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LD1900 - An Act to Establish a Tax Credit for Employers Who Employ Persons Recovering from Substance Use Disorder
Eric L. Brakey, Donna Bailey, Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
HP1406 - JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2024 AS FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Lori Kathryn Gramlich, Mana H. Abdi, Jeffrey Sean Adams
Last updated 8 months ago
185 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
LD928 - RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish a Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment
Margaret M. O'Neil, Richard A. Bennett, Lydia V. Crafts
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
LD2082 - Resolve, to Review the Timeliness of Contract Payments by the Department of Health and Human Services
Richard A. Bennett, Joseph M. Baldacci, Nathan Michael Carlow
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
LD295 - An Act to Incentivize Accurate Recyclability Labeling on Packaging Material
Lori Kathryn Gramlich, Richard A. Bennett, Stacy Fielding Brenner
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
LD865 - An Act to Clarify the Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Environmental Protection
Richard A. Bennett, Margaret M. O'Neil
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
LD1471 - Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection
Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
LD1111 - An Act Concerning Contracts and Agreement for Large-scale Water Extraction
Margaret M. O'Neil, Richard A. Bennett, Lynn Copeland
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
LD1873 - An Act to Provide Heating Relief with Tax-free Home Energy Savings Accounts
Eric L. Brakey, Barbara A. Bagshaw, Richard A. Bennett
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
SP0705 - JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING SEPARATE APPLICATIONS TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATIONAL INTEGRITY AND PROPOSE AMENDMENTS ESTABLISHING TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS AND ADDRESSING CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Richard A. Bennett, Joseph M. Baldacci, William R. Faulkingham
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
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
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Maine Senate from Maine
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