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Daniel Sayre
Daniel Sayre (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 135. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Sayre (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 135. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Daniel Sayre lives in Kennebunk, Maine.[1] Sayre earned a B.A. in history from Yale University in 1985. His career experience includes working as the president of New World Associates, LLC, the executive editor of engineering and geosciences with Oxford University Press, an executive marketing manager with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the vice president and publisher of Island Press, and a consultant.[1][2][3] Sayre has been affiliated with the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Brick Store Museum, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society for Engineering Education Workforce Summit, and the Town of Kennebunk Budget Board.[3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sayre was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 135
Incumbent Daniel Sayre defeated Scott Craig in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 135 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Sayre (D) | 59.7 | 3,925 |
| Scott Craig (R) | 40.3 | 2,653 | ||
| Total votes: 6,578 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 135
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Sayre in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,054 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 135
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Scott Craig in round 1 .
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Total votes: 522 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sayre in this election.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 135
Daniel Sayre defeated Jared Hirshfield in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 135 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Sayre (D) | 65.4 | 3,530 |
 | Jared Hirshfield (R) | 34.6 | 1,867 | |
| Total votes: 5,397 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Todd DiFede (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 135
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Sayre in round 1 .
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Total votes: 852 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 135
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Todd DiFede in round 1 .
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Total votes: 387 |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Daniel Sayre completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sayre's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Grow and diversify Maine’s economy. Through leading a national summit on educating the technical workforce, I've learned how to help Maine develop a stronger technical workforce and grow our Tech and Manufacturing sectors.
- Provide more opportunities for Maine’s young people to build thriving careers without leaving the state by making opportunities for career education and skills training in High School, Community College and elsewhere more affordable, visible, and attractive.
- Address the housing cost crisis with policies that increase inventory of housing to rent and own at prices that working-class people can afford. This includes removing some restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units, controlling the proliferation of short-term rentals, and working with builders and developers to find ways to make new home development more cost-efficient.
I am also passionate about protecting Maine's environment and doing all we can at the state level to address the immediate threat of climate change through strategies to curb future carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of the climate change that is already upon us.
1. The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt. A social psychologist, Haidt delves deeply into how people construct their moral judgments and how they can stray from our underlying values. It also shows how we can reduce conflict by finding ways to connect with one another on our underlying values.
2. American Sphinx by Joseph Ellis. This incisive biography of Thomas Jefferson dissects several of the most puzzling and contradictory aspects of his intellect and character, and shows how they shaped the challenges of the framers' generation and political patterns that persist to this day. Ellis's analysis make clear the peril of putting the founding generation on a pedestal and demonstrates how the shortcomings and compromises of that political generation laid the foundation for conflicts we are still working out.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 17.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maine House of Representatives District 135 |
Officeholder Maine House of Representatives District 135 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maine House of Representatives, "Daniel Sayre," accessed March 24, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Dan Sayre," accessed March 24, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2022
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| Preceded by Lynne Williams (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 135 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
