R
Russell Black
ME Senate District 5
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Environment & Energy 26Government Operations & Budget 25Agriculture 18Transportation & Infrastructure 10Economy & Taxes 8Social Services & Welfare 7Healthcare 4Labor & Employment 4Criminal Justice & Policing 3Housing 3Education 2Technology & Privacy 2Banking & Finance 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Gun Policy 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Senate District 5 current
Maine |
Republican | Dec 7, 2022 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 5
Maine |
Republican | Dec 5, 2018 | Dec 6, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 5
Maine |
Republican | Dec 1, 2010 | Dec 4, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 17
Maine |
Republican | — | Dec 7, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME House District 114
Maine |
Republican | — | Dec 31, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (771 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| LD 1519 — An Act To Create A Stewardship Program For Electronic Smoking Devices And Related Products | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1032 — An Act Regarding Court Security | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1519 — An Act To Create A Stewardship Program For Electronic Smoking Devices And Related Products | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1707 — An Act To Require A Person To Be A United States Citizen To Receive State Or Local Financial Assistance And To Ensure Municipal Compliance… | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 612 — An Act To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Review Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And Electronic… | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 818 — An Act To Allow Expenditure Of Maine Clean Election Act Funding For The Care Of Candidates' Dependents | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 613 — An Act To Amend The Maine Death With Dignity Act To Ensure Access By Qualified Patients | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 166 — An Act To Prohibit The Sale Of Tobacco Products In Pharmacies And Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1078 — An Act To Support Maine'S Public Health Objectives By Increasing Access To Hypodermic Apparatus Exchange Programs | Nay | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1265 — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies And Comprehensive Reviews Of The Classification Plan For State… | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1016 — An Act To Establish The Manufactured Housing Community And Mobile Home Park Preservation And Assistance Fund | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1776 — An Act To Establish The Interdisciplinary Advisory Board For The State House Complex | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SP 789 — Joint Order, To Waive The Requirement To Hold A Public Hearing On L.D. 1378, I.B. 2, An Act To Protect Maine Communities By Enacting The… | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1145 — An Act To Protect Residents Living In Mobile Home Parks | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1734 — An Act To Exempt Over-The-Counter Medicines From The Sales And Use Tax | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 662 — An Act To Fund Military Sexual Trauma Liaisons | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 418 — An Act To Remand Individuals With Pending State Probation Violations To The Department Of Corrections Following Initial Proceedings | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 587 — An Act To Require Cardiac Emergency Response Plans And Athletic Emergency Action Plans For Schools And School-Sponsored Athletic Events | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1539 — An Act To Create A State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SP 791 — Joint Order, To Require The Adjournment Sine Die Of The First Special Session Of The 132Nd Legislature | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 59 — An Act To Ban The Drug Tianeptine | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1147 — An Act Regarding The Required State Of Mind Relating To The Threatening Display Or Carrying Of A Concealed Weapon | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 470 — An Act To Require School Administrative Units To Adopt Mentoring Programs For Teachers And To Improve Existing Programs | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1263 — An Act Regarding Penalties For Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results In An Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury Of A Person | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SP 790 — Joint Order, To Require The Legislative Council To Hold A Public Hearing On L.D. 1378, I.B. 2, An Act To Protect Maine Communities By… | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (18 as lead sponsor)
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LD 1346
ME · —
An Act Regarding The Supply Of Water To The Town Of New Sharon
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LD 2042
ME · —
An Act To Eliminate The Requirement For Municipalities To Provide Public Notice In A Newspaper
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LD 825
ME · —
An Act To Prohibit Geoengineering, Including The Use Of Cloud Seeding, Weather Modification, Excessive Radio Waves And Microwave Radiation
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LD 6
ME · —
An Act To Allow Persons To Label Their Wild Animal Traps With Their Online Identification Number Issued By The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife
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LD 24
ME · —
Resolve, Authorizing The Director Of The Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Convey Public Land Parcels In Lincoln Plantation And Sandy River Plantation
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LD 121
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An Act To Include Brush And Yard Debris In The Definition Of "Litter"
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LD 1964
ME · —
An Act To Require The Development Of A Standard Written Disclosure For Sellers And Installers Of Distributed Generation Resources, To Make Changes To Other…
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LD 1207
ME · —
An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Monitor Air And Water Temperatures Around Commercial Solar Energy Developments
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LD 510
ME · —
An Act To Require The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry, Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Maintain The Weld To Byron Road In Township 6 North Of…
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LD 952
ME · —
An Act To Exempt Agricultural Employers And Employees From The Maine Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program
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