Maine House of Representatives
Representative Joseph Underwood
| Seat | House District 5 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 332 · State House |
| Mailing address | Room 332, House Republican Office 2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 |
| Capitol phone | 800-423-2900 |
| Write to | joseph.underwood@legislature.maine.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since December 7, 2022 |
Committees 1
Bills, 132nd Legislature 5 as principal author · 14 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- LD 298An Act To Employ Mental Health Personnel Within The Maine State PolicePassed Senate committee67
- LD 78An Act To Require Elementary School Students To Learn Cursive WritingPassed both chambers63
- LD 1278An Act To Change The Property Tax Appeal ProcessIn House of Representatives committee26
- LD 668An Act To Abolish Ranked-Choice VotingIn House of Representatives committee16
- LD 227An Act Regarding Liability For Acts Of Violence Occurring In The State House Or Legislative Space In The Burton M.…In House of Representatives committee6
All 5 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of LD 1667, LD 1951, LD 2009, LD 289, LD 753, LD 1052, LD 361, HP 1242, SP 779, LD 1297, LD 233, LD 382 and 2 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 132nd Legislature, 2025–26
35th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 5 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 2 / 2 / 1 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 8 ÷ 17.71 = 0.45 |
| Most-authored topics | Veterans & military (1), Courts & civil law (1), Schools (K–12) (1) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Trey Stewart RSenate 2 8
- Mark Babin RHouse 3 7
- Sue Bernard RSenate 1 7
- Donald Ardell RHouse 6 6
- Lucien Daigle RHouse 1 6
- Roger Albert RHouse 2 6
- Timmy Guerrette RHouse 4 6
- Gregg Swallow RHouse 7 4
- Tracy Quint RHouse 8 4
- Brad Farrin RSenate 3 3
“Written together” = 132nd Legislature bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 5
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- Aroostook
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- Sue Bernard (1), Trey Stewart (2)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
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Source
Copied from https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1444 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Maine House of Representatives.