Representing Senate District 2
Amity, Bancroft, Blaine, Bridgewater, Carroll Plantation, Cary Plantation, Central Aroostook Unorganized Territory, Chapman, Crystal, Drew Plantation, Dyer Brook, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Glenwood Plantation, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Kingman Township, Lakeville, Lee, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Macwahoc Plantation, Mars Hill, Merrill, Monticello, Moro Plantation, Mount Chase, New Limerick, Oakfield, Orient, Patten, Prentiss Township, Presque Isle, Reed Plantation, Sherman, Smyrna, South Aroostook Unorganized Territory, Springfield, Stacyville, Twombly Ridge Township, Webster Plantation, Westfield, Weston,Whitney Township, Winn, and part of North Penobscot Unorganized Territory.
Term limited
2024
Up for re-election
2018
2018 Score
Will of the voters
Voting history
Changing the citizen initiative process LD 31
This bill would have amended our state constitution to make it more difficult for citizen initiatives to get on the ballot.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Carpenter vote
Supported
Promoting community solar LD 1444
This bill would have promoted the development of large-scale community solar over the next four years.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Carpenter vote
Excused
Continuing preventative care of ACA LD 1476
This bill requires health insurance plans in Maine to continue covering preventative care in the case of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Carpenter vote
Supported
Student loan Bill of Rights LD 1507
This bill would have established a Student Loan Bill of Rights.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Carpenter vote
Supported
Funding for syringe exchange programs LD 1707
This bill would have allocated funds for syringe exchange programs to curb the spread of preventable infectious diseases, such as hepatitis C, which is on the rise in Maine.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Carpenter vote
Supported
Attack on the minimum wage LD 1757
This bill would have cut future wage increases for Maine workers and allowed employers to pay young employees less than the minimum wage.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Carpenter vote
Opposed
Forcing compliance with Trump's anti-immigration policies LD 1833
This bill would have forced local police to act as federal immigration agents and would have financially punished municipalities that refused to comply.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Carpenter vote
Opposed
Sending Homecare for All to ballot LD 1864
This vote was to send Homecare for All to the ballot this November 2018.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Carpenter vote
Opposed
Immigrant stigmatization LD 1904
This bill, which came from an anti-Muslim hate group, would have redundantly criminalized the currently non-existent practice of female genital mutilation in Maine.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Carpenter vote
Supported
Banning signature collection at the polls LD 1726
This bill would have made it illegal to collect signatures at polling locations.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Carpenter vote
Opposed
Cutting overtime pay LD 1769
This bill would have cut wages for roughly 19,000 Mainers this year by changing the state’s overtime rules.
MPA bill stance
Opposed
Carpenter vote
Opposed
Funding voter-approved Medicaid expansion law LD 873
This bill would have provided administrative funding for Medicaid expansion, passed overwhelmingly by voters last fall.
MPA bill stance
Supported
Carpenter vote
Supported