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Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor: Matthew Pouliot (R)

Maine House of Representatives District 61

Years in office: 2022 - 2024

Predecessor: Heidi Brooks (D)

Successor: Alicia Collins (R)

Maine House of Representatives District 80

Years in office: 2016 - 2022

Successor: Caldwell Jackson (R)

Richard T. Bradstreet (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 3, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Bradstreet (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 15. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Richard Bradstreet lives in Vassalboro, Maine.^[1] Bradstreet earned a B.A. in sociology from Dartmouth College in 1973.^[2]^[3] His career experience includes owning Bradstreet Homes, Inc., and working as its president.^[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Bradstreet was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Bradstreet was assigned to the following committees:

Labor and Housing Committee (decommissioned), Ranking Member

2021-2022

Bradstreet was assigned to the following committees:

Labor and Housing Committee (decommissioned)

2019-2020

Bradstreet was assigned to the following committees:

Labor and Housing Committee (decommissioned)

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 15

Richard T. Bradstreet defeated Raegan LaRochelle in the general election for Maine State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard T. Bradstreet (R)	50.5	10,820
		Raegan LaRochelle (D)	49.5	10,621

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Raegan LaRochelle in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,156
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard T. Bradstreet in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,379
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bradstreet in this election.

Pledges

Bradstreet signed the following pledges.

U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 61

Incumbent Richard T. Bradstreet defeated Amy Davidoff in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 61 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard T. Bradstreet (R)	62.0	2,838
		Amy Davidoff (D)	38.0	1,743

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,581
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 61

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Amy Davidoff in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 61

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard T. Bradstreet in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 446
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Richard T. Bradstreet defeated Gregory Hallee in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard T. Bradstreet (R)	66.0	3,330
	Submit photo	Gregory Hallee (D)	34.0	1,713

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,043
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 80

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gregory Hallee in round 1 .

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 619
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 80

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Richard T. Bradstreet in round 1 .

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 578
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Richard T. Bradstreet defeated Stephen Ball in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard T. Bradstreet (R)	56.6	2,312
	Submit photo	Stephen Ball (D)	43.4	1,775

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,087 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 80

Stephen Ball advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 80 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stephen Ball	100.0	549

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 549
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Richard T. Bradstreet advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 80 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard T. Bradstreet	100.0	765

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 765
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.^[4]

Richard Bradstreet defeated incumbent Lori Fowle in the Maine House of Representatives District 80 general election.^[5]

Maine House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Bradstreet	52.48%	2,549
	Democratic	Lori Fowle Incumbent	47.52%	2,308
Total Votes				4,857
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Incumbent Lori Fowle ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.^[6]^[7]

Maine House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Lori Fowle Incumbent (unopposed)

Richard Bradstreet ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.^[6]^[7]

Maine House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Richard Bradstreet (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Richard T. Bradstreet did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Richard T. Bradstreet did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

“	I consider myself a common sense conservative. I believe in a limited form of government where policies are designed to allow people to pursue success in their chosen fields, and that the best model ever devised for people to achieve their goals is the free enterprise system. The proper role of government is to provide an environment where businesses can succeed to the point where they will be able to provide good paying jobs, which in turn will make for a more prosperous society. There then will be adequate funds both in the private sector and in the government sector through taxation to pay for services that the public deems necessary.^[2]^[8]	”
—Richard Bradstreet

Campaign finance summary

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Richard T. Bradstreet campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Maine State Senate District 15	Won general	$47,171	$37,558
2022	Maine House of Representatives District 61	Won general	$7,886	$7,886
2020	Maine House of Representatives District 80	Won general	$7,806	N/A**
2018	Maine House of Representatives District 80	Won general	$6,840	N/A**
2016	Maine House of Representatives, District 80	Won	$8,575	N/A**
Grand total			$78,278	$45,444
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Election Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Maine

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2024.

Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.
Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2023.

Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2022.

Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Maine Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2021.

Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2020.

Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Wabanaki Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with other federally recognized tribes.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2019.

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2018.

Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2017.

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.
Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Prevent Harm — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to chemical exposure.
The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2016.

Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues.
The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

See also

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Officeholder

Maine State Senate District 15

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Footnotes

↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Richard T. Bradstreet," accessed April 26, 2023
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 This information was submitted to Ballotpedia by the candidate on October 24, 2016.
↑ LinkedIn, "Dick Bradstreet," accessed April 26, 2023
↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

Political offices
Preceded by Matthew Pouliot (R)	Maine State Senate District 15 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Heidi Brooks (D)	Maine House of Representatives District 61 2022-2024	Succeeded by Alicia Collins (R)
Preceded by -	Maine House of Representatives District 80 2016-2022	Succeeded by Caldwell Jackson (R)

Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Minority Leader:Harold Stewart

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (I)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (14)

Independent (1)

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