Bruce Poliquin
Former representative for Maine's 2nd district · Republican; served until January 3, 2019
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Seats held: Representative for ME-2, 2015–2019.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 8 of 11 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (43% support, likely 35.1–50.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (55.9% support, likely 48–63.9%) | Too close to call |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (76.4% support, likely 69.2–83.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65.2% support, likely 57.5–73%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.6% support, likely 61.9–81.4%) | With the majority |
| No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (59% support, likely 48.5–69.5%) | Too close to call |
| Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (87.3% support, likely 79.1–95.6%) | With the majority |
| Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) | June 8, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (35.1% support, likely 25.3–45%) | Against the majority |
| Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (37.6% support, likely 29.8–45.4%) | Against the majority |
| American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (51.7% support, likely 41.5–61.9%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 3, 2017 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (68% support, likely 58.1–77.9%) | Didn't vote |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | January 6, 2016 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.5% support, likely 45.5–61.5%) | Too close to call |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.6% support, likely 67.3–82%) | With the majority |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 2, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.3% support, likely 68.1–82.6%) | With the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.9% support, likely 42.9–58.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (61% support, likely 50.6–71.4%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (69.4% support, likely 59.3–79.5%) | With the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (68.3% support, likely 57–79.7%) | With the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | March 26, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (61.5% support, likely 53.7–69.3%) | With the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | February 11, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (57.2% support, likely 46.5–67.8%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | February 3, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (66.2% support, likely 56–76.4%) | Against the majority |
Attendance
In the 115th Congress, Bruce Poliquin missed 13 of 1,210 House votes (1.1%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 92.7% of the time.