Robert Foley
2024 - Present
2026
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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.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Foley was assigned to the following committees:
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee
- Senatorial Vote Committee
- Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Insurance and Financial Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Foley served on the following committees:
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| • Insurance and Financial Services |
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 145
Robert Foley defeated James Nelson Smith in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 145 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Foley (R) | 52.2 | 3,525 | |
 | James Nelson Smith (D) | 47.8 | 3,227 | |
| Total votes: 6,752 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Hobbs (D)
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 .
| Total votes: 608 |
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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 .
| Total votes: 618 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Foley in this election.
2020
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020
Robert Foley did not file to run for re-election.[1]
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 | ||
| ✔ | Robert Foley (R) | 51.7 | 10,456 | |
| Thomas Wright (D) | 48.3 | 9,776 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Wright | 100.0 | 3,016 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Robert Foley | 100.0 | 2,713 | |
| Total votes: 2,713 | ||||
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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]
Incumbent Robert Foley defeated Joachim Howard in the Maine House of Representatives District 7 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  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.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joachim Howard (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Robert Foley ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 7 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Robert Foley Incumbent (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. Joachim Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Robert Foley defeated Peter Leon in the Republican primary. Foley defeated Howard in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Robert Foley |
58.8% | 2,695 | |
| Democratic | Joachim Howard | 37.4% | 1,714 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.8% | 175 | |
| Total Votes | 4,584 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Robert 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
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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.[10]
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[11][12] |
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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[12]
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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.[12] | ” |
| “ | Trustworthy, compassionate, integrity, honesty[12] | ” |
| “ | I am a compassionate listener, I'm a problem solver and I care about helping people improve their lives.[12] | ” |
| “ | 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.[12] | ” |
| “ | 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.[12] | ” |
| “ | 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.[12] | ” |
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.[13][12] | ” |
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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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2018
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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.
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2017
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In 2017, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 through July 4. The legislature reconvened on July 20. The legislature held a veto session on August 2. The legislature held its first special session on October 23. The legislature held its second special session on November 6.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Pardue to seek GOP nod for Maine Senate 34," December 16, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Robert Foley's responses," June 4, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Robert Foley Committee, "Principles," accessed October 6, 2014
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| Preceded by Daniel Hobbs (D) |
Maine House of Representatives District 145 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Maine State Senate District 34 2018-2020 |
Succeeded by Joseph Rafferty (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 7 2014-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
