Joseph Perry (Maine)
Joseph Perry is the Maine Treasurer. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Perry (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 24. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joseph Perry lives in Bangor, Maine. Perry's career experience includes owning a convenience store.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Joseph Perry defeated Daniel Lapointe in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Perry (D) | 64.7 | 3,104 |
| Daniel Lapointe (R) | 35.3 | 1,697 | ||
| Total votes: 4,801 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Perry in round 1 .
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Total votes: 358 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Lapointe in round 1 .
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Total votes: 277 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Perry in this election.
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Joseph Perry defeated Roderick Hathaway in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Perry (D) | 62.6 | 2,465 |
| Roderick Hathaway (R) | 37.4 | 1,474 | ||
| Total votes: 3,939 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Perry in round 1 .
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Total votes: 714 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 24
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Roderick Hathaway in round 1 .
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Total votes: 301 |
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2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 124
Incumbent Joseph Perry defeated Daniel Lapointe in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 124 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Perry (D) | 63.3 | 3,032 |
| Daniel Lapointe (R) | 36.7 | 1,759 | ||
| Total votes: 4,791 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 124
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joseph Perry in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,027 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 124
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel Lapointe in round 1 .
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Total votes: 463 |
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2019
See also: Maine state legislative special elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 124
Joseph Perry defeated Thomas White in the special general election for Maine House of Representatives District 124 on March 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Perry (D) | 64.8 | 719 |
 | Thomas White (R) | 35.2 | 390 | |
| Total votes: 1,109 | |||
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2010
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010
Perry lost his bid for re-election to the 32nd District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Nichi Farnham ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[2]
| Maine State Senate, District 33 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Nichi Farnham (R)
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7,394 | 54% | ||
| Joseph Perry (D) | 5,724 | 42% | ||
| Blank | 452 | 3% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Perry ran for District 32 of the Maine State Senate, beating Tom Sawyer.[3]
Perry raised $28,713 for his campaign.[4]
| Maine State Senate, District 32 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joseph Perry (D)
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10,286 | |||
| Tom Sawyer (R) | 8,226 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Joseph is married to Jane Perry. They have two children and reside in Bangor, Maine.
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Perry was assigned to the following committees:
- Taxation Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Perry was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Perry 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.
Scorecards
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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.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- 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.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2022.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- 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 Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- 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.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2021.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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.
- 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.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2019.
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- 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."
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Joseph C. Perry," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2008 State House Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Perry's 2008 campaign contributions
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Beck |
Maine Treasurer 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Mark Bryant (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 24 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Sean Faircloth (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 124 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Sophia Warren (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Maine State Senate District 32 2004-2010 |
Succeeded by - |
