Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Richard Cebra
Richard Cebra (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 68. He assumed office on December 6, 2016. He left office on December 6, 2022.
Cebra (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 68. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cebra is a former Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 101 from 2004 to 2012. He has served as Post-Chair of the Naples Republican Caucus.
Biography
Cebra's career experience includes working as the president and CEO of the Steamboat Landing Corporation. He previously worked as an operations manager for MSI Communications, Inc.
Cebra has been affiliated with the Lake Region Republican Club, Naples Lions Club, Lake Anglers Association, National Rifle Association, and Oriental Masonic Lodge Bridgton.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Cebra was assigned to the following committees:
- Transportation Committee
- Leaves of Absence Committee, Ranking member
2019-2020
Cebra was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cebra served on the following committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cebra served on the following committees:
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
2022
Richard Cebra did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Richard Cebra defeated Patrick Scully in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 68 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Cebra (R) | 52.9 | 3,057 |
 | Patrick Scully (Independent) | 47.1 | 2,726 | |
| Total votes: 5,783 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 68
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard Cebra in round 1 .
|
Total votes: 652 |
|||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Richard Cebra defeated Janice Barter in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 68 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Cebra (R) | 52.7 | 2,410 |
| Janice Barter (D) | 47.3 | 2,163 | ||
| Total votes: 4,573 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 68
Janice Barter advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 68 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janice Barter | 100.0 | 550 | |
| Total votes: 550 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Richard Cebra advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 68 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Cebra | 100.0 | 817 |
| Total votes: 817 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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]
Richard Cebra defeated incumbent Christine Powers in the Maine House of Representatives District 68 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Richard Cebra |
51.48% | 2,722 | |
| Democratic | Christine Powers Incumbent | 48.52% | 2,565 | |
| Total Votes | 5,287 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Christine Powers ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 68 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Christine Powers Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Richard Cebra ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 68 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 68 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Richard Cebra (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 101 incumbent Christine Powers was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Richard Cebra was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew afterwards and was replaced by John Nostin. Powers defeated Nostin in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Christine Powers Incumbent |
47.7% | 2,158 | |
| Republican | John Nostin | 46.7% | 2,113 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 5.6% | 254 | |
| Total Votes | 4,525 | |||
2010
Cebra's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic candidate Mackenzie Simpson. According to unofficial results, Cebra defeated Simpson in the November 2 general election.[10]
| Maine House of Representatives General Election, District 101 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Richard Cebra (R)
|
2,326 | 55% | ||
| Mackenzie Simpson (D) | 1,802 | 42%[11] | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Richard Cebra ran for District 101 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating James Krainin.[12]
Richard Cebra raised $12,064 for his campaign.[13]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 101 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Richard Cebra (R)
|
2,961 | |||
| James Krainin (D) | 2,161 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Cebra did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Richard Cebra endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[14]
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Maine scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2022
In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- 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
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30.
|
2020
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17.
|
2019
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19.
|
2018
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
|---|
|
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.
|
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Cebra
- ↑ 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 Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Official Maine Election Results, 2010
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2008 State House Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Cebra's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Maine Elected Officials and Leaders," February 6, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 68 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Amanda Collamore (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 101 2004-2012 |
Succeeded by - |
