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U.S. Representative · Maine 2nd District
Jared F. Golden
DemocratDistrict R+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score94#1 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Jared F. Golden’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office1107 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1902
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 6 signals
- StrongBacks 14 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 14 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 38, H.R. 139, H.R. 452, H.R. 471, H.R. 842 and 9 more.
- Strong2nd most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.106 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.287 toward the Republicans (rank 2 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
- StrongOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+4)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. ME-2 has a partisan lean of R+4. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- StrongLCV 55 vs. House Democratic avg 96LCV (2025, higher = stronger pro-environment record) scored this member 55; the House Democratic average is 95.9 (n=210). That is 41 points toward the Republicans.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 7.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Armed ServicesMinority · 11th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
- Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesMinority · 7th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Golden← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.106 is 0.29 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress20House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1829Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 100
| Swing |
| H.R. 1834To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. |