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Democratic
· Representative
Kelly Murphy
Represents District 125 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 709 party-line votes · House Democrats median 97%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 800 of 805 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
13 of 19
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 5
Roll calls on record
805
132nd Legislature
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 132nd Legislature.
How Kelly Murphy votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Kelly Murphy sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Kelly Murphy is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
16 of 709 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
LD1941 · Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Examine the Intersection of Parole and Current Sentencing Practices
Acc Report "b" Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #748 · 2026-04-07 · Failed 54–94 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD1865 · Resolve, to Create a Tax Incentive Pilot Project to Encourage Businesses to Adopt a 4-day Workweek
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #731 · 2026-04-06 · Failed 43–100 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD2159 · An Act to Require School Buses to Be Equipped with and to Use School Bus Crossing Arms
Adopt Hah-963 To Cah-959 RC #718 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 52–92 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD1806 · An Act to Create a Residential Rental Unit Registry
Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #640 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 92–46 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD1328 · An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services
Reconsideration – Veto RC #587 · 2025-06-25 · Failed 40–100 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD879 · An Act to Increase Maximum Small Claim Limits for Home Construction Contracts
Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #512 · 2025-06-16 · Passed 81–62 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD297 · An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill
Recede RC #511 · 2025-06-16 · Failed 49–94 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD1776 · An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex
Recede RC #364 · 2025-06-09 · Failed 60–87 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD1754 · An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers
Enactment RC #382 · 2025-06-09 · Failed 71–75 · most Democrats voted the other way
LD297 · An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #356 · 2025-06-09 · Passed 100–44 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
LD127 · An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records
Suspend House Rule 515 RC #820 · 2026-04-14 · Failed 72–72
LD1941 · Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Examine the Intersection of Parole and Current Sentencing Practices
Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #747 · 2026-04-07 · Failed 74–74
LD1962 · An Act to Increase Legislative Access to Department of Corrections Facilities and to Direct the Commissioner to Establish Rules Regarding Legislator Access to Correctional and Detention Facilities
Acc Report "a" Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #696 · 2026-03-30 · Failed 69–69
LD868 · An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, Restrooms, Changing Rooms and Housing at Elementary, Secondary and Postsecondary Schools
Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #482 · 2025-06-13 · Failed 72–72
LD893 · An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements
Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #275 · 2025-06-02 · Failed 69–69
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Nathan CarlowRepublican · District 137 · 737 shared contested votes
18%
Amy ArataRepublican · District 104 · 731 shared contested votes
18%
Dean CrayRepublican · District 69 · 675 shared contested votes
17%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (5 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Kelly Murphy was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced19
Out of committee15
Passed one chamber15
Passed both chambers15
Became law13
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
School Programs 3Education Dept 3Rules 3School Policies 2School Funding Formula 2Board Of Education 2
An Act to Improve Professional Development for Educational Technicians and School Support Staff
FailedDied in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD) · 2026-04-29
An Act to Exempt Diapers from Sales Tax
FailedDied in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD) · 2026-04-29
An Act to Amend the Essential Programs and Services School Funding Formula
Became lawSubsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. · 2026-04-14
An Act to Update Certain Statutes Governing School Nutrition
Became lawSubsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. · 2026-04-13
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education
Became lawFINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. · 2026-04-06
An Act to Update Department of Education Reporting Requirements
FailedPursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2026-03-26
An Act Regarding Education
FailedPursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2026-03-26
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 33: Rule Governing Physical Restraint and Seclusion, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education
Became lawFINALLY PASSED – Emergency – 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. · 2026-03-25
An Act Regarding Public Preschool Programs Serving Children Who Are 3 Years of Age
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2026-03-25
An Act to Update the Funding Method for Career and Technical Education Programs
FailedPursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2026-02-03
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review the Use of Abbreviated School Days
Became lawHELD BY THE GOVERNOR. · 2025-07-08
Resolve, to Require the Department of Education to Convene a Group to Develop Best Practices for De-escalation and Behavior Intervention
Became lawHELD BY THE GOVERNOR. · 2025-07-08
An Act to Establish a Grant Program to Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Students with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder
Became lawHELD BY THE GOVERNOR. · 2025-07-08
Resolve, to Create a Working Group on the Status of School Libraries and on Public Libraries in Maine
Became lawFINALLY PASSED in concurrence. · 2025-06-25
An Act to Clarify Information Sharing Between the Department of Health and Human Services and Schools with Respect to Investigations of Child Abuse or Neglect
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2025-06-16
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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LD307 · 2026-04-29
An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers (Move The Previous Question RC #827)
LD307 · 2026-04-29
An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers (Reconsideration-veto RC #828)
LD307 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers (Enactment RC #815)
LD1519 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Create a Stewardship Program for Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Products (Enactment RC #816)
LD127 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records (Acc Min Otp-am By Ca-b RC #819)
LD127 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records (Suspend House Rule 515 RC #820)
LD555 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services (Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #817)
LD1009 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felonies (Suspend Rules – RC #818)
LD299 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Support Maine's Agricultural and Forestry Sectors and Expand Grant Eligibility Under the Farmers Drought Resilience Program Fund (Recede And Concur RC #821)
LD299 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Support Maine's Agricultural and Forestry Sectors and Expand Grant Eligibility Under the Farmers Drought Resilience Program Fund (Enactment – Bond Issue RC #826)
LD127 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records (Recon Of Maj Rep Otp-am By Ca-a RC #824)
LD127 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records (Suspension Of House Rule 515 RC #825)
LD2226 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend the Essential Programs and Services School Funding Formula (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #806)
LD1847 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Institute Testing and Tracking of Medical Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products Similar to Adult Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products, Dedicate a Portion of the Adult Use Cannabis Sales and Excise Tax to Medical Use Cannabis Programs and Create a Study Group (Report A Otp-am By Ca-a RC #809)
LD1847 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Institute Testing and Tracking of Medical Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products Similar to Adult Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products, Dedicate a Portion of the Adult Use Cannabis Sales and Excise Tax to Medical Use Cannabis Programs and Create a Study Group (Acc Report C Otp-am By Ca-c RC #810)
LD2230 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Invest in the Construction of Industrialized Housing (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #807)
LD1647 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend the Maine Human Rights Act to Provide Additional Remedies for Educational Discrimination (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #805)
LD785 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend Certain Tax Laws Regarding the Wabanaki Nations (Report A Otp-am By Ca-a RC #808)
LD1803 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice (Recede And Concur RC #812)
LD395 · 2026-04-13
Resolve, Establishing the Working Group to Develop Recommendations for Extending Federal Beneficial Laws to the Wabanaki Nations (Final Passage – Emer RC #814)
LD579 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Include Certain Nurses Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (Adopt Hah-1053 To Cas-344 RC #811)
LD208 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases (Acc Maj Otp-am By Ca-a RC #793)
LD1230 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Abolish the 72-hour Waiting Period for a Gun Purchase (Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #795)
LD1821 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Ensure Responsible Business Practices by Licensed Firearms Dealers (Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #796)
LD2106 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Limit Consent for Entry into Nonpublic Areas of and to Limit Access to Protected Records Maintained by Certain Public Entities (Enactment RC #798)
LD1009 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felonies (Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #794)
LD2018 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Amend the Requirements Governing Self-insurance Plans in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program (Enactment RC #797)
LD2054 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting Outfitters (Adopt Hbh-1038 To Cah-976 RC #799)
LD1822 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Enact the Maine Online Data Privacy Act (Recede And Concur RC #800)
LD208 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases (Recede And Concur RC #804)
LD1457 · 2026-04-09
Resolve, to Allow the Maine Turnpike Authority to Conduct a Pilot Program to Implement Automated Speed Control Systems in Highway Work Zones (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #802)
LD1803 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice (Acc Min Otp-am By Ca-b RC #801)
LD2162 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Regulate and Prevent Children's Access to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots with Human-like Features and Social Artificial Intelligence Companions (Enactment – Emer RC #803)
LD2094 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issues to Support Maine's Agricultural and Forestry Sectors (Enactment – Bond Issue RC #759)
LD1893 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Establish an Independent Office of the Child Advocate (Acc Otp-am Report RC #758)
LD2176 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Safeguard Personal Information and Strengthen Tenant Rights in Maine (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #761)
LD2176 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Safeguard Personal Information and Strengthen Tenant Rights in Maine (Enactment RC #763)
LD2231 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Support Owners of Manufactured Housing, Mobile Homes and Tiny Homes (Acc Maj Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #757)
LD2106 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Limit Consent for Entry into Nonpublic Areas of and to Limit Access to Protected Records Maintained by Certain Public Entities (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #762)
LD2217 · 2026-04-08
An Act Related to the Electronic Tagging of Deer (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #760)
LD2242 · 2026-04-08
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 6: Standards Relating to Prescriptive Authorities and Collaborative Relationship for Naturopathic Doctors, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #766)
LD2149 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Protect Affordability in Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities (Recede And Concur RC #764)
LD1902 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Support Nonprofit Organizations by Authorizing the Operation of Electronic Lucky Seven Devices and Similar Sealed Ticket Games (Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #765)
LD307 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers (Enactment RC #790)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Acc Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #767)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hah-1007 To Cah-996 RC #768)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hbh-1008 To Cah-996 RC #769)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hch-1009 To Cah-996 RC #770)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hdh-1010 To Cah-996 RC #771)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Heh-1011 To Cah-996 RC #772)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hfh-1012 To Cah-996 RC #773)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hgh-1013 To Cah-996 RC #774)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hih-1015 To Cah-996 RC #775)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hjh-1016 To Cah-996 RC #776)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hkh-1017 To Cah-996 RC #777)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hlh-1018 To Cah-996 RC #778)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hoh-1021 To Cah-996 RC #780)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hmh-1019 To Cah-996 RC #781)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hsh-1026 To Cah-996 RC #782)
LD2212 · 2026-04-08
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (Indef Pp Hnh-1020 To Cah-996 RC #783)
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