Sen. Davis posts perfect voting record during recent legislative term

AUGUSTA — According to statistics recently released by the Secretary of the Senate, Sen. Paul Davis (R-Sangerville) did not miss a single vote during the 127th Maine Legislature.

“Our representative form of government is based in the idea that elected officials are speaking as the voice of their constituents,” Davis said. “That is why being in the Senate Chamber to vote is of such importance to me. My vote is my constituents’ voice at the Statehouse, and they should be represented on the many crucial issues that lawmakers take up each year.”

Over the course of the two years of the 127th Maine Legislature, lawmakers dealt with nearly 2,000 pieces of legislation. Of the bills that came before the Legislature, 622 were enacted as law.

In 2016, lawmakers dealt with matters as varied as education funding, tax policy, Maine’s drug crisis, welfare reform and energy policy.

During the 127th Legislature, Davis serves as the chair of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee as well as a member of the taxation committee. During the 2016 legislative session, he successfully advocated for a measure to exempt commercial agriculture and wood harvesting businesses from sales tax. The exemption will go into effect on Jan. 1.