{"id":393,"date":"2024-05-28T16:33:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T16:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:14:40","slug":"special-mentions-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/special-mentions-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Mentions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e393-e1 max-0 max-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 e393-e2 max-4 max-5 max-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e393-e3 max-9\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e393-e4 max-a max-b\"><h1>Legislative Scorecard<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e393-e5 max-0 max-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e393-e6 max-4 max-5 max-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e393-e7 max-9\"><ul class=\"x-menu-first-level x-menu x-menu-inline e393-e8 max-d max-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-366\" id=\"menu-item-366\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item max-f max-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">2024 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 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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396\" id=\"menu-item-396\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item max-f max-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/special-mentions-2024\/\"><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-430\" id=\"menu-item-430\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item max-f max-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/faq-2024\/\"><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-447\" id=\"menu-item-447\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item max-f max-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/about-scorecard-2024\/\"><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 e393-e9 max-0 max-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e393-e10 max-4 max-5 max-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e393-e11 max-9\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e393-e12 max-a max-c\"><h2>Special Mentions<\/h2>\n<p><span>On the floor and behind the scenes, these legislators went above and beyond in service of their constituents, and championed all Mainers \u2013 regardless of who they are, where they\u2019re from and how much money they have in the bank \u2013 on the issues about which they feel most passionate. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rights Restorer<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rights-Restorer.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross<\/a> (D-Portland) for her steadfast leadership on tribal self-determination and farmworker rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inclusion Icon<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Inclusion-Icon.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Deqa Dhalac<\/a> (D-South Portland) for championing the Office of New Americans, helping to strengthen our communities, our workforce, and our economy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Hero <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Housing-Hero.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Cheryl Golek<\/a> (D-Harpswell) for championing rent relief and tenant protections for Mainers with low incomes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fighter for Fairness<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Fighter-for-Fairness.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Ambureen Rana<\/a> (D-Bangor) for championing just housing policy and recovery community centers and leading the charge against a tax break for the private equity-owned Portland Sea Dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labor Leaders<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Labor-Leaders.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Amy Roeder<\/a> (D-Bangor) and <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Labor-Leaders.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Mike Tipping<\/a> (D-Orono) for their steadfast leadership on the Labor and Housing Committee. They helped to strengthen Maine\u2019s labor enforcement and fought for overtime protections and rights for farmworkers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transparency Trailblazer<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Transparency-Trailblazer.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Ann Matlack<\/a> (D-St. George) for winning corporate transparency, requiring publicly traded companies to report aggregate data about what taxes they pay and what tax breaks they use in Maine.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution Seeker<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Solution-Seeker.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Grayson Lookner<\/a> (D-Portland) for championing alternatives to youth incarceration and innovative solutions to our affordable housing crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budget Bulwarks<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Budget-Bulwarks.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee<\/a> for pushing back against harmful budget cuts and funding a crucial rental assistance pilot program.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislative Scorecard2024 ScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAboutSpecial Mentions On the floor and behind the scenes, these legislators went above and beyond in service of their constituents, and championed all Mainers \u2013 regardless of who they are, where they\u2019re from and how much money they have in the bank \u2013 on the issues about which they feel most passionate. 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