Representative · Maine's 1st district

Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree is a Democratic representative for Maine's 1st district, in Congress since 2009. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 30, and cast 452 of 457 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 6, 2009
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	4.4%30 of 675 · rank 92 of 439	99%452 of 457 · rank 155 of 439	250 became law	20%123 of 602
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	4.8%59 of 1,222 · rank 100 of 442	99%805 of 811 · rank 62 of 442	190 became law	20%121 of 616
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.3%3 of 997 · rank 368 of 443	99%568 of 572 · rank 99 of 443	260 became law	6%35 of 626

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.42+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
H.R. 9436: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026Yea
Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–196· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
H.R. 3095: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.Yea
Jul 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 278–121· Against party
H.R. 8774: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 161–251· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Maine's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $2.8B
Per resident: $4,051
Rank in Maine: 1 of 2
Contract actions: 7,846; New awards: 6,929

By fiscal year

2.7BFY2017
1.2BFY2018
3.1BFY2019
2.6BFY2020
1.9BFY2021
2.5BFY2022
3.4BFY2023
3.4BFY2024
3.6BFY2025
2.8BFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Navy$2.3B82%
Department of Defense
Defense Health Agency$433.6M15%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$24.9M0.9%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$20.6M0.7%
Department of Defense
Forest Service$4.1M0.1%
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Air Force$3.4M0.1%
Department of Defense
Federal Aviation Administration$2.9M0.1%
Department of Transportation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.7M0.1%

Top recipients

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION$2.1B75%
18 awards
MARTINS POINT HEALTH CARE INC$433.5M15%
1 award
381 CONSTRUCTORS$65.9M2.3%
1 award
MOHAWK NORTHEAST INC$24.4M0.9%
1 award
CIANBRO CORPORATION$18.8M0.7%
2 awards
ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.$13.8M0.5%
1 award
ARMITAGE SAI JV$11M0.4%
7 awards
ORBIS SIBRO INC$10.2M0.4%
19 awards
GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.$8M0.3%
138 awards
STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC.$7.5M0.3%
1 award

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $429.6K; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $423.1K
From committees: $271.6K; 76 committees
From contractor PACs: $50.5K; 11 PACs · 19% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)	$10K	GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$29.3K
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee	$10K	RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.9B
dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac	$8,000	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.3M
leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee	$6,000	LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.1B
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee	$5,000	AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization	$78.5K
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$3,000	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee	$3,000	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$13.3B
american rheinmetall defense, inc.american rheinmetall defense, inc. political action committee	$2,500	AMERICAN RHEINMETALL SYSTEMS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$0
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee	$1,000	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization	—
cummins inc.cummins inc. political action committee (cipac)	$1,000	CUMMINS INCAI match · 99% · the same organization	$11.3M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$429.6K	$271.6K	$50.5K11 PACs · 19% of committee money
2024	$671K	$324.2K	$55K16 PACs · 17% of committee money
2022	$576.6K	$283.6K	$49.5K12 PACs · 17% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Maine's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · Maine's 1st districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: pingree.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6116
Office: 2354 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.