Maine fishermen have never backed down from these existential fights, and I've always stood with them. Today's executive order is hopefully the first of many new wins for our coastal communities.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maine District 2
Jared F. Golden
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Voting Record — 497
Yes57%
No40%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align79%
Cross-party20%
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Jared F. Golden
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaine District 2
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I'm also eager to help tackle the unfair regulatory and trade practices Canada uses to disadvantage American fishermen.
Washington has failed our coastal communities by leaving them out of meaningful conversations on offshore energy development, right whale regulations, and more.
I'm committed to working with the President to develop a system that finally gives the fishing industry an equal seat at the table.
My letter to the admin last week explained how overregulation and inconsistent rulemaking — based on incomplete studies, no less — stifles investment in our fisheries and could ultimately decimate the industry.
That costs money, jobs, and even food security. And it's already happening in Maine.
🧵 I appreciate the President's willingness to address the longstanding mismanagement of America's fisheries. Today's executive order covers the exact points I wrote to the administration about last week — and have been fighting to fix for the last six years in Congress.
Had a great discussion and Q&A yesterday about our political moment, today’s policy debates, and the future of the Democratic Party in rural places.
Thanks to @colbycollege.bsky.social for hosting and to the 150+ students who came to listen and ask great questions.
I really enjoyed the substantive, meaningful conversation at Penobscot Valley Senior College, where we discussed my work in Congress, current policy debates around trade and the SAVE Act, and what we can do to fix our broken politics. Thanks for having me!
It was overwhelming to hear the stories of families who’ve had loved ones held hostage by Hamas for the last year and a half.
They’ve endured the unbearable. It’s long past time for ALL the hostages to return home.
Maine's voting culture is the best in the nation. I am confident that under the SAVE Act, our state can both ensure that only citizens can cast ballots and that no one faces unnecessary barriers to registering to vote.
The bill allows for several different ways to prove citizenship. But most importantly, it requires state leaders to establish protocols to allow citizens to register even if there are discrepancies in documents, such as name changes.
Some claim that requiring proof of citizenship is too onerous a burden, or that it will "disenfranchise" those whose names have changed for reasons like marriage (or divorce). The truth is the SAVE Act ensures name changes will not prevent anyone from registering to vote.
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
There’s a better way forward: Congress could target tax cuts to working families, paid for by allowing the expiration of tax cuts for the very wealthy. We don’t need to take away anyone’s health care or pass trillions in new deficit spending to pass a budget that puts the middle class first.
I see no way that combining these two bad plans will somehow yield a good one through the reconciliation process.
You can’t build a good house with rotten wood. This resolution combines the House GOP’s plan to cut health care to pay for millionaires’ tax cuts with a Senate GOP plan to explode the deficit and enshrine accounting gimmicks that set a new low for fiscal instability.
🧵 I just voted against the reckless, deficit-funded GOP budget resolution — a House-Senate ‘compromise’ that contains health care cuts, lopsided tax breaks for the wealthy and trillions in new debt.
The tariff conversation deserves more than soundbites.
Check out my recent chat about tariffs, tradeoffs, and our values.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Jo...
Americans should be furious the Senate picked up where the House GOP left off: a budget to slash taxes for the wealthy by cutting Americans’ health care and blowing up the deficit.
We can do so much better than this naked attempt to further rig the system for the few at the top.
Happy to add my name to this letter — and to work across the aisle with my friend Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and a bipartisan group of our colleagues on a bill to roll back the president’s anti-union order and protect federal workers’ rights.
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Voting History
497 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Con. Res. 38 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | YES | ✕↔ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Res. 1099 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1100 (119th) | Motion to Refer | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H.R. 6472 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | S. 723 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | Approve resolution | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | End debate now | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | S. 2503 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 6329 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2026-02-12 | H.R. 2189 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Motion to Commit | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.J. Res. 72 (119th) | Final passage | NO | YES | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-10 | H.R. 1531 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-09 | H.R. 6644 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.J. Res. 142 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 3123 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-02 | H.R. 980 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Con. Res. 68 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7147 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.J. Res. 140 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.