Melanie Sachs
Maine State Representative, District 102 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 17
- 24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.0%
- Chamber median 2.6%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +39.7
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy, Utilities and Technology · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
ENERGY CONSERVATION · Became law Apr 2026
DELIVERY · Became law Apr 2026
Became law Mar 2026
FIREARMS · Became law Jan 2026
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND · Became law Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sachs sits in the Maine House of Representatives
Sachs is closer to the center than 42% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Kelly Murphy, Dan Shagoury, Michele Meyer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Sachs’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Sachs’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Sachs | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | LD 395: An Act To Restore Access To Federal Laws Beneficial To The Wabanaki Nations | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 91–54 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | LD 2106: An Act To Prohibit The Disclosure Of Nonpublic Records Without Proper Judicial Review | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 79–69 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | LD 2176: An Act To Create A Right To Judicial Review Under The Maine Civil Rights Act For Persons… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–73 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | LD 1941: An Act To Implement Recommendations Of The Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole | No | No | Yes | Failed 74–74 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | LD 1343: An Act To Protect The Right To Harvest Wildlife | No | No | Yes | Passed 77–66 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sachs 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maine House of Representatives, District 102 | Won | D+39.7 |
| 2022 | Maine House of Representatives, District 102 | Won | D+42.0 |
| 2020 | Maine House of Representatives, District 48 | Won | D+32.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sachs has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 102 · since 2022
- Maine House of Representatives, District 48 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sachs has run against
- James J. Finegan (R) · 2024 general, won
- James J. Finegan Jr. (R) · 2022 general, won
- James J. Finegan Jr. (R) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Sachs
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/efda26eb-c8f7-443c-a963-95419878a856
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET