{"id":1354,"date":"2025-07-15T13:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:12:35","slug":"governor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1354-e1 m11m-0 m11m-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 e1354-e2 m11m-4 m11m-5 m11m-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1354-e3 m11m-9\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1354-e4 m11m-a m11m-b\"><h1>Legislative Scorecard<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1354-e5 m11m-0 m11m-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1354-e6 m11m-4 m11m-5 m11m-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1354-e7 m11m-9\"><ul class=\"x-menu-first-level x-menu x-menu-inline e1354-e8 m11m-d m11m-e\" 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 m11m-f m11m-g\" 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 m11m-f m11m-g\" 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 m11m-f m11m-g\" 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 m11m-f m11m-g\" 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 m11m-f m11m-g\" 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 m11m-f m11m-g\" 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 e1354-e9 m11m-0 m11m-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1354-e10 m11m-4 m11m-5 m11m-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1354-e11 m11m-9\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1354-e12 m11m-a m11m-c\"><h2>Governor's Score<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For MPA\u2019s legislative scorecard, we determine the governor\u2019s score by looking at which bills Gov. Janet Mills signed and which bills she vetoed or held until the next session. <em>See <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2025-scorecard\/session-at-a-glance\/\">\"Session at a Glance\"<\/a> for more information.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do not score based on bills that became law without the governor\u2019s signature, bills that passed but were not funded, or bills that were carried over to a special session which did not take place. These bills do not count for or against the governor. <br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #fc4100;\">Gov. Janet Mills\u2019 score for 2025: 70%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 588, Extending basic labor protections to Maine\u2019s agricultural workers: <strong><em>Vetoed <\/em><\/strong><em>(read Gov. Mills' veto letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/official_documents\/veto_messages\/2025-06-ld-588-act-enact-agricultural-employees-concerted-activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 589, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally including agricultural workers in the state minimum wage: <strong><em>Signed<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 894, Strengthening Maine\u2019s Paid Family and Medical Leave program: <strong><em>Signed<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1082, Amending the state real estate transfer tax: <strong><em>Bill language included in signed budget<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1145, Giving mobile home park residents the chance to buy their communities: <strong><em>Signed<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1700, Investing in Maine\u2019s statewide program to support clean energy initiatives: <strong><em>Signed<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1723, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protecting mobile home park residents from rent gouging: <strong><em>Signed<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1836, Correcting inconsistencies in Maine's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act: <strong><em>Signed<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1955, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting child care affordability and early childhood educators in Maine: <strong><em>Passed, then held by Gov. Mills<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1971, Pushing back against ICE overreach into local law enforcement and protecting immigrant Mainers in ICE custody: <em><strong>Passed, then held by Gov. Mills<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislative ScorecardScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAboutGovernor&#8217;s Score For MPA\u2019s legislative scorecard, we determine the governor\u2019s score by looking at which bills Gov. Janet Mills signed and which bills she vetoed or held until the next session. See &#8220;Session at a Glance&#8221; for more information. 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