Maine House of Representatives District 119

Incumbent

Paul Stearns

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 7,864
Gender |

50% Male

50% Female

Race |

94.3% White

0.2% Black

0.3% Asian

0.6% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 1.2% Hispanic
Median household income | $45,189
High school graduation rate | 89.7%
College graduation rate | 17.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2019 ACS data

Maine House of Representatives District 119 is represented by Paul Stearns (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Maine state representatives represented an average of 9,022 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 8,797 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the chamber
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Term limits
* 1.4 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2021
* 3.2 State Senate map
* 3.3 State House of Representatives map
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 4.5 2014
* 4.6 2012
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the chamber[edit]

Members of the Maine House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Maine legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.[2][3]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 4 of Part 1 of Article 4 of the Maine Constitution states, "Qualifications; residency requirement. No person shall be a member of the House of Representatives, unless the person shall, at the commencement of the period for which the person is elected, have been 5 years a citizen of the United States, have arrived at the age of 21 years, have been a resident in this State one year; and for the 3 months next preceding the time of this person's election shall have been, and, during the period for which elected, shall continue to be a resident in the district which that person represents."[4]

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$15,417 for the first regular session. $10,923 for the second regular session.| $38/day for lodging (or mileage up to $38/day in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $32/day for meals. Set by statute.

### Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Maine legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Maine Term Limits Act in 1993. That initiative said that Maine representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1993 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 1996.[1]

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Maine State Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat.[5][6] The governor must call for an election and allow all political committees representing the vacant seat to set all deadlines.[7][5][6] The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[8]

See sources: Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 382 and Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, § 381

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2021[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Maine after the 2020 census

On September 29, 2021, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed legislation enacting redrawn state legislative district boundaries. The Maine Apportionment Commission approved final maps and submitted them to the legislature on September 27, 2021. The Maine Senate unanimously approved both maps by a vote of 31-0. The Maine House of Representatives approved new district boundaries for the state Senate by a vote of 129-0 and new state House district boundaries by a vote of 119-10.[9] These maps take effect for Maine’s 2022 legislative elections.

The Maine Wire reported, "The legislature made no changes to the maps the Apportionment Commission submitted, but some legislators did express dissatisfaction with the way districts had been drawn."[10] Some lawmakers objected to changes made to the composition of their districts, such as Ben Collings (D). After the plans were approved, Collings said, "“I did my best to work with the [apportionment] committee and use the process to make those changes.” “Unfortunately that did not come together for the district I represent.”[9]

### State Senate map[edit]

Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

### Maine State Senate Districts
until December 6, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### Maine State Senate Districts
starting December 7, 2022

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### State House of Representatives map[edit]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

### Maine State House Districts
until December 6, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### Maine State House Districts
starting December 7, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

How does redistricting in Maine work? In Maine, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. An advisory commission is also involved in the process. A two-thirds majority is required to approve new district maps, which are subject to veto by the governor.[11]

The composition of the 15-member advisory redistricting commission is as follows:[11]

1. The majority and minority leaders of the Maine State Senate each select two commissioners.
2. The majority and minority leaders of the Maine House of Representatives each appoint three commissioners.
3. The chairs of the state's two major political parties (i.e., the Republican and Democratic parties) each appoint one member.
4. The aforementioned 12 commissioners appoint two more members from the public, "with each party's representatives coordinating to choose one commissioner."
5. The two public commissioners appoint one additional member.

This commission may make recommendations to the state legislature regarding redistricting, but the legislature is not bound to abide by the commission's recommendations. If the state legislature is unable to pass a redistricting plan, the responsibility falls to the Maine Supreme Court.[11]

State statutes require that congressional districts be compact and contiguous, In addition, state laws require that congressional districts "cross political subdivision lines as few times as possible."[11]

The Maine Constitution mandates that state legislative districts be "compact and contiguous, and that they cross political subdivision lines as few times as possible."[11]

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on June 14, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119

Susanne Robins and Charles Skold are running in the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate

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| Susanne Robins

| Charles Skold

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119

Peter Doyle is running in the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate

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| Peter Doyle

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Maine House of Representatives District 119

Incumbent Paul Stearns defeated Margarita Contreni in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 119 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Paul Stearns (R)  |

70.5

| 3,509

| Margarita Contreni (D)  |

29.5

| 1,468

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 4,977

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Margarita Contreni in round 1 .

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Candidate

Total Votes

Transfer

Round eliminated

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✔ |

| Margarita Contreni |

100

| 561 | 0 | Advanced (1)

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 561

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Paul Stearns in round 1 .

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Candidate

Total Votes

Transfer

Round eliminated

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✔ |

| Paul Stearns |

100

| 1,153 | 0 | Advanced (1)

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,153

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Maine House of Representatives District 119

Incumbent Paul Stearns defeated Tyler Adkins and Jaco Deertrack in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 119 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Paul Stearns (R)  |

58.8

| 2,324

| Tyler Adkins (Independent)  |

37.9

| 1,499

| Jaco Deertrack (G)  |

3.2

| 127

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 3,950
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119

Incumbent Paul Stearns advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 119 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Paul Stearns |

100.0

| 847

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 847

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[12]

Incumbent Paul Stearns ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 119 general election.[13]

Maine House of Representatives, District 119 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Paul Stearns Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Richard Gould ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 119 Democratic primary.[14][15]

Maine House of Representatives, District 119 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Richard Gould (unopposed)

Incumbent Paul Stearns ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 119 Republican primary.[14][15]

Maine House of Representatives, District 119 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Paul Stearns Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Richard Gould was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Paul Stearns was unopposed in the Republican primary. Stearns was unopposed in the general election.[16][17][18][19]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Maine House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 15, 2012. Benjamin Chipman (I) defeated Herbert Adams (D) and Gwendolyne Tuttle (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[20][21]

Maine House of Representatives, District 119, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Independent  | Benjamin Chipman Incumbent | 54.2% | 1,904
| Democratic  |  Herbert Adams  | 36.7% | 1,287
| Republican  |  Gwendolyne Tuttle  | 9.1% | 320
Total Votes | 3,511

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for Maine House of Representatives District 119 raised a total of $116,815. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $4,326 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Maine House of Representatives District 119

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $25,386 | 3 | $8,462
2016 | $3,874 | 2 | $1,937
2014 | $3,129 | 2 | $1,565
2012 | $10,684 | 3 | $3,561
2010 | $15,947 | 4 | $3,987
2008 | $11,739 | 2 | $5,870
2006 | $13,171 | 3 | $4,390
2004 | $18,387 | 3 | $6,129
2002 | $8,005 | 2 | $4,003
2000 | $6,493 | 3 | $2,164
Total | $116,815 | 27 | $4,326

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Maine State Legislature
* Maine State Senate
* Maine House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The Maine State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ncsl.org, "Chart of Term Limits States," accessed December 16, 2013 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "limits" defined multiple times with different content
2. ↑ Maine Constitution, "Article IV. Part First., Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
3. ↑ Maine Constitution, "Article IV. Part Second., Section 5," accessed November 1, 2021
4. ↑ Maine State Constitution, "Article IV," accessed February 11, 2021
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-381)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-382)
7. ↑ Maine Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Maine," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article IV, Section 5)
8. ↑ Maine Legislature, "Maine Revised Statutes," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute 21A-361)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bangor Daily News, "Thousands of Mainers to shift to new congressional districts," September 29, 2021
10. ↑ Maine Wire, "Maine Legislature accepts new redistricting plans, approves legal action on federal lobster rules," September 29, 2021
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 All About Redistricting, "Maine," accessed April 30, 2015
12. ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
13. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
16. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
17. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
18. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
19. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
20. ↑ "Maine Secretary of State - Official primary results," accessed October 17, 2013
21. ↑ "Maine Secretary of State - Official general election results," accessed October 17, 2013

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Current members of the Maine House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Ryan Fecteau

Representatives

District 1

Kristi Mathieson (D)

District 2

Michele Meyer (D)

District 3

Lydia Blume (D)

District 4

Patricia Hymanson (D)

District 5

Beth O'Connor (R)

District 6

Tiffany Roberts (D)

District 7

Timothy Roche (R)

District 8

Christopher Babbidge (D)

District 9

Traci Gere (D)

District 10

Wayne Parry (R)

District 11

Ryan Fecteau (D)

District 12

Erin Sheehan (D)

District 13

Lori Gramlich (D)

District 14

Lynn Copeland (D)

District 15

Margaret O'Neil (D)

District 16

Nathan Carlow (R)

District 17

Dwayne Prescott (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 20

Vacant

District 21

Heidi Sampson (R)

District 22

Mark Blier (R)

District 23

Lester Ordway (R)

District 24

Mark Bryant (D)

District 25

Patrick Corey (R)

District 26

Maureen Terry (D)

District 27

James Boyle (D)

District 28

Christopher Caiazzo (D)

District 29

Sophia Warren (D)

District 30

Rebecca Millett (D)

District 31

Lois Reckitt (D)

District 32

Christopher Kessler (D)

District 33

Victoria Morales (D)

District 34

Morgan Rielly (D)

District 35

Suzanne Salisbury (D)

District 36

Michael Brennan (D)

District 37

Grayson Lookner (D)

District 38

Barbara Wood (D)

District 39

Michael Sylvester (D)

District 40

Rachel Ross (D)

District 41

Samuel Zager (D)

District 42

Benjamin Collings (D)

District 43

W. Edward Crockett (D)

District 44

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 45

Stephen Moriarty (D)

District 46

Braden Sharpe (D)

District 47

Arthur Bell (D)

District 48

Melanie Sachs (D)

District 49

Poppy Arford (D)

District 50

Ralph Tucker (D)

District 51

Joyce McCreight (D)

District 52

Sean Paulhus (D)

District 53

Allison Hepler (D)

District 54

Denise Tepler (D)

District 55

Seth Berry (D)

District 56

Richard Mason (R)

District 57

Thomas Martin (R)

District 58

Jonathan Connor (R)

District 59

Margaret Craven (D)

District 60

Kristen Cloutier (D)

District 61

Heidi Brooks (D)

District 62

Gina Melaragno (D)

District 63

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 64

Laurel Libby (R)

District 65

Amy Arata (R)

District 66

Jessica Fay (D)

District 67

Susan Austin (R)

District 68

Richard Cebra (R)

District 69

Walter Riseman (I)

District 70

Nathan Wadsworth (R)

District 71

Sawin Millett (R)

District 72

Kathleen Dillingham (R)

District 73

John Andrews (R)

District 74

Sheila Lyman (R)

District 75

Joshua Morris (R)

District 76

Daniel Newman (R)

District 77

Michael Perkins (R)

District 78

Cathy Nadeau (R)

District 79

Timothy Theriault (R)

District 80

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 81

Tavis Hasenfus (D)

District 82

Randall Greenwood (R)

District 83

Thomas Harnett (D)

District 84

Charlotte Warren (D)

District 85

Vacant

District 86

Raegan LaRochelle (D)

District 87

Jeffery Hanley (R)

District 88

Michael Lemelin (R)

District 89

Holly Stover (D)

District 90

Lydia Crafts (D)

District 91

Jeff Evangelos (I)

District 92

Ann Matlack (D)

District 93

Valli Geiger (D)

District 94

Victoria Doudera (D)

District 95

William Pluecker (I)

District 96

Stanley Zeigler (D)

District 97

Janice Dodge (D)

District 98

Scott Cuddy (D)

District 99

MaryAnne Kinney (R)

District 100

Danny Costain (R)

District 101

David Haggan (R)

District 102

Abigail Griffin (R)

District 103

James Thorne (R)

District 104

Steven Foster (R)

District 105

Joel Stetkis (R)

District 106

Amanda Collamore (R)

District 107

Jennifer Poirier (R)

District 108

Shelley Rudnicki (R)

District 109

Bruce White (D)

District 110

Colleen Madigan (D)

District 111

John Ducharme (R)

District 112

Thomas Skolfield (R)

District 113

H. Landry (D)

District 114

Randall Hall (R)

District 115

Josanne Dolloff (R)

District 116

Richard Pickett (R)

District 117

Frances Head (R)

District 118

Chad Grignon (R)

District 119

Paul Stearns (R)

District 120

Richard Evans (D)

District 121

Gary Drinkwater (R)

District 122

Michelle Dunphy (D)

District 123

Laurie Osher (D)

District 124

Joseph Perry (D)

District 125

Amy Roeder (D)

District 126

Laura Supica (D)

District 127

Barbara Cardone (D)

District 128

Kevin O'Connell (D)

District 129

Peter Lyford (R)

District 130

Kathy Downes (R)

District 131

Sherman Hutchins (R)

District 132

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 133

Sarah Pebworth (D)

District 134

Genevieve McDonald (D)

District 135

Lynne Williams (D)

District 136

William Faulkingham (R)

District 137

Meldon Carmichael (R)

District 138

Robert Alley (D)

District 139

William Tuell (R)

District 140

Anne Perry (D)

District 141

Kathy Javner (R)

District 142

Jeffery Gifford (R)

District 143

Peggy Stanley (R)

District 144

Tracy Quint (R)

District 145

Vacant

District 146

Dustin White (R)

District 147

Joseph Underwood (R)

District 148

David McCrea (D)

District 149

Susan Bernard (R)

District 150

Roland Martin (D)

District 151

John Martin (D)

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