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Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Allison Hepler

Maine House of Representatives District 88

Successor: Kathleen Shaw

Predecessor: Chloe Maxmin

Michael Lemelin (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 53. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Lemelin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 53. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Michael Lemelin lives in Chelsea, Maine.^[1] Lemelin's career experience includes owning a business and working as the business manager of Chiro-Works and a professional pilot.^[2]^[3] He has served as the chair of the Chelsea Planning Board and has been affiliated with the RSU 12 School Board and the Knights of Columbus.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Lemelin was assigned to the following committees:

Health and Human Services Committee

2021-2022

Lemelin was assigned to the following committees:

Health and Human Services Committee

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 53

Incumbent Michael Lemelin defeated Judith Tunkle in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lemelin (R)	59.1	3,250
	Submit photo	Judith Tunkle (D)	40.9	2,247

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,497
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Richard Goldman (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 53

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard Goldman in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 375
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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: Michael Lemelin in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 539
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Lemelin signed the following pledges.

U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent Michael Lemelin defeated Jane Beckwith in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 53 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lemelin (R)	57.6	2,672
		Jane Beckwith (D)	42.4	1,966

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,638
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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: Jane Beckwith in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317
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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: Michael Lemelin in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 427
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2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 88

Michael Lemelin defeated Christopher Hamilton in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 88 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lemelin (R)	53.6	2,850
	Submit photo	Christopher Hamilton (D)	46.4	2,466

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,316
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 88

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Hamilton in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 982
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 88

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Lemelin in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 694
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 88

Chloe Maxmin defeated Michael Lemelin in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 88 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chloe Maxmin (D)	52.5	2,272
		Michael Lemelin (R)	47.5	2,054

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,326 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 88

Chloe Maxmin defeated Alan Plummer in the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 88 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chloe Maxmin	79.9	730
		Alan Plummer	20.1	184

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 914
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 88

Michael Lemelin advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 88 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lemelin	100.0	737

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 737
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Michael Lemelin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Michael Lemelin campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Maine House of Representatives District 53	Won general	$3,975	$3,659
2022	Maine House of Representatives District 53	Won general	$2,275	$2,262
2020	Maine House of Representatives District 88	Won general	$2,540	N/A**
2018	Maine House of Representatives District 88	Lost general	$4,507	N/A**
Grand total			$13,297	$5,921
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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National Federation of Independent Business

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Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund

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Wabanaki Alliance

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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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2022

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2021

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2020

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Officeholder

Maine House of Representatives District 53

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Allison Hepler (D)	Maine House of Representatives District 53 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Chloe Maxmin (D)	Maine House of Representatives District 88 2020-2022	Succeeded by Kathleen Shaw (D)

Current members of the Maine House of Representatives

Representatives

District 1

Lucien Daigle (R)

District 2

Roger Albert (R)

District 3

Mark Babin (R)

District 4

Timothy Guerrette (R)

District 5

Joseph Underwood (R)

District 6

Donald Ardell (R)

District 7

Gregory Swallow (R)

District 8

Tracy Quint (R)

District 9

Arthur Mingo (R)

District 10

William Tuell (R)

District 11

Tiffany Strout (R)

District 12

Billy Bob Faulkingham (R)

District 13

Russell White (R)

District 14

Gary Friedmann (D)

District 15

Holly Eaton (D)

District 16

Nina Milliken (D)

District 17

Steven Bishop (R)

District 18

Mathew McIntyre (R)

District 19

Richard Campbell (R)

District 20

Dani O'Halloran (D)

District 21

Ambureen Rana (D)

District 22

Laura Supica (D)

District 23

Amy Roeder (D)

District 24

Sean Faircloth (D)

District 25

Laurie Osher (D)

District 26

James Dill (D)

District 27

Gary Drinkwater (R)

District 28

Irene Gifford (R)

District 29

Kathy Javner (R)

District 30

James White (R)

District 31

Chad Perkins (R)

District 32

Steven Foster (R)

District 33

Kenneth Fredette (R)

District 34

Abigail Griffin (R)

District 35

James Thorne (R)

District 36

Kimberly Haggan (R)

District 37

Reagan Paul (R)

District 38

Benjamin Hymes (R)

District 39

Janice Dodge (D)

District 40

D. Michael Ray (D)

District 41

Victoria Doudera (D)

District 42

Valli Geiger (D)

District 43

Ann Matlack (D)

District 44

William Pluecker (I)

District 45

Abden Simmons (R)

District 46

Lydia Crafts (D)

District 47

Wayne Farrin (D)

District 48

Holly Stover (D)

District 49

Allison Hepler (D)

District 50

David Sinclair (D)

District 51

Rafael Macias (D)

District 52

Sally Cluchey (D)

District 53

Michael Lemelin (R)

District 54

Karen Montell (D)

District 55

Daniel Shagoury (D)

District 56

Randall Greenwood (R)

District 57

Tavis Hasenfus (D)

District 58

Sharon Frost (U)

District 59

David Rollins (D)

District 60

William Bridgeo (D)

District 61

Alicia Collins (R)

District 62

Katrina Smith (R)

District 63

Paul Flynn (R)

District 64

Flavia DeBrito (D)

District 65

Cassie Julia (D)

District 66

Robert Nutting (R)

District 67

Shelley Rudnicki (R)

District 68

Amanda Collamore (R)

District 69

Dean Cray (R)

District 70

Jennifer Poirier (R)

District 71

John Ducharme (R)

District 72

Elizabeth Caruso (R)

District 73

Michael Soboleski (R)

District 74

Randall Hall (R)

District 75

Stephan Bunker (D)

District 76

Sheila Lyman (R)

District 77

Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (R)

District 78

Rachel Ann Henderson (R)

District 79

Michael Lance (R)

District 80

Caldwell Jackson (R)

District 81

Peter Wood (R)

District 82

Nathan Wadsworth (R)

District 83

Marygrace Cimino (R)

District 84

Mark Walker (R)

District 85

Kimberly Pomerleau (R)

District 86

Rolf Olsen (R)

District 87

David Boyer (R)

District 88

Quentin Chapman (R)

District 89

Adam Lee (D)

District 90

Laurel Libby (R)

District 91

Joshua Morris (R)

District 92

Stephen Wood (R)

District 93

Julia McCabe (D)

District 94

Kristen Cloutier (D)

District 95

Mana Abdi (D)

District 96

Michel Lajoie (D)

District 97

Richard Mason (R)

District 98

Kilton Webb (D)

District 99

Cheryl Golek (D)

District 100

Dan Ankeles (D)

District 101

Poppy Arford (D)

District 102

Melanie Sachs (D)

District 103

Arthur Bell (D)

District 104

Amy Arata (R)

District 105

Anne Graham (D)

District 106

Barbara Bagshaw (R)

District 107

Mark Cooper (R)

District 108

Parnell Terry (D)

District 109

Eleanor Sato (D)

District 110

Christina Mitchell (D)

District 111

Amy Kuhn (D)

District 112

W. Edward Crockett (D)

District 113

Grayson Lookner (D)

District 114

Dylan Pugh (D)

District 115

Michael Brennan (D)

District 116

Samuel Zager (D)

District 117

Matthew Moonen (D)

District 118

Yusuf Yusuf (D)

District 119

Charles Skold (D)

District 120

Deqa Dhalac (D)

District 121

Christopher Kessler (D)

District 122

Matthew Beck (D)

District 123

Michelle Boyer (D)

District 124

Sophia Warren (D)

District 125

Kelly Noonan Murphy (D)

District 126

Andrew Gattine (D)

District 127

Morgan Rielly (D)

District 128

Suzanne Salisbury (D)

District 129

Marshall Archer (D)

District 130

Lynn Copeland (D)

District 131

Lori Gramlich (D)

District 132

Ryan Fecteau (D)

District 133

Marc Malon (D)

District 134

Traci Gere (D)

District 135

Daniel Sayre (D)

District 136

John Eder (R)

District 137

Nathan Carlow (R)

District 138

Mark Blier (R)

District 139

David Woodsome (R)

District 140

Wayne Parry (R)

District 141

Lucas Lanigan (R)

District 142

Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D)

District 143

Ann Marie Fredericks (R)

District 144

Jeffrey Adams (R)

District 145

Robert Foley (R)

District 146

Walter Runte (D)

District 147

Holly Sargent (D)

District 148

Thomas Lavigne (R)

District 149

Tiffany Roberts (D)

District 150

Michele Meyer (D)

District 151

Kristi Mathieson (D)

Democratic Party (76)

Republican Party (73)

Independent (1)

Unenrolled (1)

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