House Republican News
AUGUSTA β Yesterday the Four-Year Revenue and Expenditure Forecast was released by the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Servicesβ Bureau of the Budget. It reveals a projected General Fund structural gap (revenues less than allocations) for the 2028-2029 biennium of $1.085 billion and a projected Highway Fund structural gap of $256.7 million. This has […]
Closure of MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital birthing unit predictable after Democrat policies AUGUSTA β Today, members of the 132nd Legislature sent a letter urging the MaineHealth Board of Trustees not to proceed with the proposed closure of the labor and delivery unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital. As the lawmakers noted in their letter, 11 hospital birthing […]
AUGUSTA, Maine β Nancy Theriault of Millinocket was officially sworn in today as the newest member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing House District 29. Theriault was elected in a special election to complete the remaining term of the late Representative Kathy Javner (R-Chester), who passed away earlier this year after a courageous battle […]
AUGUSTAΒ β The revelation last week that the commissioner of Maineβs Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) informed Gov. Janet Mills in May that he will cut about $400 millionΒ in road and bridge projects over the next three years sent shock waves through the stateβs construction industry. For Republican lawmakers, who in April had already learned the news […]
Augusta- Just when you think Democrats cannot go any lower, they do. Rather than pass a bipartisan child welfare reform bill to protect children, House Democrat leadership Β moved to adjourn the House before their work was done. Then, after a rare bipartisan procedural vote against adjourning, Speaker Ryan Fecteau left the Chamber saying he would […]
Augusta β Early Thursday morning, legislative Democrats pushed through yet another majority budget β the new normal under their one-party control of Augusta. The supplemental budget brings biennial spending to a record $11.99 billion. Among the most controversial provisions in the nearly $700 million supplemental budget is a $135 million MaineCare bailout. Taken together with […]
Whistleblower sits down with Rep. Michael Lemelin (R-Chelsea) and Sen. Bruce Bickford (R-Androscoggin) to describe what he witnessed as a Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) examiner in Portland, Kennebunk, Scarborough and Lewiston. He has provided the names of five other BMV examiners who can corroborate certain private interpreters cheated on written exams by providing test […]
Maine House Republicans condemn Governor Janet Millsβ decision to allow LD 1971 to become law. Limiting cooperation between Maine law enforcement and federal authorities β a longstanding tradition due to Maineβs extensive foreign border β shows a reckless disregard for public safety and will put Maineβs public at risk. By restricting law enforcement access to […]
October 23, 2025 Democrats Block Bipartisan Public Safety and Mental Health Bill Proposal Supported by Department of Public Safety, NAMI Maine, and Governor Mills Rejected on Party-Line Vote AUGUSTA β By aΒ 10β6 party-line vote, Democrats on the Legislative Council todayΒ blocked LR 2585, βAn Act to Strengthen Maineβs Extreme Risk Protection Order Process by Supporting Crisis […]
AUGUSTA, ME β Republican members of the Maine Legislatureβs Appropriations and Taxation Committees today called for a November public hearing to consider adopting federal tax changes that benefit workers, seniors, and Maine families. These federal tax reduction measuresβcontained in the βWorking Families Tax Cut Actβ passed by Congress and now in effect for 2025βoffer the […]
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More info here:π
www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/absentee-guide
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MAINE’S VERIFICATION WORKAROUND—AND WHAT ONE-PARTY CONTROL HAS PRODUCED Mainers are repeatedly told that our employment and election systems are secure. But when you examine the laws and legislative record, a troubling pattern emerges: Maine’s political establishment avoids openly creating “exemptions.” Instead, it defeats stronger verification requirements, expands eligibility through broader legislation and leaves the public to discover the consequences afterward. THE EMPLOYMENT WORKAROUND Every Maine employer must complete federal Iβ9 paperwork, but Maine generally does not require employers to use EβVerify—the federal system that compares a new employee’s information with Social Security and Homeland Security records. In 2019, LD 1077 would have required Maine employers to use EβVerify. Shenna Bellows, then a Democratic state senator and committee chair, supported the majority “Ought Not to Pass” recommendation and made the Senate motion that helped kill the bill. It never reached Governor Janet Mills, so she did not veto it. But throughout the Mills years, Maine’s one-party Democratic government failed to enact another statewide EβVerify requirement—even for sensitive positions involving children, hospital and hospice patients, inmates, firearms or public authority. Now five Cumberland County corrections officers have been detained by ICE in less than two years. Maine has also employed noncitizens in law enforcement, transportation, healthcare, childcare and other sensitive fields. Many noncitizens are here legally and perform essential work honorably. That is not the issue. The issue is that criminal-background checks, professional licenses and Maine driver’s licenses do not continuously verify immigration or employment status. The workaround is simple: don’t pass an exemption—just defeat the verification requirement and leave the weaker system in place. THE VOTING WORKAROUND Maine law ordinarily says voters must establish a fixed and principal home in the community where they vote. But another provision creates a remarkable exception. In 2009, while Matt Dunlap was Maine’s Secretary of State, LD 1169 added language allowing a United States citizen living abroad who has never lived anywhere in the United States to register and vote in the Maine community where a parent is a qualified voter. That means someone born and raised entirely in Europe may legally become a Maine voter without ever residing in Maine—or anywhere in America—provided that person is a U.S. citizen and has a qualifying parent. The statutory language does not expressly restrict that eligibility to federal elections. This provision was placed inside a large omnibus election-law bill formally sponsored by Representative Pamela Trinward. It passed the Democratic-controlled Legislature without a recorded House or Senate roll-call vote and was signed by Democratic Governor John Baldacci. Again, the workaround is accomplished without openly saying, “Maine residency no longer matters.” Instead, lawmakers create an exception inside a much larger bill, pass it without recording how individual legislators voted and leave the provision in law for years. THIS IS THE PATTERN Under one-party control, stronger verification is defeated while eligibility is quietly expanded. Then, when Mainers ask questions, we are told the systems are secure because those same systems have not documented a problem. This is not an attack on lawful immigrants, overseas American citizens or honest workers. It is a demand for transparency, verification and accountability. A background check is not an immigration check. A driver’s license is not proof of citizenship. And someone who has never lived in Maine should not be treated as a Maine resident without Mainers being fully informed and their elected legislators being placed on the record. That is the total workaround—and Mainers deserve to know who created it, who preserved it and who continues to benefit politically from keeping the public in the dark. Sources: LD 1077 employment-verification bill and disposition: legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0800&snum=129 21βA M.R.S. §154: legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec154.html LD 1169/Public Law 2009, Chapter 253: legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC253.asp
Are you guys trying to rig this election too? Fascism is doomed to failure.
VOTE BLUE - ππ€π©ππ£π ππ¨ π‘ππ π ππ§ππ«ππ£π π πππ§. ππ€ ππ€ ππ€π§π¬ππ§π, π¨ππ‘πππ© πΏ. ππ€ ππ€ ππππ π¬ππ§π, π¨ππ‘πππ© π. πππππΎππππ *π ππ πππππ κ±ππππΎππππ πΌ ππΌππΌπ πΎπΌπ πΌπΎπΎππΏπππ~α΄‘Ιͺα΄Κ Κα΄κ°α΄Κ κ±Ιͺα΄ α΄ κ±α΄Κα΄ ΙͺΙ΄Ι’κ± α΄κ° Κα΄ΚΚ, Crimes, α΄α΄ΚΚα΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄, ΚΙͺα΄κ±, Wars, κ°Κα΄α΄α΄ , α΄Κα΄α΄κ±α΄Ι΄, Ι’Κα΄α΄α΄ , α΄Ι΄α΄Ιͺ-α΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄α΄Ι΄Ιͺκ±α΄, α΄α΄ α΄Κ!
ππππΊπΈποΈMaine has a $1 BILLION deficit under Democrat Mills and a Democrat Majority in Augusta! They have a Major Spending Problem that can not be sustained!! Bobby Charles for Governor!!β€οΈ A Vote for Hannah Pingree is a vote for the status quo!! She, Rick Bennett, Mills and Troy Jackson have been a major factor our Maine is in such a downfall!! Tax on Tips, Tax on overtime! Knowledge is Power!!ππΊπΈποΈ πΊπΈπ³οΈGet out and VOTE!π³οΈπΊπΈ I’m Voting π³οΈ for a proven leader, Stateswoman, and a person with Common Sense to work in Washington DC for Mainers!! π³οΈ Vote β€οΈ(R - conservative - common sense) across the board ~ State, Local and National Representatives.π³οΈRedβ€οΈRepublicans!! π³οΈTake Back Maine!! β€οΈ ππΊπΈποΈ Senator Susan Collins for the Job!! π³οΈβ€οΈ Bobby Charles, Ron Russell and Paul Lepage for The Win, as well!β€οΈ NO to COMMUNISM and SOCIALISM!! It’s great and lucrative for the Leaders! Workers pay! “Everything that’s Free is paid for by someone who works.” Can we provide more hands up instead of so many hand outs?? ππΊπΈποΈ What’s happening in NYC, Colorado, Maine? NJ? Awareness is Key!! Radical Islamists, Marxists… Identity politics?? Protect your Freedoms!!π³οΈ “America belongs to those who love America πΊπΈ, not to those who hate America!” Let’s focus on improving our Americanism and Constitutionalism! Protect your money you earned to spend as YOU choose.π΅
House Republican News
House Republican Leaders Selected
Indomitable House Republicans elect Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham to be their leader HOUSE CHAMBER β The Maine House Republican caucus elected Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) to serve as their Leader during a meeting today in Augusta. Rep. Amy Arata (R-New Gloucester) was elected Assistant Republican Leader. Rep. Faulkinghamβs election comes after Maine House […]
House Republican Appropriations Committee MembersΒ
House Republicans Urge speedy consideration of heating assistance for Mainers struggling to heat their homes STATE HOUSE β House Republicans announced today that they have submitted the names of four members of their caucus to serve on the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. They are also calling for swift consideration of heating […]
Statement on $850 checks
House Republicans are pleased that the Governor and legislators from both parties responded to our callΒ for returning over-collected tax revenues to the people. We are disappointed that our March proposal to return them sooner via electronic deposits was not supported. It is important to note we believe calling these funds βrelief checksβ is disingenuous. It […]
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Our members, including former teachers, wish you and your students a successful school year.
#mainehousegop
#mepolitics
#WorldTeachersDay
#teacher
#maineteachers
Not many teachers - most are disgusted with republicans' rewriting history, demonizing people, defunding public schools, and calling out teachers.
Early voting starts today.
More info here:π
www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/absentee-guide
#mainehousegop
#mepolitics
#earlyvoting
#vote
#election
Vote red to save Maine and America
VOTE RED! πΊπΈπΊπΈπΊπΈ
I thought Trump was against early votingοΏΌ
Vote blue. Vote blue for democracy
Vote RED!!!!!
MAINE’S VERIFICATION WORKAROUND—AND WHAT ONE-PARTY CONTROL HAS PRODUCED Mainers are repeatedly told that our employment and election systems are secure. But when you examine the laws and legislative record, a troubling pattern emerges: Maine’s political establishment avoids openly creating “exemptions.” Instead, it defeats stronger verification requirements, expands eligibility through broader legislation and leaves the public to discover the consequences afterward. THE EMPLOYMENT WORKAROUND Every Maine employer must complete federal Iβ9 paperwork, but Maine generally does not require employers to use EβVerify—the federal system that compares a new employee’s information with Social Security and Homeland Security records. In 2019, LD 1077 would have required Maine employers to use EβVerify. Shenna Bellows, then a Democratic state senator and committee chair, supported the majority “Ought Not to Pass” recommendation and made the Senate motion that helped kill the bill. It never reached Governor Janet Mills, so she did not veto it. But throughout the Mills years, Maine’s one-party Democratic government failed to enact another statewide EβVerify requirement—even for sensitive positions involving children, hospital and hospice patients, inmates, firearms or public authority. Now five Cumberland County corrections officers have been detained by ICE in less than two years. Maine has also employed noncitizens in law enforcement, transportation, healthcare, childcare and other sensitive fields. Many noncitizens are here legally and perform essential work honorably. That is not the issue. The issue is that criminal-background checks, professional licenses and Maine driver’s licenses do not continuously verify immigration or employment status. The workaround is simple: don’t pass an exemption—just defeat the verification requirement and leave the weaker system in place. THE VOTING WORKAROUND Maine law ordinarily says voters must establish a fixed and principal home in the community where they vote. But another provision creates a remarkable exception. In 2009, while Matt Dunlap was Maine’s Secretary of State, LD 1169 added language allowing a United States citizen living abroad who has never lived anywhere in the United States to register and vote in the Maine community where a parent is a qualified voter. That means someone born and raised entirely in Europe may legally become a Maine voter without ever residing in Maine—or anywhere in America—provided that person is a U.S. citizen and has a qualifying parent. The statutory language does not expressly restrict that eligibility to federal elections. This provision was placed inside a large omnibus election-law bill formally sponsored by Representative Pamela Trinward. It passed the Democratic-controlled Legislature without a recorded House or Senate roll-call vote and was signed by Democratic Governor John Baldacci. Again, the workaround is accomplished without openly saying, “Maine residency no longer matters.” Instead, lawmakers create an exception inside a much larger bill, pass it without recording how individual legislators voted and leave the provision in law for years. THIS IS THE PATTERN Under one-party control, stronger verification is defeated while eligibility is quietly expanded. Then, when Mainers ask questions, we are told the systems are secure because those same systems have not documented a problem. This is not an attack on lawful immigrants, overseas American citizens or honest workers. It is a demand for transparency, verification and accountability. A background check is not an immigration check. A driver’s license is not proof of citizenship. And someone who has never lived in Maine should not be treated as a Maine resident without Mainers being fully informed and their elected legislators being placed on the record. That is the total workaround—and Mainers deserve to know who created it, who preserved it and who continues to benefit politically from keeping the public in the dark. Sources: LD 1077 employment-verification bill and disposition: legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0800&snum=129 21βA M.R.S. §154: legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec154.html LD 1169/Public Law 2009, Chapter 253: legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC253.asp
Are you guys trying to rig this election too? Fascism is doomed to failure.
VOTE BLUE - ππ€π©ππ£π ππ¨ π‘ππ π ππ§ππ«ππ£π π πππ§. ππ€ ππ€ ππ€π§π¬ππ§π, π¨ππ‘πππ© πΏ. ππ€ ππ€ ππππ π¬ππ§π, π¨ππ‘πππ© π. πππππΎππππ *π ππ πππππ κ±ππππΎππππ πΌ ππΌππΌπ πΎπΌπ πΌπΎπΎππΏπππ~α΄‘Ιͺα΄Κ Κα΄κ°α΄Κ κ±Ιͺα΄ α΄ κ±α΄Κα΄ ΙͺΙ΄Ι’κ± α΄κ° Κα΄ΚΚ, Crimes, α΄α΄ΚΚα΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄, ΚΙͺα΄κ±, Wars, κ°Κα΄α΄α΄ , α΄Κα΄α΄κ±α΄Ι΄, Ι’Κα΄α΄α΄ , α΄Ι΄α΄Ιͺ-α΄α΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄α΄Ι΄Ιͺκ±α΄, α΄α΄ α΄Κ!
ππππΊπΈποΈMaine has a $1 BILLION deficit under Democrat Mills and a Democrat Majority in Augusta! They have a Major Spending Problem that can not be sustained!! Bobby Charles for Governor!!β€οΈ A Vote for Hannah Pingree is a vote for the status quo!! She, Rick Bennett, Mills and Troy Jackson have been a major factor our Maine is in such a downfall!! Tax on Tips, Tax on overtime! Knowledge is Power!!ππΊπΈποΈ πΊπΈπ³οΈGet out and VOTE!π³οΈπΊπΈ I’m Voting π³οΈ for a proven leader, Stateswoman, and a person with Common Sense to work in Washington DC for Mainers!! π³οΈ Vote β€οΈ(R - conservative - common sense) across the board ~ State, Local and National Representatives.π³οΈRedβ€οΈRepublicans!! π³οΈTake Back Maine!! β€οΈ ππΊπΈποΈ Senator Susan Collins for the Job!! π³οΈβ€οΈ Bobby Charles, Ron Russell and Paul Lepage for The Win, as well!β€οΈ NO to COMMUNISM and SOCIALISM!! It’s great and lucrative for the Leaders! Workers pay! “Everything that’s Free is paid for by someone who works.” Can we provide more hands up instead of so many hand outs?? ππΊπΈποΈ What’s happening in NYC, Colorado, Maine? NJ? Awareness is Key!! Radical Islamists, Marxists… Identity politics?? Protect your Freedoms!!π³οΈ “America belongs to those who love America πΊπΈ, not to those who hate America!” Let’s focus on improving our Americanism and Constitutionalism! Protect your money you earned to spend as YOU choose.π΅