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Bruce A. Bickford
Maine Senator

Bruce A. Bickford

Republican
District: SD-020
88
Freedom
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Voting History

Complete Vote History

Ghost-gun Ban Senate

LD1126 Ghost-gun Ban (Passed 17 to 16 on 6/25/2025). Creates new restrictions on firearms lacking serial numbers, and bans “undetectable firearms” in Maine.

6/25/2025
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LD1126 Ghost-gun Ban (Passed 17 to 16 on 6/25/2025). Creates new restrictions on firearms lacking serial numbers, and bans “undetectable firearms” in Maine.

LD1666 Ranked-choice-voting Expansion (Passed 21 to 14 on 6/18/2025). Expands ranked-choice voting (RCV) to Maine’s general and special elections for governor, state senators, and state representatives, replacing traditional plurality voting for those offices.

6/18/2025
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LD1666 Ranked-choice-voting Expansion (Passed 21 to 14 on 6/18/2025). Expands ranked-choice voting (RCV) to Maine’s general and special elections for governor, state senators, and state representatives, replacing traditional plurality voting for those offices.

LD1868 Renewable-energy Goals (Passed 19 to 16 on 6/17/2025). Updates the state’s renewable and clean-energy laws by setting a 2040 goal that 90 percent of retail electricity sales come from renewable resources and 10 percent from “clean resources,” including certain nuclear, hydro, and low-emission generators.

6/17/2025
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LD1868 Renewable-energy Goals (Passed 19 to 16 on 6/17/2025). Updates the state’s renewable and clean-energy laws by setting a 2040 goal that 90 percent of retail electricity sales come from renewable resources and 10 percent from “clean resources,” including certain nuclear, hydro, and low-emission generators.

LD702 January 6 Commemoration (Passed 19 to 14 on 5/22/2025). Designates January 6 as “A Day to Remember.”

5/22/2025
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LD702 January 6 Commemoration (Passed 19 to 14 on 5/22/2025). Designates January 6 as “A Day to Remember.”

SP10 Con-Con: Term Limits (Failed 18 to 15 on 5/22/2025). Submits two formal applications under Article V of the U.S. Constitution asking Congress to call constitutional conventions.

5/22/2025
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SP10 Con-Con: Term Limits (Failed 18 to 15 on 5/22/2025). Submits two formal applications under Article V of the U.S. Constitution asking Congress to call constitutional conventions.

SP173 Article V Convention for Campaign Finance (Rejected 19 to 16 on 3/18/2025). Declares that if Congress does not propose a constitutional amendment by December 31, 2026 to regulate money in politics, then Maine will formally apply for an Article V convention.

3/18/2025
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SP173 Article V Convention for Campaign Finance (Rejected 19 to 16 on 3/18/2025). Declares that if Congress does not propose a constitutional amendment by December 31, 2026 to regulate money in politics, then Maine will formally apply for an Article V convention.

LD1045 State-Controlled Health Care (passed 81 to 58 on 6/15/2021). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

6/15/2021
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LD1045 State-Controlled Health Care (passed 81 to 58 on 6/15/2021). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

LD855 Gender Changes on Birth Certificates (passed 82 to 56 on 6/14/2021). Permits the issuance of a new certificate of birth following an application for a “gender marker” change.

6/14/2021
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LD855 Gender Changes on Birth Certificates (passed 82 to 56 on 6/14/2021). Permits the issuance of a new certificate of birth following an application for a “gender marker” change.

LD202 Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine's Constitution (failed 77 to 65 on 6/8/2021). Proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to implement ranked-choice voting in general elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State representative.

6/8/2021
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LD202 Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine's Constitution (failed 77 to 65 on 6/8/2021). Proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to implement ranked-choice voting in general elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State representative.

[Motion to Defeat] LD980 Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (passed 78 to 62 on 6/7/2021). Would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

6/7/2021
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[Motion to Defeat] LD980 Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (passed 78 to 62 on 6/7/2021). Would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

[Motion to Defeat] LD1138 Right to Self-Defense (passed 79 to 62 on 6/3/2021). Would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.

6/3/2021
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[Motion to Defeat] LD1138 Right to Self-Defense (passed 79 to 62 on 6/3/2021). Would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.

[Motion to Defeat] HP348 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 80 to 61 on 5/19/2021). Would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”  

5/19/2021
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[Motion to Defeat] HP348 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 80 to 61 on 5/19/2021). Would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”  

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