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Sean Paulhus
Sean Paulhus (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 50. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. He left office on July 14, 2023.
Paulhus (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 50. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Paulhus resigned from the Maine House of Representatives after being appointed Sagadahoc County register of probate.[1]
Biography
Sean Paulhus lives in Bath, Maine.[2]
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.
2023-2024
Paulhus was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Paulhus was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Paulhus was assigned to 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
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Sean Paulhus defeated Jason Desjardins in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Paulhus (D) | 70.6 | 2,993 |
| Jason Desjardins (R) | 29.4 | 1,248 | ||
| Total votes: 4,241 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 50
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sean Paulhus in round 1 .
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Total votes: 415 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 50
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jason Desjardins in round 1 .
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Total votes: 162 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Sean Paulhus defeated Christina Hughes in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 52 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Paulhus (D) | 67.2 | 3,390 |
| Christina Hughes (R) | 32.8 | 1,658 | ||
| Total votes: 5,048 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kenneth Sener (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 52
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sean Paulhus in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,411 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Colwell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 52
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kenneth Sener in round 1 .
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Total votes: 297 |
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2019
See also: Maine state legislative special elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 52
Sean Paulhus defeated Kenneth Sener in the special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 52 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Paulhus (D) | 66.5 | 975 |
| Kenneth Sener (R) | 33.5 | 491 | ||
| Total votes: 1,466 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Sean Paulhus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sean Paulhus did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30.
- 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 bills related to gender equity.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
2022
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In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Ralph Tucker (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 50 2022-2023 |
Succeeded by David Sinclair (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 52 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Sally Cluchey (D) |
