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Jeffrey Pierce
Jeffrey K. Pierce (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 53. He assumed office on December 2, 2014. He left office on December 4, 2018.
Pierce (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 24. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Pierce works as an independent construction contractor, having previously focused on historical restoration work.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Government Oversight |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pierce served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Marine Resources, Ranking Minority Member |
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
2024
See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine State Senate District 24
Denise Tepler defeated Jeffrey K. Pierce and Suzanne Andresen in the general election for Maine State Senate District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Tepler (D) | 53.1 | 13,406 |
 | Jeffrey K. Pierce (R) | 40.9 | 10,320 | |
 | Suzanne Andresen (Independent) | 6.0 | 1,525 | |
| Total votes: 25,251 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 24
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Denise Tepler in round 1 .
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Total votes: 3,623 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 24
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jeffrey K. Pierce in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,960 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pierce in this election.
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Allison Hepler defeated Jeffrey K. Pierce in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 53 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Allison Hepler (D) | 51.7 | 3,180 |
| Jeffrey K. Pierce (R) | 48.3 | 2,976 | |
| Total votes: 6,156 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Allison Hepler in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,400 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jeffrey K. Pierce in round 1 .
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Total votes: 686 |
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2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 53
Allison Hepler defeated incumbent Jeffrey K. Pierce in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 53 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Hepler (D) | 51.2 | 2,583 |
| Jeffrey K. Pierce (R) | 48.8 | 2,466 | |
| Total votes: 5,049 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53
Allison Hepler advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Hepler | 100.0 | 1,036 |
| Total votes: 1,036 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Jeffrey K. Pierce advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey K. Pierce | 100.0 | 876 |
| Total votes: 876 | |||
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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 Jeffrey Pierce defeated William Neilson in the Maine House of Representatives District 53 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 53 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeffrey Pierce Incumbent |
58.68% | 3,309 | |
| Democratic | William Neilson | 41.32% | 2,330 | |
| Total Votes | 5,639 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
William Neilson defeated Allison Hepler in the Maine House of Representatives District 53 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 53 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | William Neilson |
51.31% | 371 | |
| Democratic | Allison Hepler | 48.69% | 352 | |
| Total Votes | 723 | |||
Incumbent Jeffrey Pierce ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 53 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 53 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Pierce Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives 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. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. District 65 incumbent Peter Kent was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jeffrey Pierce was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kent was defeated by Pierce in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jeffrey Pierce |
52.2% | 2,598 | |
| Democratic | Peter Kent Incumbent | 44.5% | 2,215 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.3% | 162 | |
| Total Votes | 4,975 | |||
2012
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012
Pierce ran in the 2012 election for Maine State Senate District 19. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12, 2012 and was defeated by incumbent Seth Goodall (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Seth Goodall Incumbent |
63.8% | 13,445 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Pierce | 36.2% | 7,623 | |
| Total Votes | 21,068 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jeffrey K. Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jeffrey K. Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Pierce's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Insurance Reform
- Excerpt: "I believe that there are existing programs that Maine can look at as examples to help business and the people of Maine. We do not need to re-invent the wheel we only need to provide the best opportunities available and by doing so we can draw more businesses to Maine and create more jobs for our people."
Energy
- Excerpt: "Whether it be the developement of natural gas pipelines or LNG terminals, Maine needs more options than it now has for our families. The people and businesses of Maine cannot keep depending on oil based energy as a primary source."
Government Regulations
- Excerpt: "I intend to provide the leadership that is needed for Maine to grow. Regulations set by legislature are for growing the economy in maine not for restricting good people and business from doing good things."
Campaign finance summary
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2018
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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2014
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In 2014, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 2.
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Personal
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When he served in the state House, Pierce and his wife, Ann, had two children.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "piercesentate," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed June 12, 2012
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| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 53 2014-2018 |
Succeeded by Allison Hepler (D) |
