Gary Drinkwater
Maine State Representative, District 27 since 2020. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 2
- 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.0%
- Chamber median 2.6%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +46.4
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 5
- 2016–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Labor
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES · Became law Jun 2025
ALTON DRINKWATER MEMORIAL BRIDGE · Became law Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Drinkwater sits in the Maine House of Representatives
Drinkwater is closer to the center than 42% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rick Mason, Gregg Swallow, Jack Ducharme
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Drinkwater’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
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: Drinkwater’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Drinkwater | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | LD 395: An Act To Restore Access To Federal Laws Beneficial To The Wabanaki Nations | No | No | Yes | Failed 91–54 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | LD 2106: An Act To Prohibit The Disclosure Of Nonpublic Records Without Proper Judicial Review | No | No | Yes | 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… | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–73 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | LD 1941: An Act To Implement Recommendations Of The Commission To Examine Reestablishing Parole | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 74–74 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | LD 1343: An Act To Protect The Right To Harvest Wildlife | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 77–66 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Drinkwater 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maine House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+46.4 | R+32.7 | +13.7 |
| 2022 | Maine House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+38.5 | R+36.1 | +2.4 |
| 2020 | Maine House of Representatives, District 121 | Won | R+37.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | Maine House of Representatives, District 121 | Lost | Even | — | — |
| 2016 | Maine House of Representatives, District 121 | Lost | D+0.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Drinkwater has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 27 · since 2022
- Maine House of Representatives, District 121 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Drinkwater has run against
- Peter Alan Crockett (D) · 2024 election, won
- Megan L. Smith (D) · 2020 election, won
- Bonnie Lee Young (I) · 2018 election, lost
- Robert S. Duchesne (D) · 2016 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Drinkwater
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7893adc7-d4fb-42e4-bae0-1258ce673096
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET