Representative · Maine's 2nd district

Jared F. Golden

Jared F. Golden is a Democratic representative for Maine's 2nd district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 19, and cast 323 of 459 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2019
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.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6752.8%19 of 675 · rank 143 of 43970%323 of 459 · rank 436 of 439140 became law59%132 of 225
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2224.5%55 of 1,222 · rank 110 of 44272%587 of 812 · rank 440 of 442230 became law57%141 of 247
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9972.8%28 of 997 · rank 84 of 44388%490 of 554 · rank 420 of 443190 became law49%92 of 188

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 −1−0.11+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.

  1. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207· Against party
  2. 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
  3. H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 237–169· Against party
  4. H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 2, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–201· Against party
  5. H.R. 9436: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–196· Against party
  6. H.Res. 1490: Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–192· Against party
  7. H.R. 8884: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActYea
    Jul 23, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 232–188· Against party
  8. H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading ActYea
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 232–198· Against party

Recent votes

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

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. 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
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207· Against party
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

56 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced5191%
  2. Reported by committee23.6%
  3. Passed one chamber35.4%

Policy areas

  1. Government Operations and Politics10
  2. Armed Forces and National Security5
  3. Commerce5
  4. Foreign Trade and International Finance5
  5. Public Lands and Natural Resources5
  6. Health4
  7. Labor and Employment4
  8. Emergency Management3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10555 VETS Access Act
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 24, 2026
  2. H.R. 8509 To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.
    Introduced· Animals· Apr 27, 2026
  3. H.R. 7735 Improving Mental Health Support for Servicemembers and Veterans Act
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Mar 30, 2026
  4. H.R. 2550 Protect America's Workforce Act
    Passed one chamber· Labor and Employment· Dec 15, 2025
  5. H.Res. 432 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
    Passed one chamber· Congress· Dec 11, 2025
  6. H.R. 4978 Secure Trade Act
    Introduced· Foreign Trade and International Finance· Aug 15, 2025
  7. H.R. 4665 Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act
    Introduced· Emergency Management· Jul 23, 2025
  8. H.R. 3762 Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act
    Introduced· Health· Jun 5, 2025

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 2nd 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
$206.7M
Per resident
$299
Rank in Maine
2 of 2
Contract actions
1,066
New awards: 407

By fiscal year

  1. 117.6MFY2017
  2. 197.9MFY2018
  3. 172.1MFY2019
  4. 233.2MFY2020
  5. 486.8MFY2021
  6. 239.7MFY2022
  7. 343.8MFY2023
  8. 325.4MFY2024
  9. 294.2MFY2025
  10. 206.7MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$68.8M33%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$28.5M14%
    Department of Labor
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$25.3M12%
  4. Agricultural Marketing Service$22M11%
    Department of Agriculture
  5. Department of the Army$18M8.7%
    Department of Defense
  6. Public Buildings Service$10.1M4.9%
    General Services Administration
  7. National Park Service$7.7M3.7%
    Department of the Interior
  8. U.S. Coast Guard$7.6M3.7%
    Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

  1. CIANBRO HARKINS JOINT VENTURE, LLC$59.8M29%
    1 award
  2. MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.$16.1M7.8%
    3 awards
  3. ARBOR E & T LLC$11M5.3%
    1 award
  4. AGATE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$10.6M5.1%
    1 award
  5. CAREER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION$9.2M4.5%
    2 awards
  6. KING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC$9M4.4%
    5 awards
  7. SERRATO CORPORATION$7.5M3.6%
    1 award
  8. LOPEZ CARLOS L$7M3.4%
    2 awards
  9. TEYA DIVERSIFIED SERVICES LLC$6.4M3.1%
    1 award
  10. SARGENT CORPORATION$5.4M2.6%
    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
$2.6M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$397.7K
From committees
$305K
107 committees
From contractor PACs
$15.5K
6 PACs · 5% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians$4,000AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization$92K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$3,500AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$2,000NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee$1,000INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization—
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac$1,000NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$2.6M$305K$15.5K6 PACs · 5% of committee money
2024$7.9M$1M$47K8 PACs · 4% of committee money
2022$6.1M$756.7K$28K6 PACs · 4% 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.

  1. House · Maine's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Maine's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Maine's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Maine's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
golden.house.gov
Phone
202-225-6306
Office
1107 Longworth 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.