
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
For an innovative paid family medical leave option in Maine, let’s look no further than New Hampshire
By Sen. Trey Stewart According to the personal finance website Wallethub, Maine has the third-highest…
Legislative Republicans propose amended legislation to address Public Advocate’s Net Energy Billing concerns
During a press briefing on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Republicans in the Senate and House…
Our rights are disappearing before our very eyes
By Sen. Matt Harrington A couple of bills heard by the Legislature’s Education and Cultural…
Legislative Republicans renew calls for tax relief and budget cuts
AUGUSTA – During a press briefing on Thursday, May 18, Republicans in the Senate and House of…
Senate Republicans issue a call to action for parents for Thursday public hearings
AUGUSTA – During a press briefing on Tuesday, Senate Republicans issued a call to action for parents…
Fentanyl has changed the war on drugs. We must not surrender to it
By Sen. Brad Farrin AUGUSTA – Last week, Senate Republicans unveiled several proposals to help…