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Barbara Wood
Barbara Wood (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 38. She assumed office on December 1, 2020. She left office on December 6, 2022.
Wood (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 38. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Barbara Wood earned a degree from Slippery Rock State University and an M.Ed. in elementary physical education from the University of Maine in 1978. Wood's career experience includes working as a senior operations manager of distribution/returns with LL Bean. She co-founded Equality Maine.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Wood was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
Barbara Wood did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 38
Barbara Wood won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Wood (D) | 100.0 | 5,217 |
| Total votes: 5,217 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Barbara Wood in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,439 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Zema (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Wabanaki Alliance: Senate and House
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.
2021
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In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Matthew Moonen (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 38 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Hymes (R) |
