Joseph Perry (Maine)

Joseph Perry

Nonpartisan

Maine Treasurer

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Henry Beck (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

Maine House of Representatives District 24

Years in office: 2022 - 2024

Predecessor: Mark Bryant (D)

Successor: Sean Faircloth (D)

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Maine House of Representatives District 124

Years in office: 2019 - 2022

Successor: Sophia Warren (D)

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Maine State Senate District 32

Years in office: 2004 - 2010

Compensation

Base salary

$109,325

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Appointed

December 3, 2024

Personal

Profession

Business owner

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Joseph Perry is the Maine Treasurer. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Perry (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 24. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Joseph Perry lives in Bangor, Maine. Perry's career experience includes owning a convenience store.

Elections

2024

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Joseph Perry defeated Daniel Lapointe in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Perry (D)	64.7	3,104
	Submit photo	Daniel Lapointe (R)	35.3	1,697

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,801
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Perry in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Joseph Perry	72.3	259	0	Advanced (1)
		Zachary J. Smith	27.7	99	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 358
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Lapointe in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Daniel Lapointe	100	277	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Perry in this election.

2022

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Joseph Perry defeated Roderick Hathaway in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Perry (D)	62.6	2,465
	Submit photo	Roderick Hathaway (R)	37.4	1,474

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,939
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Perry in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Joseph Perry	100	714	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 714
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Roderick Hathaway in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Roderick Hathaway	100	301	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 301
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 124

Incumbent Joseph Perry defeated Daniel Lapointe in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 124 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Perry (D)	63.3	3,032
	Submit photo	Daniel Lapointe (R)	36.7	1,759

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,791
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 124

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Perry in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Joseph Perry	100	1,027	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,027
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 124

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Lapointe in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Daniel Lapointe	100	463	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 463
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2019

See also: Maine state legislative special elections, 2019

General election

Special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 124

Joseph Perry defeated Thomas White in the special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 124 on March 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Perry (D)	64.8	719
		Thomas White (R)	35.2	390

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,109
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2010

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010

Perry lost his bid for re-election to the 32nd District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Nichi Farnham ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Maine State Senate, District 33
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Nichi Farnham (R)		7,394	54%
Joseph Perry (D)		5,724	42%
Blank		452	3%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Perry ran for District 32 of the Maine State Senate, beating Tom Sawyer.

Perry raised $28,713 for his campaign.

Maine State Senate, District 32
Candidates		Votes
Joseph Perry (D)		10,286
Tom Sawyer (R)		8,226

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Joseph Perry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Joseph Perry campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Maine House of Representatives District 24	Won general	$3,473	$960
2022	Maine House of Representatives District 24	Won general	$2,125	$1,050
Grand total			$5,598	$2,010
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Personal

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Joseph is married to Jane Perry. They have two children and reside in Bangor, Maine.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Perry was assigned to the following committees:

• Taxation Committee, Chair

2021-2022

Perry was assigned to the following committees:

• Taxation Committee
• Bills in the Second Reading Committee

2019-2020

Perry was assigned to the following committees:

• Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee (decommissioned)

Sponsored legislation

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2023

In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30.

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• Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund

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2022

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In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to 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 Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization. Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wabanaki Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2021

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In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30. 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 Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to 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." Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Wabanaki Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2019

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In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19. 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 Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by Henry Beck	Maine Treasurer 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Mark Bryant (D)	Maine House of Representatives District 24 2022-2024	Succeeded by Sean Faircloth (D)
Preceded by -	Maine House of Representatives District 124 2019-2022	Succeeded by Sophia Warren (D)
Preceded by -	Maine State Senate District 32 2004-2010	Succeeded by -