IndependentIn office since Nov 2018

Bill Pluecker

Maine State Representative, District 44 since 2018.

Maine State Representative, District 44

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
13
22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
7.8%
Chamber median 2.6%
With party
91%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+6.7
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry · chair
  • Engrossed Bills

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 22 sponsored · 13 became law
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LD 2238 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 348: Exemption For On-Farm Raising, Slaughter, And…
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORE · Became law Apr 2026
LD 2051 An Act To Ensure Access To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In Maine
ACCESS · Became law Apr 2026
LD 2039 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 1: Fee Schedule, A Major Substantive Rule Of…
FEE SCHEDULE · Became law Mar 2026
LD 2040 An Act To Survey Food Insecurity In Maine
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORE · Became law Mar 2026
LD 2158 An Act To Address Vacancies On The Knox County Budget Committee
COMMITTEE · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pluecker sits in the Maine House of Representatives

Every member placed by roll-call votes.

Dem. medianRep. medianPlueckerMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Tavis Hasenfus, Ryan Fecteau, Mike Lajoie

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With Pluecker’s party

  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

Black tick: the average of independents in the Maine House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Pluecker’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most independents.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Pluecker was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Maine House of Representatives, District 44Won+6.7
2022Maine House of Representatives, District 44Won+8.0
2020Maine House of Representatives, District 95Won+7.6
2018Maine House of Representatives, District 95Won+8.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Pluecker has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Pluecker has run against

  • Ray A. Thombs (R) · 2024 general, won
  • Crystal L. Robinson (R) · 2022 general, won
  • Molly P. Luce (R) · 2020 general, won
  • Paula G. Sutton (R) · 2018 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Pluecker

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET