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William Bridgeo
William Bridgeo (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 60. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Bridgeo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 60. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Bridgeo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
William Bridgeo earned a high school diploma from Marianhill High School, a bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College in 1972, and an M.P.A. from the University of Hartford in 1979. His career experience includes working as a government administrator.[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.
2023-2024
Bridgeo was assigned to the following committees:
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 60
Incumbent William Bridgeo defeated Wendy MacDowell in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 60 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Bridgeo (D)  | 56.0 | 2,701 |
 | Wendy MacDowell (R) | 44.0 | 2,119 | |
| Total votes: 4,820 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 60
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: William Bridgeo in round 1 .
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Total votes: 272 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 60
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Wendy MacDowell in round 1 .
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Total votes: 195 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bridgeo in this election.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 60
William Bridgeo defeated William Clardy in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 60 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Bridgeo (D) | 59.7 | 2,354 |
| William Clardy (R) | 40.3 | 1,589 | ||
| Total votes: 3,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 60
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: William Bridgeo in round 1 .
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Total votes: 272 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 60
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: William Clardy in round 1 .
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Total votes: 238 |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Bridgeo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bridgeo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am passionate about protecting Maine's environmental and sought assignment to the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee where I served the past two years. I sponsored legislation that put funding into lake preservation for the first time in 30 years and plan to add to that in the coming legislature .
- The property tax burden in Maine is far too onerous. There needs to be significant realignment of the major (income and sales) broad-based state revenue sources to relieve local property taxes and I plan to sponsor legislation to accomplish this.
- Maine has made good progress in addressing the epidemic of gun violence. I have supported those efforts and plan to continue to do so including sponsorship of a red flag law and limits on semiautomatic weapon magazines. I do this as someone who has owned guns and hunted for most of my life.
Rushworth Kidder's writings on ethical leadership have been very valuable to me both personally and in the leadership courses I have taught over the years.
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2022
William Bridgeo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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2023
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In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maine House of Representatives District 60 |
Officeholder Maine House of Representatives District 60 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 26, 2024
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| Preceded by Kristen Cloutier (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 60 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
