Chellie Pingree, Representative for Maine's 1st Congressional District

Pingree is the representative for Maine’s 1^st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 6, 2009. Pingree is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.

Rep. Chellie Pingree is currently voting by proxy under new rules in effect during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Jul 29, 2020, Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA5] will be casting Pingree’s vote. Under the rules for proxy voting, representatives may designate another representative as their proxy and must give their proxy exact instructions on how to vote.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2019 Report Card for Pingree.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Pingree is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Pingree has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jul 31, 2020. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: A+ Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% League of Conservation Voters: 94% American Civil Liberties Union: 92% NIAC Action: A United States Chamber of Commerce: 55% The Club for Growth: 20% NumbersUSA: 17% Americans for Prosperity: 15% FreedomWorks: 10%

Committee Membership

Chellie Pingree sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee Vice Chair
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittees
House Committee on Agriculture

Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Conservation and Forestry subcommittees

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Pingree sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Agriculture and Food (37%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (17%) Armed Forces and National Security (14%) Health (11%) Immigration (9%) Government Operations and Politics (6%) Environmental Protection (6%)

Recent Bills

Some of Pingree’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Pingree voted Nay

H.R. 2576: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

Passed 403/12 on May 24, 2016.

The TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to expand the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate and ...

Pingree voted Nay

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of ...

Pingree voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December ...

Pingree voted Aye

H.R. 4012 (113th): Secret Science Reform Act of 2014

Passed 237/190 on Nov 19, 2014.

Pingree voted No

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Pingree voted Nay

H.R. 1341 (113th): Financial Competitive Act of 2013

Passed 353/24 on Jul 8, 2013.

Pingree voted Nay

S. 622 (113th): Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013

Passed 390/12 on Jun 3, 2013.

Pingree voted No

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack ...

Pingree voted Nay

S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Passed 304/118 on Sep 29, 2010.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2009 to Jul 2020, Pingree missed 223 of 7,879 roll call votes, which is 2.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2009 Jan-Mar	174	4	2.3%	52^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	6	2.0%	46^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	4	1.5%	43^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	11	4.5%	72^nd
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	30^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	17	7.8%	81^st
2010 Jul-Sep	151	2	1.3%	36^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	13	13.1%	89^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	9	4.2%	87^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	17	6.0%	91^st
2011 Jul-Sep	247	6	2.4%	66^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	8	3.8%	67^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	3	2.0%	55^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	7	2.3%	59^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	6	2.8%	61^st
2013 Jul-Sep	200	12	6.0%	85^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	30^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	16	10.8%	92^nd
2014 Apr-Jun	219	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	1	0.7%	27^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	1	2.0%	56^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	1	0.7%	25^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	2	0.8%	40^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	3	2.2%	64^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	4	2.3%	70^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	3	2.2%	43^rd
2016 Apr-Jun	204	4	2.0%	49^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	2	0.9%	40^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	3	1.4%	51^st
2017 Apr-Jun	136	6	4.4%	79^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	6	3.6%	72^nd
2018 Jan-Mar	129	23	17.8%	97^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	1	0.5%	16^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	2	2.0%	53^rd
2018 Nov-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	4	2.9%	68^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	2	0.7%	36^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	2	1.6%	69^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	5	3.4%	70^th
2020 Jan-Mar	102	3	2.9%	58^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Jul	45	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

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The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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