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U.S. Representative for Maine’s 2nd District

Jared F. Golden

Democrat 4th term Not running · open seat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.6M raised · top PACs: Clark, Jeffries, Crush Maga PAC Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 18 of 24 party-line votes (75%; most Democrats: 5%)
70LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
35BipartMed 12
136BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2019–now
7 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the House
Committees
  • Natural Resources 7th minority
  • Armed Services 11th minority
Age
44

2026 election

Not on the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

On the ballot for this seat

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date159151228674136
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2302471,235225

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 21% no bills
Armed Forces and National Security 20% 20%
Labor and Employment 9% 13%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Labor and Employment; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Foreign Trade and International Finance.

  • He talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment).
  • 15 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberNatural Resources Committee7th minority
MemberArmed Services Committee11th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 46% of the House, in the minority.

  • 7 years in Congress: more senior than 46% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

60% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Golden.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

60% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in his party: Gluesenkamp Perez and Davis.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 14 · expected 27
Action in committee 4 · expected 4
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 238 of 433 in the House

0.57expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

1 of 14 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.57 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 2550 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.11
Crime and Law Enforcement18 of 24
Immigration10 of 15
Government Operations and Politics11 of 18
Education7 of 12
Energy18 of 33
International Affairs6 of 14
Environmental Protection10 of 24
Public Lands and Natural Resources5 of 16
Armed Forces & National Security11 of 38
Economics and Public Finance14 of 49
Congress7 of 146

With his party on the other 1 area with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 4 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 70% of party-line votes, breaks 136 times (peer median 8), most on Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • Position: −0.11, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 18 of 24, Energy 18 of 33, Economics and Public Finance 14 of 49.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Golden$2.6M raised17%60%12%11%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

77% of what he raised came from individuals; 17% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.6M raised, 12% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 0.7 points.

32 PACs of the 43 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. Clark100% D
  2. Jeffries100% D
  3. Crush Maga100% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

142 bills

Golden voted Yea on 47, Nay on 33, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 61 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.