Masked agents detained a parent during a school drop-off in Portland last week.
It was incredibly traumatic for families and children who witnessed it.
I'm demanding a full accounting from ICE: which agencies were involved, why a school was chosen, and what safeguards exist to protect students.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maine District 1
Chellie Pingree
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Voting Record — 534
Yes39%
No55%
Present1%
Not Voting5%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Chellie Pingree
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaine District 1
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Chellie's ATmosphere Activity
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My bipartisan Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act would restore these vital investments, strengthen rural economies, and ensure fresh, local food remains accessible in our communities.
Today’s Ag Committee hearing was a chance to hear from stakeholders—and identify solutions to support our specialty crop producers.
In March, the USDA cut the Local Food Purchase Assistance + Local Food for School Programs. That's $2 MILLION that would've supported Maine farms, schools + pantries.
As the famous saying goes, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
That’s what makes this Administration’s behavior so alarming—and dangerous.
As the top Democrat on the committee that oversees these parks, I will never stop fighting to protect their historical integrity.
Trump just ordered the removal of signs and exhibits on slavery from our National Parks—including one of the most searing images of the Civil War era: an enslaved man whose back is covered in scars.
He's literally erasing history because the truth doesn’t fit his political narrative.
Shameful.
As I told the @nytimes.com: “When you’re from a farm state, suddenly it’s a five-alarm fire when you get that call.”
Parents across the political spectrum are rightfully concerned.
I'll keep fighting to remove this provision and protect consumers' right to know what's in the products they use.
Chemical companies shouldn’t get a free pass to put profits ahead of people’s health.
Yet Republicans are trying to slip a provision into the funding bill that shields pesticide makers from accountability.
Before our markup, lobbyists called nearly every committee member to protect this giveaway.
We will not look the other way. I will be sending a letter to the appropriate agencies demanding an explanation for this apprehension—and why they deemed it necessary to conduct their enforcement in such a cruel and callous way. (4/4)
Schools have long been protected from these kinds of reckless law-enforcement tactics. This Administration has completely abandoned that policy.
No family, no child, and no community should be left living in fear of the President’s secret police and their aggressive, legally dubious tactics. (3/4)
This is causing deep alarm within the Portland community. To see what’s taken place across the country happen in our own back yard—people being snatched off the street by masked individuals, put into unmarked cars, and taken away without any explanation or justification—is truly disturbing. (2/4)
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Yesterday, my office learned that the father of a student at Portland’s Talbot Community School was apprehended by a group of unidentified law enforcement officers, placed into an unmarked van, and driven away.
We’re still gathering information, and certain details remain unclear. (1/4)
America has the resources and people power to lead a green-energy revolution. These technologies are cleaner, cheaper, and will make the adoption of AI more sustainable, secure, and equitable.
Like any powerful tool, AI needs to be used in the right ways—and have the right guardrails around it.
Republicans’ climate denialism is rooted in ignorance, hostility to science, and blind allegiance to the fossil-fuel industry.
AI requires a staggering amount of energy and water. It’s already turned into a global arms race. The more it ramps up, the more it will exacerbate the climate crisis.
Alarming as Dudek's behavior was, let's not lose sight of the real villains in this story: Elon Musk and DOGE.
Their reckless approach to "efficiency" has resulted in chaos, delays, and fear for seniors and families who depend on these benefits—not to mention potentially catastrophic data breaches.
The idea that former Acting Commissioner Dudek was playing some kind of 4-D political chess—indulging Trump's desire to punish Maine on the one hand, while using language in an email he somehow knew would result in Maine’s Social Security contracts being reinstated—seems far-fetched to me.
The Commerce, Justice, and Science bill Republicans jammed through Appropriations yesterday includes horrendous cuts to NOAA—including the National Weather Service.
Maine’s fishermen depend on reliable data from these agencies. Republicans just made their lives—and livelihoods—so much harder.
No matter how much time passes, the memories of that awful day will never fade—especially for the loved ones of the 2,977 people who lost their lives.
Today, we mourn and reflect.
We hold them—and those who loved them—close to our hearts.
We honor them.
We remember—and promise to never forget.
Political violence has no place in our country. Not now, not ever.
I’m horrified by this attack, and truly hope Charlie makes a full recovery.
College campuses should be places where dialogue, debate, and mutual respect are upheld. This kind of violence must be condemned in the strongest terms.
The other day, Trump said this:
“Much lesser things, that take place in the home, they call crime... If a man has a little fight with the wife they say, ‘This was a crime, see?’”
To minimize domestic violence like this is disgusting.
Slashing resources for victims? That’s even worse. (2/2)
The CJS bill we’re marking up today is another disaster. I’ll explain how they’re dismantling climate science later.
But the cuts to Violence Against Women Act grants are especially enraging—especially considering ~50% of Maine’s homicides are tied to domestic violence.
This is a new low. (1/2)
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Voting History534 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
534 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | H. Res. 426 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-19 | H.R. 1286 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-19 | H.R. 1263 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-15 | H.R. 2240 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-15 | H.R. 2255 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H. Res. 352 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H.R. 2243 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H. Res. 405 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H. Res. 405 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H.R. 2215 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-13 | H.R. 249 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-13 | H. Con. Res. 30 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-08 | H.R. 276 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-08 | H.R. 276 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-05-07 | H.R. 881 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-07 | H.R. 1503 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-06 | H. Res. 377 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-06 | H. Res. 377 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-05 | H.R. 36 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-05 | H.R. 530 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-01 | H.J. Res. 88 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-01 | H.J. Res. 78 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 89 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 87 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.J. Res. 60 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.R. 859 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.R. 1442 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.R. 1402 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H. Res. 354 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H. Res. 354 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-28 | S. 146 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-28 | H.R. 973 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 22 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 22 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-04-10 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 1228 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 1526 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | H.R. 1526 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-04-09 | S.J. Res. 18 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | S.J. Res. 28 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | H. Res. 313 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | H. Res. 313 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-08 | H. Res. 294 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-08 | H. Res. 294 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | H.R. 1039 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | H.R. 586 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-01 | H.R. 1491 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-01 | H. Res. 282 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-04-01 | H. Res. 282 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-31 | H.R. 997 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | 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.