Maine State Senate
Senator Rick Bennett
| Seat | Senate District 18 |
|---|---|
| Party | Independent |
| Capitol office | State House |
| Mailing address | 3 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 |
| Capitol phone | 207-287-1505 |
| Write to | richard.bennett@legislature.maine.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since December 7, 2022 |
Committees 4
Bills, 132nd Legislature 60 as principal author · 154 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- LD 1772An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Design A Plan For Sustained Investment In…Enacted100
- LD 1453Resolve, To Establish The Innovative Factory-Made Housing Working GroupEnacted100
- LD 1529An Act To Enhance The Protection Of High-Value Natural Resources StatewideEnacted100
- LD 1733An Act To Provide Reduced Interest Rates For Logging And Fishing OperationsEnacted100
- LD 138An Act To Exempt Airports From Certain State Endangered And Threatened Species Habitat ProtectionsEnacted100
- LD 358An Act To Increase Fees Paid To Registers Of DeedsEnacted100
- LD 11An Act Regarding Temperature Standards For School BuildingsEnacted100
- LD 3An Act To Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-Round Contingent On Federal ApprovalEnacted100
- LD 356An Act To Require Notification Of Certain Outdoor Pesticide ApplicationsEnacted100
- LD 1413An Act To Amend Laws Governing Hearing Aid Dealers And Health Insurance To Allow An Exception To Certain Hearing…Enacted100
- LD 23An Act To Extend The Period Of Time A Dentist May Operate The Practice Of A Deceased Or Incapacitated DentistEnacted100
- LD 895An Act To Support Immersive Outdoor Education By Establishing The Outdoor School For All Maine Students ProgramEnacted100
- LD 463Resolve, To Rename The New Ten Mile River Bridge On Pequawket Trail In Brownfield The Brownfield Veterans Memorial…Enacted100
- LD 464Resolve, To Rename The Brackett Mill Bridge In Denmark The Brackett Mill Veterans Memorial BridgeEnacted100
- LD 549An Act To Establish A Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System And Update Certain Requirements…Passed both chambers88
All 60 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of LD 1023, LD 1065, LD 117, LD 1184, LD 1208, LD 1213, LD 1265, LD 1270, LD 1287, LD 1326, LD 1375, LD 14 and 142 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
100th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 60 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 23 / 20 / 19 |
| … became law | 14 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 171 ÷ 65.20 = 2.62 |
| Most-authored topics | State government & agencies (10), Budget & taxes (10), Veterans & military (9) |
Senate 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
- Craig Hickman DSenate 14 35
- Marianne Moore RSenate 6 33
- Rachel Talbot Ross DSenate 28 30
- Mike Tipping DSenate 8 29
- Nicole Grohoski DSenate 7 27
- Traci Gere DHouse 134 22
- Adam Lee DHouse 89 21
- David Boyer RHouse 87 21
- Mattie Daughtry DSenate 23 21
- Jill Duson DSenate 27 20
“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 18
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- Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford
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