Here’s where the Maine House of Representatives candidates stand on key issues

6 years ago

Ahead of the Nov. 6 election, the Bangor Daily News put the same eight questions to every candidate on the ballot in each of the 151 Maine House of Representatives districts, getting their stances on the economy, health care, infrastructure and other issues.

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Click on your House district number below to jump to the responses from your local candidates, which are being published unedited. Don’t know what your district number is? Search for the name of your town; we’ve included maps for each district to clarify towns that are divided into multiple districts.

District 1: Kittery | District 2: Eliot, Kittery, South Berwick | District 3: York | District 4: Ogunquit, Sanford, Wells, York | District 5: Berwick, North BerwickDistrict 6: North Berwick, South Berwick | District 7: Wells | District 8: Kennebunk | District 9: Biddeford, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport | District 10: Arundel, Dayton, Lyman | District 11: Biddeford | District 12: Biddeford | District 13: Old Orchard Beach | District 14: Saco | District 15: Saco | District 16: Buxton, Hollis, Saco | District 17: Lyman, Waterboro | District 18: Sanford | District 19: Sanford | District 20: Acton, Lebanon, Shapleigh | District 21: Alfred, Limerick, Newfield, Parsonsfield, Shapleigh | District 22: Buxton, Limerick, Limington, Standish | District 23: Standish | District 24: Windham | District 25: Windham | District 26: Gorham | District 27: Gorham, Scarborough | District 28: Scarborough | District 29: Scarborough | District 30: Cape Elizabeth | District 31: South Portland | District 32: Cape Elizabeth, South Portland | District 33: South Portland | District 34: Westbrook | District 35: Westbrook | District 36: Portland | District 37: Portland | District 38: Portland | District 39: Portland | District 40: Portland | District 41: Portland | District 42: Portland | District 43: Falmouth, Portland | District 44: Falmouth | District 45: Cumberland, Gray | District 46: Durham, North Yarmouth, PownalDistrict 47: Chebeague Island, Long Island, Yarmouth | District 48: Freeport, Pownal | District 49: Brunswick | District 50: Brunswick | District 51: Brunswick, Harpswell, West Bath | District 52: Bath | District 53: Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, Woolwich | District 54: Topsham | District 55: Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Richmond | District 56: LisbonDistrict 57: Greene, Sabattus | District 58: Lewiston | District 59: Lewiston | District 60: Lewiston | District 61: Lewiston | District 62: Auburn | District 63: Auburn | District 64: Auburn, Minot | District 65: New Gloucester, Poland | District 66: Casco, Poland, Raymond | District 67: Casco, Frye Island, Gray, Raymond | District 68: Baldwin, Cornish, Naples, Parsonsfield, Sebago | District 69: Bridgton, Denmark, Harrison | District 70: Brownfield, Freyburg, Hiram, Lovell, Porter | District 71: Norway, Sweden, Waterford, West Paris | District 72: Mechanic Falls, Otisfield, Oxford | District 73: Buckfield, Hebron, Paris | District 74: Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls | District 75: Leeds, Livermore, Turner | District 76: Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome, Vienna, Wayne | District 77: Oakland, Sydney | District 78: Benton, Winslow | District 79: Albion, Benton, China, Unity Township | District 80: Augusta, Somerville, Vassalboro, Windsor, Hibberts Gore | District 81: Monmouth, Readfield, Winthrop | District 82: Litchfield, Monmouth, Wales | District 83: Farmingdale, Gardner | District 84: Hallowell, Manchester, West Gardiner | District 85: Augusta | District 86: Augusta | District 87: Alna, Pittston, Randolph, Wiscasset | District 88: Chelsea, Jefferson, Nobleboro, Whitefield | District 89: Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, South Bristol, Southport and Westport Island | District 90: Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro, South Bristol, Monhegan Plantation, Louds Island | District 91: Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Washington | District 92: Cushing, South Thomaston, St. George, Thomaston, Matinicus Isle Plantation, Criehaven, Muscle Ridge Islands Townships | District 93: Owls Head, Rockland | District 94: Camden, Isleboro, Rockport | District 95: Appleton, Hope, Union, Warren | District 96: Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Palermo, Searsmont | District 97: Belfast, Northport, Waldo | District 98: Frankfort, Searsport, Swanville, Winterport | District 99: Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Thorndike, Troy, Unity | District 100: Corinna, Dixmont, Etna, Newport, Plymouth | District 101: Hampden, Newburgh | District 102: Glenburn, Kenduskeag, Levant | District 103: Carmel, Etna, Hermon | District 104: Charleston, Dexter, Exeter, Garland, Stetson | District 105: Cambridge, Canaan, Hartland, Palmyra, Ripley, St. Albans | District 106: Clinton, Detroit, Pittsfield | District 107: Madison, Skowhegan | District 108: Fairfield, Mercer, Smithfield | District 109: Waterville | District 110: Oakland, Waterville | District 111: Madison, Norridgewock, Solon | District 112: Anson, Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Carthage, Kingfield, New Portland, Phillips, Starks, Weld | District 113: Farmington, New Sharon | District 114: Chesterville, Industry, New Vineyard, Strong, Temple, Wilton | District 115: Roxbury, Rumford, Sumner, Woodstock, Milton Township | District 116: Canton, Dixfield, Hartford, Mexico, Peru | District 117: Andover, Bethel, Byron, Eustis, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Lovell, Newry, Rangeley, Stoneham, Stow, Upton | District 118: Athens, Bingham, Caratunk, Cornville, Embden, Harmony, Jackman, Moose River, Moscow, Wellington | District 119: Abbot, Beaver Cove, Bowerbank, Greenville, Guilford, Monson, Parkman, Sangerville, Sebec, Shirley, Willimantic | District 120: Atkinson, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Medford, Milo | District 121: Alton, Corinth, Hudson, Milford | District 122: Old Town, Penobscot Indian Island | District 123: Orono | District 124: Bangor, Orono | District 125: Bangor | District 126: Bangor | District 127: Bangor | District 128: Brewer | District 129: Brewer, Clifton, Eddington, Holden, Veazie | District 130: Bucksport, Orrington | District 131: Dedham, Orland, Otis, Penobscot, Prospect, Stockton Springs, Verona Island | District 132: Ellsworth, Trenton | District 133: Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Sedgwick, Surry | District 134: Cranberry Isles, Deer Isle, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, North Haven, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Swan’s Island, Tremont, Vinalhaven | District 135: Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Mount Desert | District 136: Gouldsboro, Hancock, Mariaville, Osborn, Sorrento, Steuben, Sullivan, Waltham, Winter Harbor | District 137: Amherst, Aurora, Beddington, Bradford, Bradley, Deblois, Eastbrook, Edinburg, Franklin, Great Pond, Greenbush, Lagrange, Northfield, Passadumkeag, Wesley | District 138: Addison, Beals, Cherryfield, Columbia, Columbia Falls, Harrington, Jonesboro, Jonesport, Marshfield, Milbridge, Whitneyville | District 139: Cutler, East Machias, Eastport, Lubec, Machias, Machiasport, Roque Bluffs, Whiting | District 140: Baileyville, Calais, Charlotte, Passamaquoddy Indian Township, Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point, Pembroke, Perry, Robbinston | District 141: Alexander, Burlington, Chester, Cooper, Crawford, Danforth, Dennysville, Lakeville, Lee, Lowell, Mattawamkeag, Meddybemps, Princeton, Springfield, Talmadge, Topsfield, Vanceboro, Waite, Winn | District 142: Enfield, Howland, Lincoln, Maxfield, Woodville | District 143: East Millinocket, Medway, Millinocket, Patten | District 144: Amity, Bancroft, Haynesville, Hodgdon, Houlton, Orient, Weston | District 145: Bridgewater, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Hammond, Hersey, Island Falls, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Merrill, Monticello, Mount Chase, New Limerick, Oakfield, Sherman, Smyrna, Stacyville | District 146: Blaine, Castle Hill, Chapman, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Perham, Wade, Washburn, Westfield, Woodland | District 147: Presque Isle | District 148: Caswell, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Hamlin, Limestone, Presque Isle, Stockholm | District 149: Caribou, New Sweden, Westmanland | District 150: Frenchville, Grand Isle, Madawaska, St. Agatha, Van Buren | District 151: Allagash, Ashland, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Masardis, New Canada, Portage Lake, St. Francis, Wallagrass |

To read the rest of “Here’s where the Maine House of Representatives candidates stand on key issues,” an article by contributing Bangor Daily News staff writer Michael Shepherd, please follow this link to the BDN online.