Here: http://mpascorecard.org/bills.
To learn more about each individual bill, click the “details” box.
The range of bills we scored touched upon a number of issues, including: Paid family and medical leave, childcare, housing, tribal sovereignty, workers rights, climate change, racial justice and more.
We score bills that received a “roll call” vote (where the individual “yes” or “no” votes on a bill are recorded). Not every bill receives a “roll call” in both chambers. Sometimes that’s because the vote was never taken up by one of the chambers. Other times it’s because the bill passed “under the hammer,” meaning unanimously. We can’t score a bill if we don’t know how each legislator voted on it, so there are a few cases where we could only score it in the House or the Senate.
We at MPA believe in the importance of having a legislature led by everyday Mainers. However, the challenges of being a working person or someone with caretaking responsibilities makes legislative duties increasingly difficult for some lawmakers. As such, we do not count absences against a lawmaker’s score as we hope it more accurately reflects who votes to support progressive policies in Maine.
Yes, visit https://mpascorecard.org/2021/ to view last year's scorecard, https://mpascorecard.org/2019/ to view our 2019 scorecard, https://mpascorecard.org/2018/ to view our 2018 scorecard. (We didn't have a scorecard in 2020 due to the abbreviated session caused by COVID-19).
First: Please share this scorecard. Every Mainer has the right to know how their elected officials voted, and whether they were actually representing their constituents—or the interests of the super-rich or wealthy corporations.
Second: Get involved. Write or call your legislator to tell them your thoughts on their votes. And the ultimate form of accountability? Elections. You can see if your legislators are up for re-election when you look up their score. Happy with how they voted? Volunteer to knock on some doors, make phone calls, and help get them back in office. Unhappy with their score? Volunteer with the person challenging them.
Email MPA lobbyist Adam Zuckerman at Adam@mainepeoplesalliance.org.