Barbara Bagshaw
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Barbara Bagshaw

Maine State Representative, District 106 since 2022. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maine State Representative, District 106Educator

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
1
10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.4%
Chamber median 2.6%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+6.9
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Education and Cultural Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 10 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
LD 1830 Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Program To Protect Firefighters From Cancer
BENEFITS · Became law Jun 2025
LD 1588 An Act To Ensure Transparency In Student Transfer Requests
EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
LD 252 An Act To Withdraw From The National Popular Vote Compact
ELECTIONS · Failed in committee Jun 2025
LD 1431 An Act To Implement An Interstate Voter Registration Cross-Check Program
ELECTIONS · Failed in committee Jun 2025
LD 1586 An Act To Amend The Regional School Unit Budget Validation Referendum Law
BUDGETS · Failed in committee May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bagshaw sits in the Maine House of Representatives

Bagshaw is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBagshawMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Reagan Paul, Kim Haggan, Marygrace Cimino

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

With Bagshaw’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Bagshaw’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Bagshaw 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Maine House District 106CountingD+2.9D+4.0+1.1
2024Maine House of Representatives, District 106WonR+6.9——
2022Maine House of Representatives, District 106WonR+0.5——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$20.5K
Spent
$19.7K

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Jun 10, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Bagshaw, Barbara Anne
State
Active

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Jun 10, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Seats Bagshaw has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bagshaw has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Bagshaw

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET