{"id":1350,"date":"2025-07-15T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/?page_id=1350"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:13:43","slug":"about-scorecard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/about-scorecard\/","title":{"rendered":"About Scorecard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1350-e1 m11i-0 m11i-1 dark\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/background-with-logo-1.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1350-e2 m11i-5 m11i-6 m11i-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1350-e3 m11i-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1350-e4 m11i-c m11i-d\"><h1>Legislative Scorecard<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1350-e5 m11i-0 m11i-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1350-e6 m11i-5 m11i-6 m11i-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1350-e7 m11i-b\"><ul class=\"x-menu-first-level x-menu x-menu-inline e1350-e8 m11i-f m11i-g\" data-x-hoverintent=\"{&quot;interval&quot;:50,&quot;timeout&quot;:500,&quot;sensitivity&quot;:9}\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1360\" id=\"menu-item-1360\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11i-h m11i-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Scorecard<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1361\" id=\"menu-item-1361\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11i-h m11i-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/governor\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Governor<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1365\" id=\"menu-item-1365\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11i-h m11i-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/session-at-a-glance\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Session At a Glance<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1364\" id=\"menu-item-1364\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11i-h m11i-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/special-mentions\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Special Mentions<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1362\" id=\"menu-item-1362\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11i-h m11i-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/faq\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">FAQ<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1363\" id=\"menu-item-1363\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m11i-h m11i-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/about-scorecard\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">About<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1350-e9 m11i-0 m11i-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1350-e10 m11i-5 m11i-6 m11i-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1350-e11 m11i-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1350-e12 m11i-c m11i-e\"><h2>About the Scorecard<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter what part of the state we live in, what we do for a living, or whether we\u2019re from Maine or from away, we all deserve to have our interests represented in our state legislature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s impossible to keep track of everything going on in Augusta during a legislative session \u2013 but it\u2019s important to know how the people we put into office are doing. That\u2019s why every year, MPA releases a legislative scorecard to show how our state legislators voted on the most critical issues that defined each legislative session and made the biggest impact on people\u2019s lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are more than 1,500 bills typically heard in a two-year session, so we try to cut through the noise and highlight the votes that mattered the most. We take a comprehensive look at ALL bills that got a vote and select the ones that represent the full range of what makes a difference in the lives of Mainers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our scorecard covers a wide range of issues, because we know that a lot of issues matter: we all need housing, health care, and the ability to care for ourselves and our families; we need education for our kids; and we need to know that our government is working for all of us, no matter where we come from or the color of our skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that you\u2019ll take a minute to check out your own legislators\u2019 scores and another minute to share. Every Mainer should know whether their elected officials are representing their values.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1350-e13 m11i-0 m11i-3 m11i-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1350-e14 m11i-5 m11i-6 m11i-a\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1350-e15 m11i-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1350-e16 m11i-c m11i-e\"><h2>About Maine People's Alliance<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Maine People\u2019s Alliance (MPA) is Maine\u2019s largest community action organization, representing more than 32,000 members across the state. Our mission is to create a world where everyone has what they need and contributes what they can, and no one is left behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than four decades, MPA members have joined with neighbors and friends to work for the kind of world in which we all want to live. We have worked on dozens of local, state and national issue campaigns. We\u2019ve successfully organized to raise the minimum wage and to create a paid family and medical leave program that works for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maine workers; we\u2019ve helped protect renters from Maine\u2019s housing crisis; and we\u2019ve stood up for the rights of people with low incomes, immigrants, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out more about getting involved with the Maine People\u2019s Alliance, visit us on the web at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainepeoplesalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mainepeoplesalliance.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can find out what\u2019s happening in Maine from a progressive perspective at Maine Beacon, at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainebeacon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mainebeacon.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can subscribe to our weekly podcast about Maine politics on iTunes or at<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainebeacon.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mainebeacon.com\/podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislative ScorecardScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAboutAbout the Scorecard No matter what part of the state we live in, what we do for a living, or whether we\u2019re from Maine or from away, we all deserve to have our interests represented in our state legislature. 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