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Henry John Bear
Henry John Bear (Green Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. He assumed office on December 4, 2012. He left office on December 4, 2018.
Bear (Green Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 2. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bear was a Green Party candidate for Maine's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. He was disqualified before the November 6, 2018, general election.
In November 2017, Bear announced that he changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Green Independent.[1]
Bear was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 144 of the Maine House of Representatives. He withdrew from the race on August 30, 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bear served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Veterans and Legal Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bear served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Health and Human Services |
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
2020
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 2
Harold Stewart defeated incumbent Michael Carpenter and Henry John Bear in the general election for Maine State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Harold Stewart (R)  | 56.8 | 10,838 |
 | Michael Carpenter (D) | 43.0 | 8,208 | |
 | Henry John Bear (G) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 34 | |
| Total votes: 19,080 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Carpenter in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,672 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Harold Stewart in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,554 |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Maine District 2
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jared Golden in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 289,624 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis O'Connor (Independent)
- Danielle VanHelsing (Independent)
- Henry John Bear (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jared Golden in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 45,211 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tim Rich (D)
- Phil Cleaves (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. House Maine District 2
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bruce Poliquin in round 1 .
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Total votes: 43,047 |
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2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives 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 Roger Sherman ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 144 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 144 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Roger Sherman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||
Henry John Bear ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 144 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 144 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Henry John Bear (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Roger Sherman ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 144 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 144 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Roger Sherman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Henry John Bear did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Tribal rep in Maine legislature leaves Dems for Greens," November 23, 2017
- ↑ 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
