The Second Regular session of the 129th Maine Legislature ended abruptly and adjourned "without day" on March 17th after passing emergency legislation relating to the COVID-19 crisis. The legislature is in recess indefinitely.
I am still available to assist constituents with their issues and questions. Please be in touch LIVE VIDEO FEED Click HERE for a live video stream when the House of Representatives is in session. MAINE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR Click HERE to see a daily schedule of all legislative activities: House and Senate Sessions, Committee Activities, Hearings and Work Sessions. MAINE'S STATE BUDGET There is a wealth of information on Maine's 600-page biennial budget as well as other resources relating to state spending at the Legislature's nonpartisan Office of Fiscal and Program Review. Below is a link to download a series of basic charts I developed showing the biennial budget as it appeared a few years ago. While specific numbers may have changed slightly, the general areas of income and expense illustrate how the state allocates its resources. 
|
Hello - I'm Representative Erik Jorgensen, Representing Maine House District 41, which includes Deering Center, Libbytown, Rosemont and some of the Portland neighborhoods near the University of Southern Maine.
Despite the current suspension of legislative business, I hope you'll be in touch if you have questions, concerns or legislative matters that should be brought to my attention. I can be e-mailed on the "contact" page of this website, or directly, at ejorgensen@maine.rr.com MAINE AND COVID-19 - LATEST INFORMATION
The office of Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Center for Disease Control maintains a website with the most current information available on Maine's COVID-19 pandemic response. ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY All Residents of this district should receive mailed paper copies of my current legislative summary once annually. The 2017 and 2018 summaries are below:
|
PLEASE JOIN MY NEWSLETTER LIST...I provide a newsletter covering legislative activity and my take on what's happening under the dome. It is distributed by e-mail on a regular basis during the legislative session, and less regularly at other times. Please send me an e-mail if you'd like to subscribe or if you have something you'd like me to include. ejorgensen@maine.rr.com
NEED TO PHONE ME? You can reach me directly at 207-939-7120 or my aide, Olivia Watson, at 207-287-1430 VISIT MY BLOG You are welcome to read my periodic thoughts on various legislative activities and work HERE AVOID IN PERSON VOTING: GET AN ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION!
Maine is promoting the use of absentee ballots during this time of pandemic. Getting one is a simple, three minute process: https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl Your absentee ballot will appear in your mail sometime about a month before election day with easy instructions around how to cast your vote and mail it back. | ||||