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Catherine Breen
Catherine Breen (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 25. She assumed office on January 8, 2015. She left office on December 6, 2022.
Breen (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 25. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Breen's professional experience includes serving on the board of directors of Spurwink Services, a statewide agency dealing with behavioral health and developmental disabilities in children and adults, and serving as a town councilor in Falmouth, Maine.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Breen was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Breen was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations and Financial Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Breen served on the following committees:
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| • Environment and Natural Resources |
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
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022
Catherine Breen was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 25
Incumbent Catherine Breen defeated Jennifer White in the general election for Maine State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Catherine Breen (D) | 62.0 | 18,587 |
 | Jennifer White (R)  | 38.0 | 11,404 | |
| Total votes: 29,991 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Catherine Breen in round 1 .
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Total votes: 7,997 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 25
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jennifer White in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,723 |
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2018
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 25
Incumbent Catherine Breen defeated Cathleen Nichols in the general election for Maine State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Breen (D) | 61.9 | 15,348 |
| Cathleen Nichols (R) | 38.1 | 9,448 | ||
| Total votes: 24,796 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Savage (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 25
Incumbent Catherine Breen advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 25 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Breen | 100.0 | 5,627 |
| Total votes: 5,627 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 25
David Savage advanced from the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 25 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Savage | 100.0 | 3,405 | |
| Total votes: 3,405 | |||
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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.[2]
Incumbent Cathy Breen defeated Barton Ladd in the Maine State Senate District 25 general election.[3]
| Maine State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cathy Breen Incumbent |
58.02% | 15,546 | |
| Republican | Barton Ladd | 41.98% | 11,247 | |
| Total Votes | 26,793 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Cathy Breen ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Cathy Breen Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Barton Ladd ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 25 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Barton Ladd (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. Catherine Breen defeated Stephen Woods in the Democratic primary. William Gardiner was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew afterwards; Cathy Manchester was selected as his replacement. Breen defeated Manchester in the general election. Manchester requested a recount, which reversed the outcome of the race, with Manchester at 10,927 votes and Breen at 10,916. Breen did not agree with result, leaving the issue to be decided by the Senate with the advice of a committee appointed by the Senate President. Due to the election night results, Breen was still recognized as the district's senator-elect by the Maine Secretary of State and was expected to be seated when the chamber met on December 3. However, the Senate voted 20-14, along party lines, to seat Manchester. On December 9, the committee's investigation revealed that 21 ballots for Manchester were counted twice in the recount, refuting what had been seen as 21 extra "phantom ballots" for Manchester appearing from the town of Long Island. Manchester promptly resigned following the discovery; although Breen is now recognized as senator-elect, the Senate is still tasked with voting on a winner when it convenes in January.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Catherine Breen |
48.1% | 10,930 | |
| Republican | Cathy Manchester | 48% | 10,898 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.9% | 888 | |
| Total Votes | 22,716 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Catherine Breen |
67.8% | 2,164 |
| Stephen Woods | 32.2% | 1,028 |
| Total Votes | 3,192 | |
Endorsements
Breen was endorsed by Maine Representatives Mark Dion, Mary Nelson, Ann Peoples, Anne Graham, and Stephen Moriarty.[13]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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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.
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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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2019
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In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19.
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2018
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In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13.
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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.
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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.
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2015
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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cathy Breen campaign website, "History," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Senate District 25 recount will go to the Senate," November 18, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Maine Senate votes to seat GOP candidate Manchester in still-contested race," December 3, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Democrat wins Senate election after investigation reveals ‘phantom ballots’ for GOP opponent did not exist," December 9, 2014
- ↑ Cathy Breen campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed June 9, 2014
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| Preceded by Cathy Manchester (R) |
Maine State Senate District 25 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by Teresa Pierce (D) |
