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John Eder
Republican · Representative

John Eder

Represents District 136 in the House of Representatives.

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Votes with Republicans
92%
on 678 party-line votes · House Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 770 of 805 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
2 of 6
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
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 John Eder 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 John Eder 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. John Eder is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

54 of 678 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.

LD307 · An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
Yea
Reconsideration-veto RC #828 · 2026-04-29 · Failed 72–65 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD307 · An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
Nay
Move The Previous Question RC #827 · 2026-04-29 · Failed 65–70 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD307 · An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
Yea
Enactment RC #815 · 2026-04-14 · Passed 79–62 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD395 · Resolve, Establishing the Working Group to Develop Recommendations for Extending Federal Beneficial Laws to the Wabanaki Nations
Yea
Final Passage – Emer RC #814 · 2026-04-13 · Failed 91–54 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD307 · An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
Yea
Enactment RC #790 · 2026-04-08 · Passed 83–66 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD2149 · An Act to Protect Affordability in Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities
Yea
Recede And Concur RC #764 · 2026-04-08 · Passed 77–71 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD2231 · An Act to Support Owners of Manufactured Housing, Mobile Homes and Tiny Homes
Yea
Acc Maj Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #757 · 2026-04-08 · Passed 78–67 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD307 · An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
Yea
Passage To Be Engrossed RC #736 · 2026-04-06 · Passed 82–62 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD713 · An Act to Exclude Data Centers from the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Dirigo Business Incentives Program and to Require the Department of Economic and Community Development to Study Financial Incentives for Data Centers
Yea
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #734 · 2026-04-06 · Passed 75–61 · most Republicans voted the other way
LD1865 · Resolve, to Create a Tax Incentive Pilot Project to Encourage Businesses to Adopt a 4-day Workweek
Yea
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #731 · 2026-04-06 · Failed 43–100 · 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
Yea
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
Yea
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
Nay
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
Nay
Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #482 · 2025-06-13 · Failed 72–72
LD2018 · An Act to Amend the Requirements Governing Self-insurance Plans in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
Nay
Acc Maj Otp-am By Ca "a" RC #720 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 73–72
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 · 721 shared contested votes
27%
Jim DillDemocrat · District 26 · 735 shared contested votes
26%
Allison HeplerDemocrat · District 49 · 724 shared contested votes
23%
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 (35 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 1 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 13 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 40 roll calls, 6 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 43 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-05: 142 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2025-06: 348 roll calls, 22 without a Yea or Nay2026-01: 2 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 20 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 81 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 115 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or NayJan 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills John Eder 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.

Introduced6
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers3
Became law2
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
Public Health 1Immunization Requirements 1Roads 1Bridges 1School Programs 1Job Training 1
An Act to Reinvigorate Maine's Workforce and Ensure Student Job Readiness by Providing Funds for the Career Exploration Program
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 Require Energy Efficiency Disclosure Statements for Certain Rental Housing in the State
Became lawPASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · 2025-06-10
An Act to Require Parents to Be Informed of Hospitals' Safe Sleep Rules
FailedPlaced in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2025-06-09
An Act to Prohibit School Boards from Implementing or Enforcing Mask Mandates
FailedPlaced in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2025-06-05
Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in the Town of Waterboro the Waterboro Veterans Memorial Bridge
Became lawFINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. · 2025-04-15
An Act to Prohibit State Agencies from Promoting the COVID-19 Vaccination to Children
FailedPlaced in Legislative Files (DEAD) · 2025-04-15

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)
Failed · 65-70
Nay
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)
Failed · 72-65
Yea
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)
Passed · 79-62
Yea
LD1519 · 2026-04-14
An Act to Create a Stewardship Program for Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Products (Enactment RC #816)
Passed · 75-68
Nay
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)
Failed · 69-75
Nay
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)
Failed · 72-72
Yea
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)
Passed · 75-72
Nay
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)
Failed · 76-68
Yea
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)
Passed · 87-53
Absent
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)
Failed · 90-55
Nay
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)
Passed · 74-70
Yea
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)
Failed · 74-71
Yea
LD2226 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend the Essential Programs and Services School Funding Formula (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #806)
Passed · 122-23
Yea
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)
Failed · 43-102
Nay
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)
Failed · 71-74
Nay
LD2230 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Invest in the Construction of Industrialized Housing (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #807)
Passed · 78-69
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-67
Nay
LD785 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend Certain Tax Laws Regarding the Wabanaki Nations (Report A Otp-am By Ca-a RC #808)
Passed · 83-64
Nay
LD1803 · 2026-04-13
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice (Recede And Concur RC #812)
Failed · 70-76
Yea
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)
Failed · 91-54
Yea
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)
Passed · 76-69
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 76-72
Nay
LD1821 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Ensure Responsible Business Practices by Licensed Firearms Dealers (Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #796)
Passed · 85-63
Yea
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)
Passed · 79-69
Nay
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)
Failed · 66-81
Nay
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)
Passed · 76-73
Nay
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)
Passed · 111-37
Nay
LD1822 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Enact the Maine Online Data Privacy Act (Recede And Concur RC #800)
Failed · 70-79
Nay
LD208 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases (Recede And Concur RC #804)
Failed · 72-76
Yea
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)
Failed · 55-92
Nay
LD1803 · 2026-04-09
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice (Acc Min Otp-am By Ca-b RC #801)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 104-43
Nay
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)
Failed · 88-53
Absent
LD1893 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Establish an Independent Office of the Child Advocate (Acc Otp-am Report RC #758)
Passed · 148-0
Yea
LD2176 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Safeguard Personal Information and Strengthen Tenant Rights in Maine (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #761)
Passed · 76-73
Nay
LD2176 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Safeguard Personal Information and Strengthen Tenant Rights in Maine (Enactment RC #763)
Passed · 75-73
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-67
Yea
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)
Passed · 77-70
Nay
LD2217 · 2026-04-08
An Act Related to the Electronic Tagging of Deer (Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #760)
Passed · 77-71
Nay
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)
Passed · 137-12
Yea
LD2149 · 2026-04-08
An Act to Protect Affordability in Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities (Recede And Concur RC #764)
Passed · 77-71
Yea
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)
Passed · 98-51
Nay
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)
Passed · 83-66
Yea
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)
Passed · 76-73
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-71
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-71
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-70
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 75-73
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-71
Nay
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)
Passed · 76-69
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-71
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-71
Nay
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)
Passed · 77-72
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-69
Nay
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)
Passed · 78-69
Nay
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