Sen. Deschambault earns perfect score from Democracy Maine for 2021 legislative record

AUGUSTA — Sen. Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, received a perfect score from Democracy Maine’s 2021 Legislative Scorecard for her voting record to clean up state government, get money out of politics and safeguard democracy. Sen. Deschambault was one of 15 members of the Maine Senate to earn a perfect score.

“I’m so proud of the free and fair elections that we enjoy here in the state of Maine. Despite the challenges and hardships of the past year, we took steps to preserve and protect our democratic tradition,” said Sen. Deschambault. “I’ll always vote to support protecting and strengthening our democracy so that more people participate in elections and also trust the elections results.”

This session, Sen. Deschambault voted for legislation that bans corporate contributions to political candidates running for state office. 

Sen. Deschambault also supported legislation to fully implement ranked-choice voting, to open up Maine’s primary system to unenrolled voters, to include racial impact statements as part of the legislative process, and other measures protecting the rights of Maine people to vote.

Democracy Maine is a collaboration between three nonpartisan organizations — the League of Women Voters of Maine, Maine Citizens for Clean Elections and Maine Students Vote — that work together to lead Maine in advocating for voter rights, campaign finance reform, modern and secure elections, government ethics, and voter education and engagement.

The coalition scored nine initiatives considered by the 130th Maine Legislature. Democracy Maine’s 2021 Legislative Scorecard can be viewed at democracymaine.org/2021scorecard. 

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