Maine
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Jared F. Golden

D

U.S. Representative · Maine

Last updated

May 11, 2026

Next election

November 2026

Votes cast

900

On record

Bills sponsored

0

Including co-sponsored

Ledger entries

900

All actions

Policy pillars — derived from activity record

Electoral integrity

16 actions

Golden's voting pattern on electoral integrity reflects competing priorities between enhancing transparency and ballot tracking while resisting citizenship verification requirements, suggesting concern for both procedural integrity and voting access.

Criminal justice

49 actions

Golden demonstrates a consistent pro-law enforcement orientation on criminal justice, supporting enhanced penalties for serious crimes, stricter drug enforcement, and expanded police authority, with limited support for accountability measures.

Fiscal policy

82 actions

Golden's fiscal policy votes reflect a pragmatic approach that supports targeted revenue measures and spending continuity while opposing mechanisms for unilateral spending cuts and certain appropriations decisions.

Healthcare

33 actions

Golden demonstrates a consistent pattern of opposing expansions of healthcare access, funding, and preventive measures while occasionally supporting narrow disease-specific research initiatives.

Education

26 actions

Golden's education votes reflect a consistent prioritization of parental oversight and institutional transparency in schools, with selective support for specific student support measures.

Economy and labor

46 actions

Golden demonstrates strong support for small business development, labor protections, and strategic government involvement in strengthening domestic economic resilience and competitiveness.

Environment and energy

140 actions

Golden demonstrates strong support for environmental protection measures, consistently voting for bills that enhance pollution controls, protect ecosystems, and advance clean energy and wildfire management initiatives.

Immigration

49 actions

Golden's immigration votes reflect conflicting impulses, opposing both restrictive deportation measures and restrictive asylum policies while also opposing immigration enforcement approaches, suggesting a pattern driven more by opposition to executive implementation than by consistent ideological positioning.

National security and foreign policy

180 actions

Golden demonstrates consistent support for national security measures across counterterrorism, maritime defense, foreign sanctions, and strategic competition with adversarial nations.

Civil rights and liberties

45 actions

Golden's voting pattern on civil rights and liberties reflects competing priorities, supporting expansions of religious freedom protections and safety from discrimination while opposing restrictions on legislative speech and gun rights.

Social policy

25 actions

Golden demonstrates consistent support for social policies that expand benefits and protections for vulnerable populations including veterans, children, families, and those experiencing homelessness.

Technology and data

34 actions

Golden demonstrates strong support for technology innovation and digital infrastructure development while prioritizing regulatory clarity and consumer protection frameworks over data restriction measures.

Civil liberties and government power

7 actions

Golden's voting pattern on civil liberties reflects internal contradictions, supporting privacy protections against government surveillance while opposing measures that constrain government pressure on private platforms and limit judicial oversight of executive power.

Government accountability and transparency

135 actions

Golden's voting pattern demonstrates consistent support for government accountability mechanisms, particularly favoring congressional oversight tools and transparency requirements that enable public scrutiny of both executive and elected officials' conduct.

Infrastructure and public investment

28 actions

Golden demonstrates consistent support for public infrastructure investment across transportation, utilities, broadband, water systems, and federal projects.

Activity ledger — most recent first

Dec 18, 2024

Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 — This bill advances government transparency by requiring the Department of Agriculture to report to Congress on threats to agriculture and natural resources.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 18, 2024

DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 — This bill supports national security by authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to develop better technology for detecting dangerous drugs at borders and ports of entry.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 18, 2024

Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act — This bill advances Native American sovereignty and self-determination by transferring land to tribal control, supporting the civil right of indigenous peoples to govern their own territories.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 17, 2024

Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 — This bill supports Holocaust education programs by extending federal authorization and funding for educational initiatives through 2030.

EducationK-12 funding and standards↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 17, 2024

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill makes it easier for Congress to overturn multiple regulations at once during presidential transitions, which could reduce executive branch accountability by allowing rapid reversal of rules without individual scrutiny.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Dec 11, 2024

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 — This bill extends and updates federal programs that protect endangered wildlife species and their habitats through conservation funding and partnerships.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 11, 2024

Increasing Baseline Updates Act — This bill would advance government transparency by requiring the Congressional Budget Office to publish more frequent budget projections and disclose the economic data behind their calculations.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 10, 2024

SHIELD Against CCP Act — This bill strengthens U.S. national security by establishing a coordinated effort within the Department of Homeland Security to identify and counter security threats posed by China across multiple critical areas including terrorism, cyber attacks, and border protection.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 10, 2024

Liberty in Laundry Act — This bill would restrict the federal government's ability to set energy efficiency standards for washing machines, making it harder to reduce energy consumption through appliance regulations.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted no

Mar 21, 2024

Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023 — This bill strengthens national security by reducing Chinese government influence over U.S. shipping infrastructure and giving federal authorities more power to prevent foreign manipulation of maritime commerce.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 21, 2024

Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. — This bill opposes a carbon tax as economically harmful, taking a stance against a potential revenue-raising or economy-regulating tax policy.

Fiscal policyFederal and state taxation↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 21, 2024

Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes. — This bill opposes environmental regulations on energy production and federal lands while promoting increased domestic fossil fuel development.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 20, 2024

Restoring American Energy Dominance Act — This bill would block new environmental protections and climate provisions for oil and gas leasing on public lands, favoring fossil fuel extraction over energy transition goals.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 20, 2024

Protecting American Energy Production Act — This bill would protect fossil fuel extraction through fracking by preventing the President from restricting it without Congress approval and prioritizing state over federal environmental regulation.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 19, 2024

Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. — This bill strengthens the U.S. position on a major foreign conflict by formally condemning Russian actions against Ukrainian children and supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 19, 2024

Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act — This bill uses sanctions to protect the stability and democracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, advancing U.S. foreign policy interests in maintaining peace in a strategically important region.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Not voting

Mar 13, 2024

Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — This bill would restrict or ban applications controlled by foreign adversaries like China from operating in the United States to protect national security and prevent foreign surveillance of Americans.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Feb 29, 2024

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024 — This bill extends federal funding and authorization for airport infrastructure programs and aviation services, supporting continued public investment in transportation infrastructure.

Infrastructure and public investmentTransportation and roads↗ Source
Voted yes

Feb 29, 2024

Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 — This bill authorizes federal spending to keep government operating and funds student aid programs, representing a decision to maintain current spending levels rather than make cuts or increases.

Fiscal policyFederal and state taxation↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 11, 2024

DOE and SBA Research Act — This bill would advance the economy and labor pillar by fostering collaboration between federal agencies to support research and development activities that include small businesses, potentially creating innovation and job opportunities.

Economy and laborMinimum wage↗ Source
Voted yes

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