Brian Langley

Brian Langley

Republican Party

Prior offices

Maine House of Representatives

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Maine State Senate District 7

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Profession

Owner, Union River Lobster Pot Restaurant

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Brian Langley (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office on November 30, 2010. He left office in 2018.

Langley (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 7. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Langley also ran in a special election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 7. He lost in the special general election on June 14, 2022.

Langley was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Maine State Senate because of term limits.

Langley served in the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 38 from 2008 to 2010.

Biography

Langley's professional experience includes working as a Teacher of Culinary Arts at Hancock County Technical Center, Owner of the Union River Lobster Pot Restaurant and Treasurer of the American Culinary Federation - Downeast Chapter.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2017
• Conduct and Ethics
• Education and Cultural Affairs, Chair
• Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Langley served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2015
• Education and Cultural Affairs, Chair
• Marine Resources
• Conduct and Ethics

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Langley served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2013
• Education and Cultural Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Langley served on these committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2011
• Engrossed Bills
• Education and Cultural Affairs
• Marine Resources

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Langley served on these committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2009
• Taxation

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

Regular election

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 7

Incumbent Nicole Grohoski defeated Brian Langley in the general election for Maine State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicole Grohoski (D)	59.0	12,811
		Brian Langley (R)	41.0	8,913

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,724
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 7

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Nicole Grohoski in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Nicole Grohoski	100	5,157	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,157
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 7

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Brian Langley in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Brian Langley	100	2,446	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,446
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Special election

See also: Maine state legislative special elections, 2022

General election

Special general election for Maine State Senate District 7

Nicole Grohoski defeated Brian Langley and Benjamin Meiklejohn in the special general election for Maine State Senate District 7 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicole Grohoski (D)	63.4	6,506
		Brian Langley (R)	35.4	3,635
		Benjamin Meiklejohn (Green Independent Party)	1.1	115

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,256
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Genevieve McDonald (D)

2020

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 7

Incumbent Louis Luchini defeated Brian Langley in the general election for Maine State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Louis Luchini (D)	55.0	14,280
		Brian Langley (R)	45.0	11,672

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,952
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 7

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Louis Luchini in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Louis Luchini	100	6,294	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,294
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 7

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Brian Langley in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Brian Langley	72.3	2,817	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	John Linnehan	27.7	1,081	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,898
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2018

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2018

Brian Langley was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2016

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.

Incumbent Brian Langley defeated Moira O'Neill in the Maine State Senate District 7 general election.

Maine State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Langley Incumbent	55.79%	13,218
	Democratic	Moira O'Neill	44.21%	10,476
Total Votes				23,694
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Moira O'Neill defeated Theodore Koffman in the Maine State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.

Maine State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Moira O'Neill	55.95%	1,133
	Democratic	Theodore Koffman	44.05%	892
Total Votes				2,025

Incumbent Brian Langley ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 7 Republican primary.

Maine State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Brian Langley Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. Theodore Koffman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 28 incumbent Brian Langley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Langley defeated Koffman in the general election.

Maine State Senate District 7, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Langley Incumbent	53.2%	10,384
	Democratic	Theodore Koffman	43.3%	8,458
	None	Blank Votes	3.5%	675
Total Votes				19,517

2012

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012

Langley won re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the June 12, 2012, Republican primary and defeated David White (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Maine State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Langley Incumbent	51.1%	10,953
	Democratic	David White	48.9%	10,500
Total Votes				21,453

Presidential preference

2012

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Brian Langley endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

2010

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010

Langley defeated Democratic candidate James Schatz and Green candidate Lynne Williams in the November 2 general election. Democratic incumbent Dennis Damon was not eligible for re-election.

Maine State Senate, District 28
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Brian Langley (R)		9,633	51%
James Schatz (D)		6,420	34%
Lynne Williams (G)		2,311	12%
Blank		444	2%

In the June 8th primary election, Langley ran unopposed.

Maine State Senate, District 28 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Brian Langley		3,885	100%

2008

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Brian Langley ran for District 38 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating Carrie Jones.

Brian Langley raised $9,090 for his campaign.

Maine House of Representatives, District 38
Candidates		Votes
Brian Langley (R)		2,861
Carrie Jones (D)		2,339

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2010

On his campaign website, Langley outlined these issues as his main priorities:

• Quality of place - "Expanding opportunities such as [eco-tourism], as well as creating opportunities through education to teach marketable skills to the area's youngest populations will go a long way toward increasing quality of place."
• Party, politics and government - "Langley is a Republican who doesn’t mind voting against the party line in order to meet the stated needs of his constituents. Adding that he spends a lot of time researching and thinking through all sides of an issue, he said he believes it is his duty to do his homework and vote for what is best for the district he represents."
• Rural Maine - “The one-size-fits-all approach does not work well in Maine,” said Langley. “All regions have a flavor and history that makes them uniquely Maine.” Aiming to represent a large and diverse district, Langley said that, if elected, he would "set up office hours in schools across his district to listen to the concerns of his constituents, as well as to allow time for discussions with the next generation of voters."
• Population trends and resources - Access to good paying jobs and programs that will teach marketable skills, drawing business to Maine, teaching entrepreneurship. Langley believes in a fairer tax structure for the aging segments of Maine's population, on that allows people to retire to Maine.
• Welfare - While not fully willing to accept data and reports from partisan policy groups, Langley said he does believe Maine’s welfare system provides little incentive or opportunity for people to transition out of. Calling the welfare system “broken,” the Senate candidate said he would propose the creation of a “sliding scale” or some other mechanism to allow people who are on welfare to receive needed benefits until such time that they can afford them.

"With a 'citizen-led Legislature, I don’t believe in my heart that it is meant to be a life-long career for anyone and that there comes a time to take your turn and help,' said Langley, 'and I feel it is my turn.'"

Campaign finance summary

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Brian Langley campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Maine State Senate District 7	Lost general	$25,791	$27,622
2020	Maine State Senate District 7	Lost general	$49,975	N/A**
2016	Maine State Senate, District 7	Won	$36,236	N/A**
2014	Maine State Senate, District 7	Won	$42,111	N/A**
2012	Maine State Senate, District 28	Won	$21,153	N/A**
2010	Maine State Senate, District 28	Won	$37,913	N/A**
2008	Maine State House, District 38	Won	$9,090	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

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2017

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In 2017, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 through July 4. The legislature reconvened on July 20. The legislature held a veto session on August 2. The legislature held its first special session on October 23. The legislature held its second special session on November 6. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Right to Life: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Prevent Harm: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to chemical exposure. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 2. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine State Employees Association, SEIU Local 1989 Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation of interest to Maine's workers. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

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In 2013, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2012, to July 10, 2013. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

2012

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In 2012, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 4 through April 14, in recess from April 14 through May 13, and adjourned May 31. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."

Personal

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Langley and his wife, Jane, have two children. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 86, a Board Member at First Congregational Church, and volunteer at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Dennis Damon (D)	Maine State Senate District 28 2010–2018	Succeeded by Louis Luchini (D)
Preceded by -	Maine House of Representatives District 38 2008–2010	Succeeded by Louis Luchini (D)

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)