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LD1834 - An Act to Establish the Office of Tribal-State Affairs
Rachel Talbot Ross, Donna Bailey, Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Enrolled
LD1973 - An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Privacy Act
Lisa Keim, Richard A. Bennett, Eric L. Brakey
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
LD2167 - An Act to Develop Maine's Economy and Strengthen Its Workforce by Establishing an Office of New Americans
Deqa Dhalac, Mana H. Abdi, Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
LD2200 - Resolve, to Attract and Retain Behavioral Health Clinicians
Harold L. Stewart, Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
LD2084 - An Act to Provide Funding for Essential Services for Victims of Crimes
Anne M. Carney, Richard A. Bennett, Nathan Michael Carlow
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Enrolled
LD306 - An Act Related to Water
Lori Kathryn Gramlich, Richard A. Bennett, Stacy Fielding Brenner
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
LD75 - An Act to Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels Under the State's Drinking Water Rules to Prohibit Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Failed
LD744 - Resolve, to Direct the Department of Health and Human Services to Perform Rate Studies and Rate Determinations for Providers of Certain Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder
Joseph M. Baldacci, Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
SP0937 - Joint Order, Requiring Suggested Committee Amendments to Concept Drafts to Be Filed Before Their Committee Hearings
Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Introduced
LD1937 - An Act Regarding the Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Railroad Companies
Rachel Talbot Ross, Richard A. Bennett, Stacey K. Guerin
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maine district SD-018
COMMITTEES
Maine Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Richard A. "Dick" Bennett is the former United States Secretary of Education. He previously served as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy under President George W. Bush. Bennett is known as an advocate for education reform, championing policies such as school choice and standards-based education. He has written over a dozen books on issues in American culture, most focusing on the importance of virtue and personal responsibility. Bennett resigned as Secretary of Education in 1988 after serving under President Ronald Reagan. He went on to host a nationally syndicated radio show and serve as the co-director of Empower America, a non-profit policy organization.read less
OFFICES HELD
Maine Senate from Maine
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