Billy Bob Faulkingham is a Republican representing Maine House District 12, which includes the towns of Franklin, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Sorrento, Steuben, Sullivan, and Winter Harbor. He serves as House Minority Leader, a position he has held since December 2022, and is currently in his fourth term after being elected in November 2018. A commercial lobster fisherman from Winter Harbor since his teenage years, he is actively involved in protecting Maine's lobster fishing industry as a member of Lobster Union Local 207, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, and Downeast Lobstermen’s Association; he also belongs to the Winter Harbor Masonic Lodge and Knights of Pythias Schoodic Lodge. Faulkingham is married to Carrie, with three children, and served three years as a Lance Corporal Infantry Rifleman in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1999 to 2002.

Education and Political Experience

No specific educational background is detailed in available records.

Political Experience: Elected to the Maine House in 2018 , he has served continuously through the 132nd Legislature . Notable positions include Ranking Member of the Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules and House Republican Leader since the 131st Legislature. He won re-election in the 2024 cycle against Democratic challenger Norman Bamford.