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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD 1894 — An Act To Address Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 957 — An Act To Integrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander History Into The Statewide System Of Learning Results | Nay | 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… | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 68 — An Act To Amend The State Tax Laws | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1787 — An Act To Strengthen The Maine Clean Election Act | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1900 — An Act To Bring Parity To The State'S Recognition Of The Wabanaki Nations' Authority To Provide Electric Power Districts And Child Support… | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1928 — An Act To Prohibit Lodging Establishments From Providing Single-Use Plastic Containers | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1169 — An Act Regarding Employer Payments For The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1461 — An Act To Prohibit School Boards From Implementing Or Enforcing Mask Mandates | 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 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1535 — An Act To Reduce Illegal Cannabis Operations By Requiring Permits For High Electrical Usage | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 332 — An Act To Establish Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Gross Sexual Assaults Against Children And Aggravated Sex Trafficking Of Children | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1181 — An Act Regarding The Designation Of Short-Term Rental Units As Commercial Or Residential In Use | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1726 — An Act To Enhance The Coordination And Effectiveness Of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning | 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 | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 437 — An Act Directing The Department Of Education To Develop Pilot Programs To Place Child Care Facilities In Selected School Administrative… | Nay | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1439 — An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Children In Public Schools By Requiring Parental Consent For Certain Tests, Analyses And… | Nay | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 810 — An Act Regarding The Approval Of Transmission Lines | Nay | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1712 — An Act To Amend The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program To Balance Support Of Businesses And Employees | Nay | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 339 — Resolve, To Provide Funds To The Maine Indian Education School District To Develop A Wabanaki-Centered Curriculum | Not voting | Jun 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 544 — An Act To Create Parity In The Taxation Of Medicine By Exempting Sales Of Cannabis For Medical Use | Not voting | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 402 — An Act To Move The Natural Areas Program From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Inland… | Not voting | Jun 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1466 — An Act Related To Excusing A School From Making Up Missed Days When It Cannot Operate During A Declared State Of Emergency | Nay | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 1027 — An Act To Strengthen The Law Regarding Relief For Improvident Transfers Of Title | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| LD 122 — An Act To Update Certain Laws Regarding Extended Care And Adoption | Yea | Jun 4, 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
ME · —
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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