Frances Head

Republican Party

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Maine House of Representatives District 117

Successor: Matthew Moonen

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Frances Head (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 117. She assumed office on December 3, 2014. She left office on December 7, 2022.

Head (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 117. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 2.1 2017 legislative session
* 2.2 2015 legislative session
* 3 Sponsored legislation
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 4.5 2014
* 5 Campaign themes
* 5.1 2020
* 6 Campaign finance summary
* 7 Scorecards
* 7.1 2022
* 7.2 2021
* 7.3 2020
* 7.4 2019
* 7.5 2018
* 7.6 2017
* 7.7 2016
* 7.8 2015
* 8 See also
* 9 External links
* 10 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Frances Head, as of April 2020, lived in West Bethel, Maine. Her career experience includes working as a real estate broker. Head has been the president of the Bethel Seniors and has been a member of the Bethel Budget Committee and the Bethel Appeals Board.[1]

## Committee assignments[edit]

#### 2021-2022

Head was assigned to the following committees:

* State and Local Government Committee

#### 2019-2020

Head was assigned to the following committees:

* State and Local Government Committee

### 2017 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2017

• Health and Human Services

### 2015 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Head served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2015

• Health and Human Services

## Sponsored legislation[edit]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

Frances Head was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

### 2020[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

#### General election

##### General election for Maine House of Representatives District 117

Incumbent Frances Head defeated Savannah Sessions in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 117 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Frances Head (R) |

54.7

| 3,320

| Savannah Sessions (D) |

45.3

| 2,744

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

| Total votes: 6,064

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#### Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 117

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Savannah Sessions in round 1 .

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Candidate

Total Votes

Transfer

Round eliminated

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| Savannah Sessions |

100

| 936 | 0 | Advanced (1)

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

| Total votes: 936

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#### Republican primary election

#####  Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 117

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Frances Head in round 1 .

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Candidate

Total Votes

Transfer

Round eliminated

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| Frances Head |

100

| 838 | 0 | Advanced (1)

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

| Total votes: 838

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

#### General election

##### General election for Maine House of Representatives District 117

Incumbent Frances Head defeated Stephanie LeBlanc in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 117 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Frances Head (R) |

50.8

| 2,497

| Stephanie LeBlanc (D) |

49.2

| 2,416

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

| Total votes: 4,913
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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#### Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 117

Stephanie LeBlanc advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 117 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Stephanie LeBlanc|

100.0

| 715

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

| Total votes: 715

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#### Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 117

Incumbent Frances Head advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 117 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Frances Head|

100.0

| 833

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

| Total votes: 833

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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.[2]

Incumbent Frances Head defeated Sidney Pew in the Maine House of Representatives District 117 general election.[3]

Maine House of Representatives, District 117 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Frances Head Incumbent | 57.40% | 3,267
| Democratic  | Sidney Pew | 42.60% | 2,425
Total Votes | 5,692
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Sidney Pew ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 117 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Maine House of Representatives, District 117 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Sidney Pew (unopposed)

Incumbent Frances Head ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 117 Republican primary.[4][5]

Maine House of Representatives, District 117 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Frances Head 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. Callie Pecunies was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Frances Head was unopposed in the Republican primary. Head defeated Pecunies in the general election.[6][7][8][9]

Maine House of Representatives District 117, General Election, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Republican  | Frances Head | 50.4% | 2,482
| Democratic  |  Callie Pecunies  | 44.4% | 2,190
| None  |  Blank Votes  | 5.2% | 257
Total Votes | 4,929

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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## Campaign finance summary[edit]

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Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

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Frances Head campaign contribution history Year| Office| Status| Contributions| Expenditures

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2020| Maine House of Representatives District 117| Won general| $8,705|  N/A**
2018| Maine House of Representatives District 117| Won general| $5,940|  N/A**
2016| Maine House of Representatives, District 117| Won | $12,721|  N/A**
2014| Maine House of Representatives District 117| Won | $13,694|  N/A**
Grand total| $41,060|  N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

## Scorecards[edit]

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Maine

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### 2022

In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Maine People's Alliance

Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

* Maine Policy Institute

Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization.

* Maine Women's Lobby

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.

* Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* Wabanaki Alliance: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

### 2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].

In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.

* Maine Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Maine People's Alliance

Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

* Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Wabanaki Alliance

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.

* Maine League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Maine People's Alliance

Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

* Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2018

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show].

In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Maine Right to Life: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2017

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show].

In 2017, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 through July 4. The legislature reconvened on July 20. The legislature held a veto session on August 2. The legislature held its first special session on October 23. The legislature held its second special session on November 6.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.

* Maine League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Maine People's Alliance: Senate and House

Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

* Maine Right to Life: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

* Prevent Harm: Senate and House

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to chemical exposure.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2016

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show].

In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

* Maine People's Alliance: Senate and House

Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund

Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2015

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show].

In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.

* Maine AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

* Maine Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on environmental issues.

* Maine People's Alliance

Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

* The American Conservative Union

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The Maine House of Representatives, "Frances M. Head," accessed April 4, 2020
2. ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
3. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
6. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
7. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
8. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
9. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014

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Preceded by
\-  |  Maine House of Representatives District 117
2014-2022 | Succeeded by
Matthew Moonen (D)

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Lucien Daigle (R)

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Mark Babin (R)

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