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Maine House of Representatives
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Tel. (207) 287-1400
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
First Regular Session - First Legislative Day
The House Calendar
The Advance Journal and Calendar of the House of Representatives
1st Legislative Day
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Pursuant to Article IV, Part 3, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, the Representatives-Elect to the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Legislature assemble in the Hall of the House and are called to Order by ROBERT B. HUNT of Yarmouth, Clerk of the House of the One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Legislature.
Prayer by Senior Minister Diane Bennekamper, Congregational Church in Cumberland - United Church of Christ.
National Anthem by Shaina Graff and Josie Gideon, Freeport.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Doctor of the day, Robert Schlager, M.D., Newport.
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(2-1) The Following Communication: (H.C. 1)
STATE OF MAINE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
December 3, 2018
To Robert B. Hunt, Clerk of the House in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature:
I, Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State, pursuant to the provisions of Title 3 MRSA, Section 1, hereby certify that the following are the names and residences of the Representatives-elect to the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Legislature, in accordance with the tabulation submitted to the Governor on November 26, 2018:
District 1 Rykerson, Deane, Kittery
District 2 Meyer, Michele, Eliot
District 3 Blume, Lydia, York
District 4 Hymanson, Patricia, York
District 5 O'Connor, Beth A., Berwick
District 6 Roberts-Lovell, Tiffany D., South Berwick
District 7 Hobbs, Daniel J., Wells
District 8 Babbidge, Christopher W., Kennebunk
District 9 Denk, Diane M., Kennebunk
District 10 Ingwersen, Henry L., Arundel
District 11 Fecteau, Ryan Michael, Biddeford
District 12 Foley, Victoria, Biddeford
District 13 Gramlich, Lori Kathryn, Old Orchard Beach
District 14 Bailey, Donna, Saco
District 15 O'Neil, Margaret M., Saco
District 16 Marean, Donald G., Hollis
District 17 Prescott, Dwayne W., Waterboro
District 18 Mastraccio, Anne-Marie, Sanford
District 19 Harrington, Matthew A., Sanford
District 20 Kryzak, Theodore J. Jr., Acton
District 21 Sampson, Heidi H., Alfred
District 22 Blier, Mark John, Buxton
District 23 Ordway, Lester S., Standish
District 24 Bryant, Mark E., Windham
District 25 Corey, Patrick W., Windham
District 26 Terry, Maureen Fitzgerald, Gorham
District 27 McLean, Andrew John, Gorham
District 28 Caiazzo, Christopher J., Scarborough
District 29 Babine, Shawn A., Scarborough
District 30 Carney, Anne M., Cape Elizabeth
District 31 Reckitt, Lois Galgay, South Portland
District 32 Kessler, Christopher J., South Portland
District 33 Morales, Victoria E., South Portland
District 34 Gattine, Andrew, Westbrook
District 35 Peoples, Ann E., Westbrook
District 36 Brennan, Michael F., Portland
District 37 Farnsworth, Richard R., Portland
District 38 Moonen, Matthew W., Portland
District 39 Sylvester, Michael, Portland
District 40 Ross, Rachel Talbot, Portland
District 41 Jorgensen, Erik Clark, Portland
District 42 Collings, Benjamin T., Portland
District 43 Crockett, W. Edward, Portland
District 44 Pierce, Teresa S., Falmouth
District 45 Denno, Dale, Cumberland
District 46 Sharpe, Braden K., Durham
District 47 Cooper, Janice E., Yarmouth
District 48 Gideon, Sara, Freeport
District 49 Daughtry, Matthea E. L., Brunswick
District 50 Tucker, Ralph L., Brunswick
District 51 McCreight, Joyce, Harpswell
District 52 DeChant, Jennifer, Bath
District 53 Hepler, Allison L., Woolwich
District 54 Tepler, Denise A., Topsham
District 55 Berry, Seth A., Bowdoinham
District 56 Mason, Richard G., Lisbon
District 57 Martin, Thomas H. Jr., Greene
District 58 Handy, James R., Lewiston
District 59 Craven, Margaret M., Lewiston
District 60 Cloutier, Kristen S., Lewiston
District 61 Brooks, Heidi E., Lewiston
District 62 Melaragno, Gina M., Auburn
District 63 Bickford, Bruce A., Auburn
District 64 Sheats, Bettyann W., Auburn
District 65 Arata, Amy B., New Gloucester
District 66 Fay, Jessica L., Raymond
District 67 Austin, Susan M., Gray
District 68 Cebra, Richard M., Naples
District 69 Riseman, Walter N., Harrison
District 70 Wadsworth, Nathan J., Hiram
District 71 Millett, H. Sawin Jr., Waterford
District 72 Dillingham, Kathleen Rose Jackson, Oxford
District 73 Andrews, John E., Paris
District 74 Riley, Christina, Jay
District 75 Morris, Joshua K., Turner
District 76 Keschl, Dennis L., Belgrade
District 77 Perkins, Michael D., Oakland
District 78 Nadeau, Catherine M., Winslow
District 79 Theriault, Timothy S., China
District 80 Bradstreet, Richard T., Vassalboro
District 81 Hickman, Craig V., Winthrop
District 82 Ackley, Kent, Monmouth
District 83 Harnett, Thomas A., Gardiner
District 84 Warren, Charlotte May, Hallowell
District 85 Doore, Donna R., Augusta
District 86 Fecteau, Justin J., Augusta
District 87 Hanley, Jeffery P., Pittston
District 88 Maxmin, Chloe S., Nobleboro
District 89 Stover, Holly B., Boothbay
District 90 Devin, Michael Gilbert, Newcastle
District 91 Evangelos, Jeffrey, Friendship
District 92 Matlack, Ann H., Saint George
District 93 Beebe-Center, Anne H., Rockland
District 94 Doudera, Victoria W., Camden
District 95 Pluecker, William Donohue, Warren
District 96 Zeigler, Stanley Paige, Montville
District 97 Dodge, Janice S., Belfast
District 98 Cuddy, Scott W., Winterport
District 99 Kinney, MaryAnne, Knox
District 100 Costain, Danny E., Plymouth
District 101 Haggan, David G., Hampden
District 102 Griffin, Abigail W., Levant
District 103 Reed, Roger E., Carmel
District 104 Foster, Steven D., Dexter
District 105 Stetkis, Joel R., Canaan
District 106 Strom, Scott Walter, Pittsfield
District 107 Austin, Betty A., Skowhegan
District 108 Rudnicki, Shelley J., Fairfield
District 109 White, Bruce A., Waterville
District 110 Madigan, Colleen M., Waterville
District 111 Curtis, Philip A., Madison
District 112 Skolfield, Thomas H., Weld
District 113 Landry, H. Scott Jr., Farmington
District 114 Hall, Randall C., Wilton
District 115 Dolloff, Josanne C., Rumford
District 116 Pickett, Richard A., Dixfield
District 117 Head, Frances M., Bethel
District 118 Grignon, Chad Wayne, Athens
District 119 Stearns, Paul A., Guilford
District 120 Higgins, Norman E., Dover-Foxcroft
District 121 Drinkwater, Gary A., Milford
District 122 Dunphy, Michelle, Old Town
District 123 Tipping, Ryan S., Orono
District 124 Frey, Aaron M., Bangor
District 125 Kornfield, Victoria P., Bangor
District 126 Schneck, John C., Bangor
District 127 Cardone, Barbara A., Bangor
District 128 Verow, Arthur C., Brewer
District 129 Lyford, Peter A., Eddington
District 130 Campbell, Richard H., Orrington
District 131 Hutchins, Sherman H., Penobscot
District 132 Grohoski, Nicole, Ellsworth
District 133 Pebworth, Sarah A., Blue Hill
District 134 McDonald, Genevieve L., Stonington
District 135 Hubbell, Brian L., Bar Harbor
District 136 Faulkingham, William R., Winter Harbor
District 137 Lockman, Lawrence E., Amherst
District 138 Alley, Robert W. Sr., Beals
District 139 Tuell, William R., East Machias
District 140 Perry, Anne C., Calais
District 141 Javner, Kathy I., Chester
District 142 Hanington, Sheldon M., Lincoln
District 143 Stanley, Stephen S., Medway
District 144 Swallow, Gregory Lewis, Houlton
District 145 Johansen, Chris A., Monticello
District 146 White, Dustin Michael, Washburn
District 147 Stewart, Harold L. III, Presque Isle
District 148 McCrea, David H., Fort Fairfield
District 149 DeVeau, John, Caribou
District 150 Martin, Roland Daniel, Sinclair
District 151 Martin, John L., Eagle Lake
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, given under my hand at Augusta this third day of December in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.
S/Matthew Dunlap
Secretary of State
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THE CALLING OF THE ROLL
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Motion by Representative-Elect JAVNER of Chester, that Representative-Elect COOPER of Yarmouth, Representative-Elect KINNEY of Knox, Representative-Elect TALBOT ROSS of Portland, Representative-Elect THERIAULT of China, Representative-Elect DEVIN of Newcastle, Representative-Elect MORRIS of Turner and Representative-Elect ALLEY of Beals be appointed a Committee to wait upon the Honorable Leigh I. Saufley, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and inform her that a quorum of the members of the House of Representatives-Elect have assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives and request her attendance to administer to them the oaths required by the Constitution to qualify them to enter upon the discharge of their official duties.
The Chief Justice, the Honorable Leigh I. Saufley, enters and administers to the members-elect and they subscribe the oaths required by the Constitution to qualify them to discharge their official duties.
The Chief Justice retires.
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Motion by Representative BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, that Representative ORDWAY of Standish, Representative COOPER of Yarmouth, Representative SKOLFIELD of Weld, Representative AUSTIN of Skowhegan, Representative ARATA of New Gloucester and Representative McCREA of Fort Fairfield be appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count votes for the Speaker.
Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford moves that the name of SARA GIDEON of Freeport be placed in nomination for the Speaker of the House.
Representative HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft seconds the motion.
Representative MEYER of Eliot moves that nominations cease.
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The Honorable ROBERT B. HUNT, Clerk of the House of the 128th Maine Legislature, administers the necessary oath of office to qualify the Speaker of the House to enter upon the discharge of her official duties.
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Motion by Representative COOPER of Yarmouth, that Representative TERRY of Gorham, Representative RILEY of Jay, Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, Representative RISEMAN of Harrison and Representative PIERCE of Falmouth be appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count votes for the Clerk of the House.
Representative MOONEN of Portland moves that the name of ROBERT B. HUNT of Yarmouth be placed in nomination for the Clerk of the House.
Representative MAREAN of Hollis seconds the motion.
Representative STEARNS of Guilford moves that nominations cease.
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The Speaker of the House administers the necessary oath of office to qualify the Clerk of the House of the 129th Maine Legislature to enter upon the discharge of his official duties.
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Motion by Representative STOVER of Boothbay, that Representative FOSTER of Dexter, Representative DOUDERA of Camden and Representative AUSTIN of Skowhegan be appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count votes for Assistant Clerk of the House.
Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake moves that the name of JENNIFER E. McGOWAN of Hallowell be placed in nomination for Assistant Clerk of the House.
Representative PERRY of Calais seconds the motion.
Representative CURTIS of Madison moves that nominations cease.
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The Speaker of the House administers the necessary oaths of office to qualify the Assistant Clerk of the House and the Sergeant-at-Arms to enter upon the discharge of their official duties.
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Motion by Representative DeCHANT of Bath, that Representative MASON of Lisbon, Representative BLUME of York, Representative HANINGTON of Lincoln, Representative CUDDY of Winterport, Representative ANDREWS of Paris, Representative COLLINGS of Portland and Representative GRIFFIN of Levant be appointed a Committee to notify the Governor of the organization of the House.
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(4-1) On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the following House Order: (H.O. 1)
ORDERED, that the House Rules of the 128th Maine House of Representatives are the House Rules of the 129th Maine House of Representatives.
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(2-1) The Following Communication: (H.C. 2)
STATE OF MAINE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
December 3, 2018
To the Speaker of the House in the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Legislature:
I, Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State, in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Maine, having tabulated the returns of the votes cast for State Representatives at the General Election held on the sixth day of November in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen;
REPORT AS FOLLOWS; that the following named persons having received a plurality of the votes cast, appear to have been elected:
District 1
Howard, Andrew, Kittery 1,241
Rykerson, Deane, Kittery 2,914
District 2
Ammons, Dan Lee, Eliot 1,854
Meyer, Michele, Eliot 3,045
District 3
Blume, Lydia, York 3,272
Cavaretta, Allyson M., York 2,161
District 4
Hymanson, Patricia, York 2,902
Moulton, Bradley S., York 2,058
District 5
Cobb, Noah Arthur, Berwick 482
Galemmo, Charles, North Berwick 1,356
O'Connor, Beth A., Berwick 1,941
District 6
Gove, Manley C. Sr., South Berwick 1,731
Roberts-Lovell, Tiffany D., South Berwick 2,400
District 7
Hobbs, Daniel J., Wells 2,820
Howarth, John W., Wells 2,536
District 8
Babbidge, Christopher W., Kennebunk 3,501
Ducharme, Bradley Scott, Kennebunk 1,879
District 9
Denk, Diane M., Kennebunk 2,857
Seavey, Roger Alan, Kennebunkport 1,984
District 10
Booth, James, Arundel 2,214
Ingwersen, Henry L., Arundel 2,374
District 11
Fecteau, Ryan Michael, Biddeford 2,395
Rousseau, Emily M., Biddeford 1,466
District 12
Foley, Victoria, Biddeford 2,389
District 13
Gramlich, Lori Kathryn, Old Orchard Beach 2,775
MacDonald, Sharri K., Old Orchard Beach 1,889
District 14
Bailey, Donna, Saco 2,609
DuPuis, Stephen R., Saco 1,282
Samp, Frederick, Saco 678
District 15
Lynch, Joseph F., Saco 1,622
O'Neil, Margaret M., Saco 2,747
District 16
Durrell, David P., Hollis 2,115
Marean, Donald G., Hollis 2,710
District 17
Prescott, Dwayne W., Waterboro 3,022
District 18
Buck, Pamela Diane, Sanford 1,133
Mastraccio, Anne-Marie, Sanford 1,583
District 19
Harrington, Matthew A., Sanford 1,879
Mele, Jeremy Meadows, Sanford 1,477
District 20
Kryzak, Theodore J. Jr., Acton 2,215
Lauzon, Daniel J., Lebanon 1,643
District 21
McNamara, Kelcy, Alfred 1,700
Reinhardt, Justin L., Limerick 369
Sampson, Heidi H., Alfred 2,296
District 22
Blier, Mark John, Buxton 2,259
Fitzgerald, Richard J., Buxton 1,970
District 23
Goodwin, Timothy H., Standish 1,917
Ordway, Lester S., Standish 2,298
District 24
Bryant, Mark E., Windham 2,337
Tyler, Thomas M., Windham 1,960
District 25
Butler, Jennie L., Windham 1,735
Corey, Patrick W., Windham 2,222
District 26
Terry, Maureen Fitzgerald, Gorham 3,306
District 27
Densmore, Roger E. III, Gorham 2,072
McLean, Andrew John, Gorham 3,056
District 28
Caiazzo, Christopher J., Scarborough 2,792
Higgins, Linwood M., Scarborough 2,476
District 29
Babine, Shawn A., Scarborough 3,001
Vachon, Karen R., Scarborough 2,602
District 30
Carney, Anne M., Cape Elizabeth 4,028
Rich, Charles Peter, Cape Elizabeth 1,332
District 31
Decatur, Kenneth R., South Portland 1,063
Reckitt, Lois Galgay, South Portland 4,017
District 32
Kessler, Christopher J., South Portland 3,192
Walter, Tammy B., Cape Elizabeth 1,308
District 33
Hoy, Christopher J., South Portland 906
Morales, Victoria E., South Portland 2,644
District 34
Gattine, Andrew, Westbrook 3,322
District 35
Bourque, James R., Westbrook 1,617
Peoples, Ann E., Westbrook 2,689
District 36
Brennan, Michael F., Portland 2,617
Ledue, Samuel P., Portland 755
District 37
Farnsworth, Richard R., Portland 2,974
Pollard, Justin Benjamin, Portland 391
District 38
Moonen, Matthew W., Portland 4,235
District 39
Doyle, Peter I., Portland 659
Sylvester, Michael, Portland 4,270
District 40
Ross, Rachel Talbot, Portland 3,134
District 41
Jorgensen, Erik Clark, Portland 4,021
District 42
Abercrombie, Susan M., Portland 944
Collings, Benjamin T., Portland 3,293
District 43
Crockett, W. Edward, Portland 4,161
District 44
Pierce, Teresa S., Falmouth 3,474
Sandlin, Sarah, Falmouth 2,090
Schrock, Kathryn J., Falmouth 288
District 45
Denno, Dale, Cumberland 3,731
Thomas, Tamsin M., Cumberland 2,007
District 46
Chace, Paul B., Durham 2,573
Sharpe, Braden K., Durham 2,652
District 47
Cooper, Janice E., Yarmouth 2,987
Welsh, Dennis Ward, Yarmouth 2,635
District 48
Gideon, Sara, Freeport 4,003
Schulz, Paul Benjamin, Pownal 1,440
District 49
Daughtry, Matthea E. L., Brunswick 3,877
Stevens, Michael R., Brunswick 1,590
District 50
Lawler, Michael J., Brunswick 1,168
Tucker, Ralph L., Brunswick 3,653
District 51
Hall, Sean N., Harpswell 2,008
McCreight, Joyce, Harpswell 3,115
District 52
DeChant, Jennifer, Bath 2,959
Weidner, Bil, Bath 1,173
District 53
Hepler, Allison L., Woolwich 2,583
Pierce, Jeffrey K., Dresden 2,466
District 54
Brillant, Leon C., Topsham 1,868
Tepler, Denise A., Topsham 3,273
District 55
Berry, Seth A., Bowdoinham 2,667
Lebida, Guy M., Bowdoin 2,066
District 56
Mason, Richard G., Lisbon 2,390
Poliquin, Martha M. S., Lisbon 1,556
District 57
Gilchrist, Eryn M., Greene 1,493
Martin, Thomas H. Jr., Greene 2,526
District 58
Handy, James R., Lewiston 2,019
Hurilla, Denise Mary, Lewiston 1,978
District 59
Craven, Margaret M., Lewiston 2,503
Reeder, John D., Lewiston 1,799
District 60
Cloutier, Kristen S., Lewiston 2,040
Dubois, Leslie T., Lewiston 649
District 61
Brooks, Heidi E., Lewiston 1,350
Jensen, Luke Dylan, Lewiston 151
Lachance, Michael R., Lewiston 1,005
Pfusch, Kimberly K., Lewiston 72
District 62
Melaragno, Gina M., Auburn 1,943
District 63
Bickford, Bruce A., Auburn 2,403
Carrier, Brian S., Auburn 1,652
District 64
Sheats, Bettyann W., Auburn 2,497
Travers, Michael C., Minot 1,892
District 65
Arata, Amy B., New Gloucester 2,368
Coolidge, Misty L., New Gloucester 1,996
District 66
Fay, Jessica L., Raymond 2,507
Foster, Gregory Earl, Raymond 1,987
District 67
Austin, Susan M., Gray 2,417
Gass, Anne B., Gray 2,134
District 68
Barter, Janice C., Naples 2,163
Cebra, Richard M., Naples 2,410
District 69
Lorrain, Tony W., Harrison 1,979
Riseman, Walter N., Harrison 2,420
District 70
Richardson, Warren E., Fryeburg 1,892
Wadsworth, Nathan J., Hiram 2,213
District 71
Colburn, Doretta M., Waterford 1,755
Millett, H. Sawin Jr., Waterford 2,159
District 72
Cote, Raymond, Oxford 956
Dillingham, Kathleen Rose Jackson, Oxford 2,243
O'Connor, Dennis M., Oxford 666
District 73
Andrews, John E., Paris 2,054
Faunce, Robert F., Hebron 1,466
District 74
Riley, Christina, Jay 2,251
Staples, Robert P. II, Jay 1,498
District 75
Morris, Joshua K., Turner 2,212
Nutting, John M., Leeds 1,972
District 76
Carothers, Carol L., Belgrade 2,324
Keschl, Dennis L., Belgrade 2,562
District 77
Perkins, Michael D., Oakland 3,601
District 78
Nadeau, Catherine M., Winslow 2,153
Twitchell, Benjamin B. III, Winslow 1,717
District 79
Castner, Dawn Marie, China 1,140
Harwath, Lindsey D., China 379
Theriault, Timothy S., China 2,366
District 80
Ball, Stephen, Windsor 1,775
Bradstreet, Richard T., Vassalboro 2,312
District 81
Hickman, Craig V., Winthrop 3,120
District 82
Ackley, Kent, Monmouth 2,155
Greenwood, Randall Adam, Wales 2,139
District 83
Coutts, Denis, Gardiner 1,817
Harnett, Thomas A., Gardiner 2,164
District 84
McCormick, Earle L., West Gardiner 2,320
Warren, Charlotte May, Hallowell 2,421
District 85
Doore, Donna R., Augusta 2,274
Glusker, James Andrew, Augusta 1,362
District 86
Day, Jennifer L., Augusta 1,612
Fecteau, Justin J., Augusta 1,682
District 87
Hanley, Jeffery P., Pittston 2,416
Putnam, Jason G., Wiscasset 2,109
District 88
Lemelin, Michael H., Chelsea 2,054
Maxmin, Chloe S., Nobleboro 2,272
District 89
Hawke, Stephanie, Boothbay Harbor 2,464
Stover, Holly B., Boothbay 2,624
District 90
Devin, Michael Gilbert, Newcastle 3,363
Van Knowe, Richard E., Bristol 1,783
District 91
Evangelos, Jeffrey, Friendship 2,168
Simmons, Abden Stephen, Waldoboro 2,035
District 92
Matlack, Ann H., Saint George 2,346
Thompson, Justin, Saint George 1,930
District 93
Beebe-Center, Anne H., Rockland 2,408
Stanley, Maynard L. Jr., Owls Head 1,478
District 94
Casas, Owen D., Rockport 2,659
Doudera, Victoria W., Camden 2,970
District 95
Pluecker, William Donohue, Warren 2,259
Sutton, Paula G., Warren 1,893
District 96
Currier, Robert M., Belmont 2,136
Zeigler, Stanley Paige, Montville 2,644
District 97
Beatty, Bevelyn Zakia, Belfast 1,292
Dodge, Janice S., Belfast 3,440
District 98
Cuddy, Scott W., Winterport 2,338
Kresge, Brian, Winterport 1,927
District 99
Kinney, MaryAnne, Knox 2,125
Turner, April Dawn, Freedom 1,971
District 100
Austin, Frederick H., Newport 1,183
Costain, Danny E., Plymouth 2,456
District 101
Davitt, James E., Hampden 1,542
Downs, Robin M., Newburgh 268
Haggan, David G., Hampden 2,514
District 102
Griffin, Abigail W., Levant 2,432
Hammill, Kimberly C., Levant 1,262
District 103
Reed, Roger E., Carmel 2,955
District 104
Foster, Steven D., Dexter 2,881
District 105
Clark, John R., Hartland 1,249
Stetkis, Joel R., Canaan 2,398
District 106
Short, Stanley Byron Jr., Pittsfield 1,541
Strom, Scott Walter, Pittsfield 1,672
District 107
Amadon, Anne C., Skowhegan 1,474
Austin, Betty A., Skowhegan 1,752
District 108
Rowden, Aaron Blaschke, Fairfield 1,428
Rudnicki, Shelley J., Fairfield 1,988
District 109
Rancourt-Thomas, Karen A., Waterville 1,126
White, Bruce A., Waterville 2,369
District 110
Andre, Mark R., Oakland 1,262
Madigan, Colleen M., Waterville 1,992
District 111
Curtis, Philip A., Madison 2,114
Wilder, Katherine J., Norridgewock 1,579
District 112
Skolfield, Thomas H., Weld 2,607
Soma-Hernandez, Cynthia J., Anson 1,386
District 113
Brown, Paul R., Farmington 1,692
Landry, H. Scott Jr., Farmington 2,381
District 114
Hall, Randall C., Wilton 2,184
Harrison, Cherieann, Wilton 1,437
Lord, Maitland David Jr., Chesterville 408
District 115
Dolloff, Josanne C., Rumford 1,883
Madigan, John E. Jr., Rumford 1,649
District 116
McCollister, Benjamin S., Canton 1,340
Pickett, Richard A., Dixfield 2,367
District 117
Head, Frances M., Bethel 2,497
LeBlanc, Stephanie L., Bethel 2,416
District 118
Grignon, Chad Wayne, Athens 2,219
Thiele, John, Bingham 1,238
District 119
Adkins, Tyler Jay, Monson 1,499
Deertrack, Jaco Bebop, Abbot 127
Stearns, Paul A., Guilford 2,324
District 120
Evans, Richard A., Dover-Foxcroft 1,544
Higgins, Norman E., Dover-Foxcroft 1,853
District 121
Casavant, Terri Jane, Corinth 1,208
Drinkwater, Gary A., Milford 2,143
Young, Bonnie Lee, Argyle Township 154
District 122
Dunphy, Michelle, Old Town 2,238
Toothman, Delaina Marie, Old Town 969
District 123
Jones, Derek Andrew, Orono 849
Tipping, Ryan S., Orono 2,736
District 124
Frey, Aaron M., Bangor 2,346
LaPointe, Daniel R., Orono 1,360
District 125
Blackburn, Cody R., Bangor 195
Capehart, Gary E., Bangor 1,186
Kornfield, Victoria P., Bangor 1,978
District 126
Hiatt, Joshua Timothy, Bangor 1,100
Schneck, John C., Bangor 1,443
District 127
Cardone, Barbara A., Bangor 2,028
Smith, Carrie Mae, Bangor 1,142
District 128
Craig, Garrel Robert, Brewer 1,792
Verow, Arthur C., Brewer 1,957
District 129
Lyford, Peter A., Eddington 2,734
District 130
Campbell, Richard H., Orrington 2,506
Reynolds, Michael L., Bucksport 1,677
District 131
Arruda, Nathalie J., Orland 2,178
Hutchins, Sherman H., Penobscot 2,474
District 132
Grohoski, Nicole, Ellsworth 2,396
Remick, Mark S., Trenton 2,014
District 133
Colwell, Nancy, Surry 1,759
Pebworth, Sarah A., Blue Hill 3,039
District 134
Brady, Philip Jr., Deer Isle 1,547
McDonald, Genevieve L., Stonington 3,111
District 135
Hubbell, Brian L., Bar Harbor 3,913
Marshall, Maurice Joseph, Lamoine 1,300
District 136
Bragdon, Kylie A., Winter Harbor 1,704
Faulkingham, William R., Winter Harbor 2,308
District 137
Bunker, Douglas S., Franklin 1,468
Lockman, Lawrence E., Amherst 2,084
District 138
Alley, Robert W. Sr., Beals 2,056
Robinson, Kimberley, Addison 1,621
District 139
Hanscom, Lisa M., Roque Bluffs 1,100
Tuell, William R., East Machias 2,708
District 140
Carter, Arthur L., Charlotte 1,293
Perry, Anne C., Calais 1,957
District 141
Green, Donald M., Berry Township 901
Javner, Kathy I., Chester 2,517
District 142
Hanington, Sheldon M., Lincoln 2,034
Nobel, Patricia A., Lincoln 1,184
District 143
Hale, Galen S., East Millinocket 1,521
Stanley, Stephen S., Medway 2,185
District 144
Sussman, Ted L., Houlton 1,481
Swallow, Gregory Lewis, Houlton 1,773
District 145
Farnsworth, Laura A., Island Falls 1,148
Johansen, Chris A., Monticello 2,281
District 146
LeClaire, Sarah E., Woodland 1,308
White, Dustin Michael, Washburn 2,456
District 147
Saucier, Robert J., Presque Isle 1,256
Stewart, Harold L. III, Presque Isle 1,737
District 148
McCrea, David H., Fort Fairfield 2,240
Schupbach, Katherine Louise, Fort Fairfield 1,134
District 149
DeVeau, John, Caribou 2,649
District 150
Cyr, Aaron, Madawaska 1,474
Martin, Roland Daniel, Sinclair 2,272
District 151
Bushey, Kevin A., Ashland 1,527
Martin, John L., Eagle Lake 2,254
I, Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State, hereby certify that the foregoing report is a true tabulation of the votes cast for State Representatives at the General Election, as reported to me on the returns from the cities, towns, and plantations of the State.
S/Matthew Dunlap
Secretary of State
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(2-2) The Following Communication: (H.C. 3)
INDIAN TOWNSHIP TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE
JOINT TRIBAL COUNCIL
October 5, 2018
Honorable Robert B. Hunt
Clerk of the House
2 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Clerk Hunt:
It is certified that the Passamaquoddy Tribe duly elected Rena D. Newell, as Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative to the Maine Legislature for a term of four years commencing October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2022.
Tribal Elections were held at the Pleasant Point and Indian Township Passamaquoddy Reservations in September of 2018. If you need more information, please call me at (207) 853-2600 Ext. 210.
Sincerely,
S/Mary J. Lola
Passamaquoddy Joint Council Clerk
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(2-3) The Following Communication: (H.C. 4)
HOULTON BAND OF MALISEET INDIANS
88 BELL ROAD
LITTLETON, MAINE 04730
November 29, 2018
Honorable Robert B. Hunt
Clerk of the House
2 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Clerk Hunt:
This letter will serve as official notification that the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians has made the decision not to fill the Maliseet Tribal Representative seat to the 129th Maine State Legislature, beginning in December 2018.
Please feel free to contact my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
S/Clarissa Sabattis, Tribal Chief
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
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(2-4) The Following Communication: (H.C. 5)
STATE OF MAINE
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR ALL OF MAINE
November 15, 2018
Honorable Michael D. Thibodeau, President
Maine State Senate
Honorable Sara Gideon, Speaker
Maine House of Representatives
State House
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear President Thibodeau and Speaker Gideon:
On behalf of the Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine, we are writing to recommend that the 129th Legislature identify one joint standing committee to centralize oversight of health care reform efforts and that that committee consider any proposed legislation related to cost containment, to access and affordability of health care coverage and to the structure of the health care system.
The task force recognizes that understanding Maine's complex health care system and issues related to the structure of that system and to health care affordability and access and developing proposals for health care reform will take a sustained effort over many years. While the work of the current task force is significant, the existence of any task force or other study committee is limited to two years and dissolves at the end of each legislative biennium. The task force believes that the sustained effort of one joint standing committee of the Legislature with the capacity to provide ongoing oversight of health care reform efforts is needed.
The task force believes this proposal would unify the consideration of legislative proposals related to the structure of the health care system and to health care access and affordability within a single committee that has the time and capacity to focus on our health care system in its entirety. The task force believes that this committee should also be responsible for continuing to study and monitor the innovations being introduced in other states and for working on a model for larger scale health care reform proposals. In our report, the task force also recommends that the 129th Legislature reestablish the task force and we anticipate that, if the task force does continue, it would work closely with the committee.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to talking with you further about this recommendation.
Sincerely,
S/Senator Rodney L. Whittemore
Senate Chair
S/Representative Heather B. Sanborn
House Chair
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(2-5) The Following Communication: (H.C. 6)
STATE OF MAINE
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR ALL OF MAINE
November 15, 2018
Honorable Michael D. Thibodeau, President
Maine State Senate
Honorable Sara Gideon, Speaker
Maine House of Representatives
State House
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear President Thibodeau and Speaker Gideon:
On behalf of the legislative members of the Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine, we are writing to recommend that the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Service be renamed the Health Care, Insurance and Financial Services Committee in the 129th Legislature and that the jurisdiction of the committee be expanded to oversee health care reform efforts and to consider proposed legislation related to cost containment, to access and affordability of health care coverage and to the structure of the health care system.
The task force believes that the sustained effort of one joint standing committee of the Legislature with the capacity to provide ongoing oversight of health care reform efforts is needed. The task force believes this proposal would unify the consideration of legislative proposals related to the structure of the health care system and to health care access and affordability within a single committee that has the time and capacity to focus on our health care system in its entirety.
While the members of the task force who are not legislators did not want to recommend which legislative committee should take on this role, the legislative members of the task force do recommend that you expand the jurisdiction of the Joint Standing on Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) so that committee can oversee health care reform efforts and consider proposed legislation related to cost containment, to access and affordability of health care coverage and to the structure of the health care system. We also recommend that IFS coordinate efforts related to its expanded role with the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services so that public spending through the MaineCare program is part of the broader conversation about health reform as well.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to talking with you further about this recommendation.
Sincerely,
S/Senator Rodney L. Whittemore
Senate Chair
S/Representative Heather B. Sanborn
House Chair
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(2-6) The Following Communication: (H.C. 7)
STATE OF MAINE
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR ALL OF MAINE
November 15, 2018
Honorable Michael D. Thibodeau, President
Maine State Senate
Honorable Sara Gideon, Speaker
Maine House of Representatives
State House
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear President Thibodeau and Speaker Gideon:
Pursuant to Joint Order S.P. 592, the Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine is pleased to submit its final report. Copies of the full report have been distributed to committees or individuals as directed by law and copies have been placed on file with the Law and Legislative Reference Library. Others may access the full report on-line through the website of the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis at http://legislature.maine.gov/opla.
Sincerely,
S/Senator Rodney L. Whittemore
Senate Chair
S/Representative Heather B. Sanborn
House Chair
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(4-1) On motion of Representative McCREIGHT of Harpswell, the following Joint Order: (H.P. 1)
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that the Speaker of the House is authorized, at the Speaker's discretion, to permit radio or television in the Hall of the House of Representatives during joint conventions of the Legislature.
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(4-2) On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the following Joint Order: (H.P. 2)
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that there be prepared by the Legislative Information Office, under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, after adjournment of the present session, a register of all the Bills and Resolves considered by both branches of the Legislature, showing the history and final disposition of each Bill and Resolve, and that there be printed sufficient copies to meet the needs of the Legislature. A copy shall be mailed to each member and officer of the Legislature and the State Law and Legislative Reference Library.
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(4-3) On motion of Representative PIERCE of Falmouth, the following House Order: (H.O. 2)
ORDERED, that each adjournment of the House be until 10 o'clock of the following morning unless otherwise ordered.
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(4-4) On motion of Representative AUSTIN of Gray, the following House Order: (H.O. 3)
ORDERED, that the Clerk of the House is authorized and directed to furnish each member of the House with a copy of the Advance Journal and Calendar of the House, said copy to be on the desk of each member or electronically distributed at the opening of each daily session.
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(4-5) On motion of Representative FAY of Raymond, the following House Order: (H.O. 4)
ORDERED, that the remaining subordinate officers of the House be appointed to serve for the present biennium as follows: by the Clerk of the House, a Chief Calendar Clerk, 2 Advance Journal and Calendar Clerks, an Administrative Assistant, a Journal Copy Clerk, a House Reporter, a Senior Systems Support Coordinator, a Telephone Receptionist and a Chamber Activities Coordinator; and be it further
ORDERED, that the Clerk of the House is hereby authorized to accept resignations and fill any vacancies of said subordinate officers during the biennium.
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(4-6) On motion of Representative SKOLFIELD of Weld, the following House Order: (H.O. 5)
ORDERED, that the Clerk of the House is authorized to invite the clergy of Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner to officiate as Chaplains of the House or to invite clergy from other areas of the State as requested by any member of the House; and be it further
ORDERED, that all clergy acting as Chaplains of the House shall receive $30 for each officiation, to be paid on payrolls to be approved by the Clerk of the House.
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(4-7) On motion of Representative DOORE of Augusta, the following House Order: (H.O. 6)
ORDERED, that the Speaker of the House is authorized, at the Speaker's discretion, to permit radio or television in the Hall of the House of Representatives while the House is in session.
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STATUTORY ADJOURNMENT DATE June 19, 2019
State of Maine
House of Representatives
129th Legislature
First Regular Session
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR
http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/HouseActivities/HouseCalendar
House Supplement No. 1
(2-1) The Following Communication: (H.C. 8)
STATE OF MAINE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SPEAKER'S OFFICE
AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002
December 5, 2018
Wayne Fred Hatch
2 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Wayne:
Pursuant to House Rule 201.1 (I) (b), I am pleased to appoint you as the Sergeant-at-Arms for the 129th Legislature.
On behalf of the entire House membership, I would like to welcome you and wish you well as you carry out your duties and responsibilities.
Sincerely,
S/Sara Gideon
Speaker of the House
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State of Maine
House of Representatives
129th Legislature
First Regular Session
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR
http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/HouseActivities/HouseCalendar
House Supplement No. 2
(4-1) On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the following House Order: (H.O. 7)
ORDERED, that Representative Sara Gideon of Freeport be declared Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term to expire on December 2, 2020; and be it further
ORDERED, that Robert B. Hunt of Yarmouth be declared Clerk of the House of Representatives for a term to expire on December 2, 2020; and be it further
ORDERED, that Jennifer E. McGowan of Hallowell be declared Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives for a term to expire on December 2, 2020.
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State of Maine
House of Representatives
129th Legislature
First Regular Session
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR
http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/HouseActivities/HouseCalendar
House Supplement No. 3
(1-1) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 1)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that the Joint Rules of the 128th Legislature are the Joint Rules of the 129th Legislature, except for the following changes.
Joint Rule 202 is amended by striking out all of the first paragraph and inserting the following:
All requests for bills and resolves submitted by Legislators for a first regular session must be submitted in complete form, as provided in Joint Rule 208, to the Revisor of Statutes by 4:00 p.m. on the 3rd Friday in December, except that for the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature, the cloture date is December 31, 2018.
Joint Rule 301 is amended by striking out all of the last indented paragraph and inserting the following:
There are established 17 joint standing committees, which must be appointed at the commencement of the first regular session and which exercise jurisdiction in the following areas:
Agriculture, conservation and forestry
Appropriations and financial affairs
Criminal justice and public safety
Education and cultural affairs
Energy, utilities and technology
Environment and natural resources
Health and human services
Health coverage, insurance and financial services
Inland fisheries and wildlife
Innovation, development, economic advancement and commerce
Judiciary
Labor and housing
Marine resources
State and local government
Taxation
Transportation
Veterans and legal affairs
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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(1-2) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 2)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that when the Senate and House adjourn, they do so until Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 10:00 in the morning.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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(1-3) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 3)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that there be paid to the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives as advances on account of compensation established by statute, 12 payments on a biweekly basis commencing January 5, 2019, according to lists certified to the State Controller by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, respectively.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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(1-4) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 4)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that the Executive Director of the Legislative Council be authorized and directed to prepare weekly, from expense accounts to be submitted to him by the members of the Senate and House, expense rosters showing the entitlement of each member for meals allowance and lodging reimbursement and to obtain approval thereof by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively, and deliver the same to the State Controller for processing and payment, in the manner and form recommended by the Joint Interim Committee of the 101stLegislature created to study and report on a method of implementing the administration of the provision of law relating to the mileage and expenses for members of the Legislature; and be it further
ORDERED, that the Executive Director of the Legislative Council be authorized and directed to provide the forms necessary for such purpose and provide suitable space in his office for the filing and safekeeping of all such expense accounts and other papers and records pertaining thereto.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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(1-5) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 5)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that all printing and binding authorized by the Legislature shall be under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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(1-6) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 6)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House respectively, purchase such services, supplies and equipment as may be needed to carry on the business of the Senate and House, respectively.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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(1-7) The following Joint Order: (S.P. 7)
ORDERED, the House concurring, that a sufficient number of the Legislative Record for the 128th Legislature be printed, one copy for each of the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives who so desires, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The remainder to be deposited with the State Law Librarian for exchange and library use; and be it further
ORDERED, that a suitable index be prepared for such Legislative Record, under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.
Comes from the Senate, READ and PASSED.
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State of Maine
House of Representatives
129th Legislature
First Regular Session
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR
http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/HouseActivities/HouseCalendar
House Supplement No. 4
(2-1) The Following Communication: (H.C. 9)
STATE OF MAINE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002
December 5, 2018
The Honorable Matthew Dunlap
Secretary of State
148 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Dear Secretary Dunlap:
Having received the highest number of votes in House District 124 in the General
Election held on November 6, 2018, I now decline to receive the oath of office to become a member of the 129th Maine Legislature.
Sincerely,
S/ Aaron M. Frey, Esq.
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State of Maine
House of Representatives
129th Legislature
First Regular Session
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR
http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/HouseActivities/HouseCalendar
House Supplement No. 5
(4-1) On motion of Representative DENK of Kennebunk, the following Joint Resolution: (H.P. 3) (Cosponsored by Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, ALLEY of Beals, ANDREWS of Paris, ARATA of New Gloucester, AUSTIN of Skowhegan, AUSTIN of Gray, BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, BABINE of Scarborough, BAILEY of Saco, BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland, BERRY of Bowdoinham, BICKFORD of Auburn, BLIER of Buxton, BLUME of York, BRADSTREET of Vassalboro, BRENNAN of Portland, BROOKS of Lewiston, BRYANT of Windham, CAIAZZO of Scarborough, CAMPBELL of Orrington, CARDONE of Bangor, CARNEY of Cape Elizabeth, CEBRA of Naples, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, COLLINGS of Portland, COOPER of Yarmouth, COREY of Windham, COSTAIN of Plymouth, CRAVEN of Lewiston, CROCKETT of Portland, CUDDY of Winterport, CURTIS of Madison, DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, DeCHANT of Bath, DENNO of Cumberland, DeVEAU of Caribou, DEVIN of Newcastle, DILLINGHAM of Oxford, DODGE of Belfast, DOLLOFF of Rumford, DOORE of Augusta, DOUDERA of Camden, DRINKWATER of Milford, DUNPHY of Old Town, EVANGELOS of Friendship, FARNSWORTH of Portland, FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, FAY of Raymond, FECTEAU of Augusta, FECTEAU of Biddeford, FOLEY of Biddeford, FOSTER of Dexter, FREY of Bangor, GATTINE of Westbrook, Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, GRIFFIN of Levant, GRIGNON of Athens, GROHOSKI of Ellsworth, HAGGAN of Hampden, HALL of Wilton, HANDY of Lewiston, HANINGTON of Lincoln, HANLEY of Pittston, HARNETT of Gardiner, HARRINGTON of Sanford, HEAD of Bethel, HEPLER of Woolwich, HICKMAN of Winthrop, HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft, HOBBS of Wells, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, HUTCHINS of Penobscot, HYMANSON of York, INGWERSEN of Arundel, JAVNER of Chester, JOHANSEN of Monticello, JORGENSEN of Portland, KESCHL of Belgrade, KESSLER of South Portland, KINNEY of Knox, KORNFIELD of Bangor, KRYZAK of Acton, LANDRY of Farmington, LOCKMAN of Amherst, LYFORD of Eddington, MADIGAN of Waterville, MAREAN of Hollis, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, MARTIN of Sinclair, MARTIN of Greene, MASON of Lisbon, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, MATLACK of St. George, MAXMIN of Nobleboro, McCREA of Fort Fairfield, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, McDONALD of Stonington, McLEAN of Gorham, MELARAGNO of Auburn, MEYER of Eliot, MILLETT of Waterford, MOONEN of Portland, MORALES of South Portland, MORRIS of Turner, NADEAU of Winslow, NEWELL of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, O'CONNOR of Berwick, O'NEIL of Saco, ORDWAY of Standish, PEBWORTH of Blue Hill, PEOPLES of Westbrook, PERKINS of Oakland, PERRY of Calais, PICKETT of Dixfield, PIERCE of Falmouth, PLUECKER of Warren, PRESCOTT of Waterboro, RECKITT of South Portland, REED of Carmel, RILEY of Jay, RISEMAN of Harrison, ROBERTS-LOVELL of South Berwick, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, RYKERSON of Kittery, SAMPSON of Alfred, SCHNECK of Bangor, SHARPE of Durham, SHEATS of Auburn, SKOLFIELD of Weld, STANLEY of Medway, STEARNS of Guilford, STETKIS of Canaan, STEWART of Presque Isle, STOVER of Boothbay, STROM of Pittsfield, SWALLOW of Houlton, SYLVESTER of Portland, TALBOT ROSS of Portland, TEPLER of Topsham, TERRY of Gorham, THERIAULT of China, TIPPING of Orono, TUCKER of Brunswick, TUELL of East Machias, VEROW of Brewer, WADSWORTH of Hiram, WARREN of Hallowell, WHITE of Waterville, WHITE of Washburn, ZEIGLER of Montville, Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, BLACK of Franklin, BREEN of Cumberland, CARPENTER of Aroostook, CARSON of Cumberland, CHENETTE of York, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, CLAXTON of Androscoggin, CYRWAY of Kennebec, DAVIS of Piscataquis, DESCHAMBAULT of York, DIAMOND of Cumberland, DILL of Penobscot, DOW of Lincoln, FARRIN of Somerset, FOLEY of York, GRATWICK of Penobscot, GUERIN of Penobscot, HAMPER of Oxford, HERBIG of Waldo, President JACKSON of Aroostook, KEIM of Oxford, LAWRENCE of York, LIBBY of Androscoggin, LUCHINI of HANCOCK, MILLETT of Cumberland, MIRAMANT of Knox, MOORE of Washington, POULIOT of Kennebec, ROSEN of Hancock, SANBORN of Cumberland, SANBORN of Cumberland, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, WOODSOME of York)
JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING AND HONORING PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH
WHEREAS, President George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States, worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public good through service in the military, in Congress and in the White House; and
WHEREAS, President Bush enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve in 1942 on his 18th birthday, as soon as possible after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, becoming one of the youngest naval aviators, and was assigned to Torpedo Squadron VT‑51 in September 1943, with which he participated in operations against Marcus and Wake Islands and in the Marianas; and
WHEREAS, President Bush was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1966 and was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations in 1971; and
WHEREAS, President Bush also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Chief of the Liaison Office in China and Director of Central Intelligence; and
WHEREAS, President Bush was chosen as President Ronald Reagan's running mate in 1980 and served as Vice President for 2 terms, heading task forces on deregulation and the war on drugs;and
WHEREAS, in 1988 President Bush ran a successful campaign to become the first incumbent Vice President in 152 years to be elected President; and
WHEREAS, during his term in office President Bush consistently and vigorously demonstrated the values of courage, duty, honor and compassion that define our nation and his life, encouraging Americans to be a "thousand points of light" through service to others; and
WHEREAS, President Bush while in office oversaw military operations in Panama and the Persian Gulf, guided the nation through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union and signed the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and
WHEREAS, President Bush and his family were longtime summer residents at the family compound on Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, and the Anchor to Windward monument was placed on Ocean Avenue by the town in appreciation of the Bush family's generosity and charitable local efforts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Legislature now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this opportunity to recognize President George Herbert Walker Bush's lifetime commitment to public service and to send our condolences to his family upon his passing; and be it further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the family of the late George Herbert Walker Bush.
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