State By Clarifying The Relationship Of State And Local Law…
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ENACTMENT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d167877-95a9-4f2c-884f-82e5392c70eb | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d167877-95a9-4f2c-884f-82e5392c70eb CC0-1.0 |
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LD 442
An Act To Amend The Automotive Repair Statute
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6ed03f16-69be-4b2d-aec2-785c6c67e6d6 | Jun 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ed03f16-69be-4b2d-aec2-785c6c67e6d6 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 532
An Act To Protect Health Care Workers By Addressing Assaults In Health Care Settings
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RECEDE AND CONCUR | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 047ee819-6d0b-4c59-a393-977e936e74ba | Jun 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/047ee819-6d0b-4c59-a393-977e936e74ba CC0-1.0 |
| INDEFINITELY POSTPONE | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 21f921b1-3c7b-4109-a113-41da224b62b2 | Jun 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21f921b1-3c7b-4109-a113-41da224b62b2 CC0-1.0 | |
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LD 1963
An Act To Protect And Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers
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RECEDE AND CONCUR | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d6d81720-9807-4fba-a074-22712579a8de | Jun 17, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6d81720-9807-4fba-a074-22712579a8de CC0-1.0 |
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LD 252
An Act To Withdraw From The National Popular Vote Compact
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COMMIT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6dab763f-d6dd-4277-aa54-55b9c1c1f78f | Jun 17, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6dab763f-d6dd-4277-aa54-55b9c1c1f78f CC0-1.0 |
| RECEDE AND CONCUR | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3129cc07-9b9f-4a43-991d-1492731e9554 | Jun 17, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3129cc07-9b9f-4a43-991d-1492731e9554 CC0-1.0 | |
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LD 1868
An Act To Advance A Clean Energy Economy By Updating Renewable And Clean Resource Procurement Laws
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ENACTMENT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll adefa685-7251-480e-983a-afc0d2978511 | Jun 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/adefa685-7251-480e-983a-afc0d2978511 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1873
An Act To Require Age Verification For Online Obscene Matter
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RECEDE | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e8cf23b-ab0c-4040-a243-6da27081c4a8 | Jun 17, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e8cf23b-ab0c-4040-a243-6da27081c4a8 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1228
An Act To Clarify Certain Terms In The Automotive Right To Repair Laws
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90c0a277-9c1e-4cbf-ac84-c3925d76f851 | Jun 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90c0a277-9c1e-4cbf-ac84-c3925d76f851 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1749
Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Study Achieving Gender Equality
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 430a3392-f566-43ad-85b1-9594f4a49153 | Jun 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/430a3392-f566-43ad-85b1-9594f4a49153 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 93
An Act To Reduce Cost And Increase Access To Disease Prevention By Expanding The Universal…
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll ee15989f-aa53-455b-bcd1-5fb7c1331b9b | Jun 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee15989f-aa53-455b-bcd1-5fb7c1331b9b CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1656
An Act To Facilitate Compliance With Federal Immigration Law By State And Local Government Entities
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll ac5250e5-3784-43cb-9dcf-7374b8aaafd0 | Jun 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac5250e5-3784-43cb-9dcf-7374b8aaafd0 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (18 as lead sponsor)
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LD 1346
ME · —
An Act Regarding The Supply Of Water To The Town Of New Sharon
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LD 2042
ME · —
An Act To Eliminate The Requirement For Municipalities To Provide Public Notice In A Newspaper
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LD 825
ME · —
An Act To Prohibit Geoengineering, Including The Use Of Cloud Seeding, Weather Modification, Excessive Radio Waves And Microwave Radiation
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LD 6
ME · —
An Act To Allow Persons To Label Their Wild Animal Traps With Their Online Identification Number Issued By The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife
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LD 24
ME · —
Resolve, Authorizing The Director Of The Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Convey Public Land Parcels In Lincoln Plantation And Sandy River Plantation
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LD 121
ME · —
An Act To Include Brush And Yard Debris In The Definition Of "Litter"
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LD 1964
ME · —
An Act To Require The Development Of A Standard Written Disclosure For Sellers And Installers Of Distributed Generation Resources, To Make Changes To Other…
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LD 1207
ME · —
An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Monitor Air And Water Temperatures Around Commercial Solar Energy Developments
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LD 510
ME · —
An Act To Require The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry, Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Maintain The Weld To Byron Road In Township 6 North Of…
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LD 952
ME · —
An Act To Exempt Agricultural Employers And Employees From The Maine Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program
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