Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Michael H. Michaud
Michael Michaud was a Democratic U.S. representative from Maine, first elected to Congress in 2003, who voted with most Democrats on 92% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 4399 Comprehensive Department of Veterans Affairs Performance Management and Accountability Reform Act of 2014Sep 10, 2014 · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- H.R. 4527 To remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for other purposes.Sep 9, 2014 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- H.Con.Res. 104 Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day.Jul 7, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- H.R. 4336 Local Road Safety Act of 2014Mar 28, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- H.R. 3169 IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013Jan 9, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2199 (110th) Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2874 (110th) Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5554 (110th) Justin Bailey Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3155 (111th) Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 2173 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1009 Crystal Road in Island Falls, Maine, as the "Carl B. Smith Post Office".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2174 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 Main Street in Howland, Maine, as the "Clyde Hichborn Post Office".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5856 (110th) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1672 (111th) Commemorating the Persian Gulf War and reaffirming the commitment of the United States towards Persian Gulf War veterans.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Michaud has won
Rep. Michaud has won 6 U.S. House elections (2002–2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.0 to 41.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Maine’s 2nd district done while Rep. Michaud served?
2005 to 2014 in ME-2: typical household income was down 9% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Maine’s 2nd district during Michaud’s time representing it (2003 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. ME-2’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 24 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 24 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 22 | See the 22 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.