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Robert Foley
Republican Party
Maine House of Representatives District 145
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
1
Predecessor: Daniel Hobbs (D)
Prior offices:
Maine State Senate District 34
Years in office: 2018 - 2020
Successor: Joseph Rafferty (D)
Maine House of Representatives District 7
Years in office: 2014 - 2018
Compensation
Base salary
$25,000 for the first regular session. $20,000 for the second regular session.
Per diem
$70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
R.W. Traip Academy, 1971
Bachelor's
University of Southern Maine, 2000
Personal
Profession
Insurance sales
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook

Robert Foley (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 145. He assumed office on December 3, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Foley (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 145. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Robert Foley graduated from the R.W. Traip Academy in 1971. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Maine in 2000. His career experience includes working in insurance sales.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Foley was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Foley served on the following committees:

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 House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 145

Robert Foley defeated James Nelson Smith in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 145 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Foley
Robert Foley (R)
 
52.0
 
3,534
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James Nelson Smith (D)
 
48.0
 
3,265

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,799
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 145

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

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 608
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 145

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Robert Foley in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 618
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Foley in this election.

Pledges

Foley signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2020

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020

Robert Foley did not file to run for re-election.[2]

2018

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 34

Robert Foley defeated Thomas Wright in the general election for Maine State Senate District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Foley
Robert Foley (R) Candidate Connection
 
51.7
 
10,456
Image of Thomas Wright
Thomas Wright (D)
 
48.3
 
9,776

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,232
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 34

Thomas Wright advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 34 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Wright
Thomas Wright
 
100.0
 
3,016

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,016
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 34

Robert Foley advanced from the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 34 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Foley
Robert Foley Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,713

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,713
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 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.[3]

Incumbent Robert Foley defeated Joachim Howard in the Maine House of Representatives District 7 general election.[4]

Maine House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Foley Incumbent 62.32% 3,730
     Democratic Joachim Howard 37.68% 2,255
Total Votes 5,985
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Joachim Howard ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Maine House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joachim Howard  (unopposed)

Incumbent Robert Foley ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 7 Republican primary.[5][6]

Maine House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Foley Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 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. Joachim Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Robert Foley defeated Peter Leon in the Republican primary. Foley defeated Howard in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Maine House of Representatives District 7, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Foley 58.8% 2,695
     Democratic Joachim Howard 37.4% 1,714
     None Blank Votes 3.8% 175
Total Votes 4,584


Maine House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Foley 77.2% 420
Peter Leon 22.8% 124
Total Votes 544

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Robert Foley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Robert Foley participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on June 4, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Robert Foley's responses follow below.[11]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ Healthcare reform

Improved services for the mentally challenged, physically challenged and elderly citizens of the State

Improved vocational and technical training skills for non-college bound students[12][13]

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Healthcare reform: The current system is unaffordable for most, healthcare services cost too much and provides limited services for many. As a society we spend 20% of our GDP on Healthcare with low outcomes and results as compared to other countries. The current system is unsustainable.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[13] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Robert Foley answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

“ U S Senator Susan Collins is my mentor and the person I admire politically. Her approach to seeking solutions in a collaborative way by seeking out differing points of view and attempting to find consensus is how I try to solve public policy issues.[13] ”
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
“ Trustworthy, compassionate, integrity, honesty[13] ”
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
“ I am a compassionate listener, I'm a problem solver and I care about helping people improve their lives.[13] ”
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
“ I do believe that having prior knowledge and experience in the legislative process is very important. With term limits in our state a legislator needs to know the basics in order to hit the ground running once elected. Without that experience much time is lost on trying to learn how to maneuver the system without being able to work within the system.[13] ”
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
“ Workforce development and training. We are an aging state with fewer younger persons and families staying or moving here. We need to make a case to retain and attract young families in order to maintain our economy.[13] ”
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
“ The Governor and the state legislature needs to have viable, working, cordial relationship in order to get the people's business done. Mutual respect is an important piece of that relationship.[13] ”

2014

Foley's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“ My main focus will be putting Maine, all of Maine, back to work, to reform and improve Maine’s tax structure for both individuals and businesses, to encourage investment into Maine’s struggling economy and to move Maine forward once again by improving access to technology and the internet throughout Maine. One of the keys to accomplish Maine’s economic prosperity is to reduce our dependence on high energy costs. Improving access to natural gas and Canadian hydro power, as well as local renewable energy sources, need to be top priorities.[14][13] ”

Campaign finance summary

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Robert Foley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Maine House of Representatives District 145Won general$22,845 $16,844
2018Maine State Senate District 34Won general$54,686 N/A**
2016Maine House of Representatives, District 7Won $14,715 N/A**
2014Maine House of Representatives District 7Won $19,643 N/A**
Grand total$111,889 $16,844
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2024.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2023.

  • Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
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  • Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
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  • 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 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 Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
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  • Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2022.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2021.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2020.

  • Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
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  • Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2019.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Robert A. Foley," accessed February 24, 2025
    2. ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Pardue to seek GOP nod for Maine Senate 34," December 16, 2019
    3. ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
    4. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
    7. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
    8. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
    9. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
    10. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
    12. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Robert Foley's responses," June 4, 2018
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    14. ↑ Elect Robert Foley Committee, "Principles," accessed October 6, 2014

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    Daniel Hobbs (D)     		Maine House of Representatives District 145
    2024-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
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    2018-2020    		 Succeeded by
    Joseph Rafferty (D)
    Preceded by
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