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Republican
· Representative
Jack Ducharme
Represents District 71 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 690 party-line votes · House Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 785 of 805 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
7 of 15
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
805
132nd Legislature
Votes and bills updated Oct 22, 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 Jack Ducharme 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 Jack Ducharme 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. Jack Ducharme is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
10 of 690 party-line votes.
LD2054 · An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting Outfitters
Adopt Hbh-1038 To Cah-976 RC #799 · 2026-04-09 · Passed 111–37 · most Republicans voted the other way
HP1501 · JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH
Adoption RC #632 · 2026-03-05 · Passed 88–39 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD2102 · An Act to Clarify and Strengthen the Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program
Acc Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #637 · 2026-03-05 · Passed 106–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD874 · An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown
Recede And Concur RC #593 · 2025-06-25 · Passed 81–59 · most Republicans voted the other way
HP1338 · JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH
Adoption RC #577 · 2025-06-18 · Passed 93–47 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD1200 · An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes
Recede And Concur RC #485 · 2025-06-13 · Failed 55–90 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD1164 · An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #452 · 2025-06-12 · Passed 85–59 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD1705 · An Act Regarding Adult Education Funding and Oversight
Final Enactment RC #439 · 2025-06-11 · Passed 105–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD1022 · An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #175 · 2025-05-22 · Passed 96–46 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD633 · An Act Concerning the Restoration of Electricity During Emergencies for Certain Medically Vulnerable Individuals Who Rely on Electronic Medical Apparatuses
Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #69 · 2025-04-08 · Passed 103–41 · most Republicans 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
Democrats 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.
Dani O’HalloranDemocrat · District 20 · 737 shared contested votes
25%
Jim DillDemocrat · District 26 · 748 shared contested votes
23%
Tiffany RobertsDemocrat · District 149 · 663 shared contested votes
19%
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 (20 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jack Ducharme 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.
Introduced15
Out of committee11
Passed one chamber11
Passed both chambers9
Became law7
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Planning 2Jails 2Sales And Use Tax 2Exempt Items 2Real Estate 1Mortgages 1
An Act to Authorize the Issuance of a Revenue Bond to Upgrade County Jails to Meet the Corrections Needs of Maine's Counties
FailedThe Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) · 2026-04-29
An Act to Require All State Agencies to Provide a Zero-based Budget Once Every 10 Years
FailedThe Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) · 2026-04-29
An Act to Reduce the Property Tax Burden by Adequately Funding County Jail Operations
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 Enhance Public Safety in Rural Counties by Providing State Police Patrol and Policing Services
FailedDied in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD) · 2026-04-29
Resolve, Directing the Maine Connectivity Authority to Develop Recommendations to Transition Functions Performed by the ConnectMaine Authority to the Maine Connectivity Authority
Became lawFINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. · 2026-03-10
Resolve, Directing the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Convene a Working Group Tasked with a Comprehensive Overhaul and Modernization of Maine's Subdivision Laws
Became lawFINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. · 2026-03-03
Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process
FailedPlaced in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) · 2025-06-17
An Act to Clarify That a Business's License or Subscription to Use Software Is Not Considered a Lease for the Purposes of Sales and Use Tax
FailedPlaced in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2025-06-12
An Act to Exempt Broadband Equipment from Sales and Use Tax
FailedPlaced in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2025-06-04
An Act to Increase Contingency Reserves for Maine's Consumer-owned Electric Transmission and Distribution Utilities
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2025-06-02
An Act to Update the Maine Self-service Storage Act
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2025-05-27
An Act to Make May Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2025-05-07
An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2025-04-30
Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in Bingham the Barry A. DeLong Bridge
Became lawFINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. · 2025-04-30
An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory
FailedPursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2025-03-20
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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