Chad Perkins

MaineCare Under Federal Review Following Fraud and Improper Payment Findings

I’m State Representative Chad Perkins of Dover-Foxcroft with the Weekly Republican Address. For months now, a troubling pattern has been coming to light in MaineCare — a pattern of fraud, waste, and abuse involving millions of taxpayer dollars. This issue has continued to grow unchecked, and recently, the federal government issued a serious warning to

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Representative Perkins named Lead on Government Oversight Committee

STATEHOUSE – State Representative Chad Perkins (R-Dover-Foxcroft) has been appointed Republican Lead on the 132nd Maine Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee. This high-profile committee will focus on several important issues this session. “Waste, fraud and abuse steals hard-earned money from taxpayers and sustenance from people that depend on government programs that serve as a common sense,

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Legislative Republicans Urge Revocation of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Leases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2025 AUGUSTA – Republican lawmakers from the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, along with several state Representatives and Senators, have called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to revoke all remaining Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases. In a letter

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A bill to make Maine a sanctuary state is on Governor Mills’ desk

Unless she vetoes it, LD 1971 will undermine federal efforts to locate, detain, and deport violent criminals. This is Representative Chad Perkins of Dover Foxcroft with the Weekly Republican Address. LD 1971, titled “An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration

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Legislators Urge President to Protect Maine’s Environment and Safeguard Coastal Communities

Legislators thank President Trump and call for further action to revoke existing offshore wind permits and leases that threaten the Gulf of Maine STATE HOUSE – Republican members of Maine’s House and Senate have written a letter to President Donald J. Trump thanking him for taking swift action to protect the Gulf of Maine and

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Legislative Democrats raised property taxes this past session

Republican property tax relief laws and a formerly bipartisan protection for property tax payers were eliminated This is Representative Chad Perkins of Dover-Foxcroft with the Weekly Republican Address.  Property owners throughout Maine have been shocked to learn that their property tax bills have risen again sharply. Rate increases are part of the problem. Reevaluations are

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