Maine AFL-CIO

Legislative Scorecard

LD1265 - State Employee Recruitment and Retention

(2025)

An Act Regarding a Public Employee Market Pay Study

LD1265 bill text

Maine AFL-CIO Supported

Sponsored by Sponsored by Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland)

What is the bill?

Two state-commissioned studies have shown that state workers are underpaid by 15%, on average, compared to their public and private sector counterparts in Maine and New England. This has led to an exodus of workers from state government, which threatens the delivery of critical public services we all rely on, contributes to chronic understaffing and deteriorates morale in state employment. Roughly one in six state positions remain vacant. LD 1265 ensures that the upcoming compensation and classification study is fair, independent and gets the State the needed data to improve its system.

What happened?

On Governor’s Desk (Passed by the Legislature, Held by the Governor)

Votes

Senate

21 Pro-labor 11 Anti-labor

Mark Lawrence

Sen. Mark Lawrence

District 35 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Joseph Rafferty

Sen. Joseph Rafferty

District 34 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matthew Harrington

Sen. Matthew Harrington

District 33 - Republican

Anti-labor

Henry Ingwersen

Sen. Henry Ingwersen

District 32 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Donna Bailey

Sen. Donna Bailey

District 31 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Stacy Brenner

Sen. Stacy Brenner

District 30 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Anne Carney

Sen. Anne Carney

District 29 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Rachel Talbot Ross

Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross

District 28 - Democrat

Excused

Jill Duson

Sen. Jill Duson

District 27 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Timothy Nangle

Sen. Timothy Nangle

District 26 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Teresa Pierce

Sen. Teresa Pierce

District 25 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Denise A. Tepler

Sen. Denise A. Tepler

District 24 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Matthea Daughtry

Sen. Matthea Daughtry

District 23 - Democrat

Pro-labor

James Libby

Sen. James Libby

District 22 - Republican

Anti-labor

Margaret Rotundo

Sen. Margaret Rotundo

District 21 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Bruce A. Bickford

Sen. Bruce A. Bickford

District 20 - Republican

Anti-labor

Joseph Martin

Sen. Joseph Martin

District 19 - Republican

Anti-labor

Richard Bennett

Sen. Richard Bennett

District 18 - Republican

Pro-labor

Jeffrey Timberlake

Sen. Jeffrey Timberlake

District 17 - Republican

Anti-labor

Scott Wynn Cyrway

Sen. Scott Wynn Cyrway

District 16 - Republican

Anti-labor

Richard T. Bradstreet

Sen. Richard T. Bradstreet

District 15 - Republican

Pro-labor

Craig Hickman

Sen. Craig Hickman

District 14 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Cameron Reny

Sen. Cameron Reny

District 13 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Pinny Beebe-Center

Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center

District 12 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Glenn "Chip" Curry

Sen. Glenn "Chip" Curry

District 11 - Democrat

Pro-labor

David G. Haggan

Sen. David G. Haggan

District 10 - Republican

Anti-labor

Joseph (Joe) Baldacci

Sen. Joseph (Joe) Baldacci

District 9 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Michael (Mike) Tipping

Sen. Michael (Mike) Tipping

District 8 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Nicole Grohoski

Sen. Nicole Grohoski

District 7 - Democrat

Pro-labor

Marianne Moore

Sen. Marianne Moore

District 6 - Republican

Excused

Russell Black

Sen. Russell Black

District 5 - Republican

Anti-labor

Sen. Stacey Guerin

District 4 - Republican

Anti-labor

Bradlee Farrin

Sen. Bradlee Farrin

District 3 - Republican

Excused

Trey Stewart

Sen. Trey Stewart

District 2 - Republican

Anti-labor

Susan Bernard

Sen. Susan Bernard

District 1 - Republican

Anti-labor