Michael Lemelin

Representative Lemelin named Lead on Health and Human Services Committee

STATEHOUSE – State Representative Michael Lemelin (R-Chelsea) has been appointed Republican Lead on the 132nd Maine Legislature’s Health and human Services Committee. This high-profile committee will focus on several important issues this session. “Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) accounts for 38% of General Fund appropriations,” said Rep. Lemelin. “Over 2/3 of DHHS’s

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BREAKING: “Dirty Permits” – Former BMV examiner asserts 100% pass rate for foreign-national learner’s permit test takers is fraudulent — overall pass rate is 65%! Republicans demand an investigation

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

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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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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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Our Fundamental Freedoms are Under Attack

Unelected bureaucrats are restricting Mainers’ freedoms This is Rep. Michael Lemelin of Chelsea with the weekly Republican address.  Not too long ago, restrictions were placed on our right to gather, to worship, to attend school, and to pursue gainful employment. All these restrictions were imposed “for your own good” by agenda driven bureaucrats empowered by

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HHS Committee Republicans: Statement on Speaker’s bill to expand MaineCare to cover noncitizens (LD 199)

“Committee Republicans are not opposed to legal immigration, the historical strength and backbone of this country. It is increasingly clear that Maine taxpayers cannot currently cover the cost for all existing entitlement programs and keep pace with our rising homeless population, opioid epidemic, and mental health crisis. The needs of Maine citizens should be our

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Bill to promote safe, dignified, and comfortable transportation for individuals with disabilities to have Public Hearing

STATE HOUSE– Rep. Michael Lemelin (R-Chelsea) announced today that his bill to promote the safety, dignity, and comfort of individuals with multiple disabilities during MaineCare transport will have a Public Hearing Wednesday. LD 825 – “An Act Relating to Transportation Services for MaineCare Members with Multiple Disabilities”,” The bill requires that transportation services provided to

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Bill to protect the environment from toxic solar panels under consideration

STATE HOUSE– Rep. Michael Lemelin (R-Chelsea) announced today that his bill (LD 826) to protect the environment from another PFAS type crisis by addressing the disposal of solar panels, will have a Work Session this Wednesday. The Committees may vote on a recommendation to the full legislature that day. “My bill seeks to avert a

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Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Annual Report

The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman has released its annual report. The report raises several troubling issues, indicating that our child welfare system is falling short of its duty to protect children. The Ombudsman is one source of information available to policy makers, providing neutral objective assessment of concerns raised by individuals involved in child

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