Joseph E. Rafferty
F
17%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records
Reports
2025-2026 Sessions
Maine: Senate
Score: 40
Ghost-gun Ban
Creates new restrictions on firearms lacking serial numbers, and bans "undetectable firearms" in Maine.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Ranked-choice-voting Expansion
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.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Renewable-energy Goals
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.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Con-Con: Term Limits
Submits two formal applications under Article V of the U.S. Constitution asking Congress to call constitutional conventions.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
January 6 Commemoration
Designates January 6 as "A Day to Remember."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Article V Convention for Campaign Finance
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.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: Yes
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