
STATE SENATOR – DISTRICT 20
(R – Androscoggin)
Contact:
Office: (207) 287-1505
P.O. Box 3331, Auburn, ME 04212
Towns
ANDROSCOGGIN county:
Auburn; Durham; and Poland
Cumberland county:
New Gloucester
Current Committee Assignments
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
State and Local Government
Past Committee Assignments (prior service)
Environment and Natural Resources
health and human services
MARINE RESOURCES
Senator Eric Brakey returns to the Maine Senate to represent the people of District 20. The reapportioned district includes the Androscoggin communities of Auburn, New Gloucester, Poland and Durham.
During a time of divided government (2014-2018), Sen. Brakey led the Health and Human Services Committee as its Senate Chairman. Working across the aisle with committee colleagues, he negotiated and passed welfare reforms, Right to Try legislation, and a market-driven overhaul of Maine’s medical cannabis laws. Sen. Brakey also authored Maine’s Constitutional Carry law and worked with sixth-grade students to legalize hedgehog ownership.
The Constitutional Carry measure earned him the 2015 Second Amendment Award from the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine.
Outside the Maine Senate, Sen. Brakey lives in Auburn with his wife, Kaitlin. Before launching his 2022 campaign for the Maine Senate, he worked as a national spokesperson, policy adviser and growth strategist for Young Americans for Liberty, a pro-liberty youth organization advancing liberty on campus and in American electoral politics.
Sen. Brakey has published op-eds in notable national outlets including The Hill, The Federalist and the Washington Examiner.
Current posts
Senate Republicans call for major changes at the Maine Office of Child and Family Services
To solve systemic issues plaguing the struggling agency, proposed legislation and policy solutions range from…
More evidence shows things must change as problems mount for DHHS
By Senator Jeff Timberlake Last week was an eye-opener for many of us here in…
A new Legislature. A new year. And a whole bunch of new hopes
By Sen. Eric Brakey AUGUSTA – This weekend marks the start of 2023. It’s a New…
Maine legislative committee votes to sue DHHS to enforce its subpoena
Government Oversight Committee members also challenge the role of the Attorney General’s Office in what…
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