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Joe Baldacci
U.S. Representative ME-02 (2026 D primary candidate · open Golden seat · sitting Maine State Senator SD-9, Bangor)
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
12
/ 100
F
Raw: 2 of 16 dynamic max
· 8 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
2/ 40
National Rank
#5,083 of 8,966 · bottom 43.3% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Raised Roman Catholic (Italian/Lebanese-American family; youngest of eight)
Education: University of Maine (BA); University of Maine School of Law (JD)
Background: Attorney; four-term Bangor city councilor (twice mayor/chair); three-term Maine state senator (SD-9, since Dec 2020); brother of former Gov. John Baldacci. DCCC 'Red to Blue' endorsee.
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Joe Baldacci — sitting Maine State Senator (SD-9, Bangor; term ends Dec 2026, not seeking re-election to it) running for the open ME-02 U.S. House seat (Jared Golden declined a fifth term; Paul LePage is the likely GOP nominee). The 2026-06-09 D primary went to a ranked-choice count: early returns Wood 33.4% / Baldacci 31% / Dunlap 25.6% / Loud 9.9%; pre-election SurveyUSA/FairVote RCV simulation had Baldacci winning the final round 56-44 on transfers. RESULT PENDING — update when called. [2026-06-10 RESOLUTE refinement] Scored on his real legislative record: 100% Planned Parenthood Maine scorecard every year since Dobbs (incl. LD 1619, 2023 post-viability abortion expansion); endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All; campaigns on 'Defending Reproductive Rights' and LGBTQ+ rights. Voted to reject 2023 bills restoring vaccine religious exemptions; 2020: called himself the 'only candidate... who supports basic science' re mandates. Notable party break on guns: voted NO on the post-Lewiston LD 2224 package (background checks + yellow-flag expansion) over civil-liberty objections, and opposes an AR-15 ban — but supports magazine and bump-stock restrictions. Supports congressional war-powers approval before military action; Ukraine aid contingent on Ukrainian preferences. NO EVIDENCE found on voter ID (incl. Maine's 2025 Question 1), the 2025 red-flag referendum, immigration, school choice, or sound money.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim
As a Maine State Senator, voted to allow late-term abortions after fetal viability (24 weeks) when a doctor deems it medically necessary, and earned a 100% Planned Parenthood rating every year since the Dobbs decision — rejecting any life-at-conception standard.
- mainesenate.orgUnclassified
- mainepublic.orgUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Endorsed by and actively courted Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL), a national abortion-rights PAC, which backed him in the June 2026 ME-02 Democratic primary — placing him inside the abortion-industry funding network.
- newscentermaine.comUnclassified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)[6]
1 claim
Listed as a supported candidate by J Street PAC, a foreign-policy advocacy group that raises money for candidates on Middle East policy — meeting the rubric criterion of having accepted foreign-linked PAC support.
- jstreetpac.orgUnclassified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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baldacciforcongress.com/Unclassified
legislature.maine.gov/district9Official
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References & footnotes
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- [1]100% Planned Parenthood Maine scorecard every year since Dobbs, including LD 1619 (2023 post-viability abortion expansion); endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All; campaigns on 'Defending Reproductive Rights.' Unclassified
100% Planned Parenthood Maine scorecard every year since Dobbs, including LD 1619 (2023 post-viability abortion expansion); endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All; campaigns on 'Defending Reproductive Rights.'
- [2]100% Planned Parenthood Maine scorecard every year since Dobbs, including LD 1619 (2023 post-viability abortion expansion); endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All; campaigns on 'Defending Reproductive Rights.' Unclassified
100% Planned Parenthood Maine scorecard every year since Dobbs, including LD 1619 (2023 post-viability abortion expansion); endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All; campaigns on 'Defending Reproductive Rights.'
- [3]Campaigns on support for LGBTQ+ rights, citing his state senate record (Maine Public 2026 candidate profile). Unclassified
Campaigns on support for LGBTQ+ rights, citing his state senate record (Maine Public 2026 candidate profile).
- [4]Voted with the Senate majority to reject 2023 bills restoring religious exemptions to school vaccine mandates; dismissed exemption arguments as 'misinformation.' Unclassified
Voted with the Senate majority to reject 2023 bills restoring religious exemptions to school vaccine mandates; dismissed exemption arguments as 'misinformation.'
- [5]Split within this cell: voted NO on LD 2224 (yellow-flag expansion + background checks — 'I can't vote for a measure that would allow police to take someone in a mental health crisis into custody even if they haven't committed any crimes') and opposes an AR-15 ban, BUT supports high-capacity-magazine and bump-stock restrictions. Mixed evidence — null. Unclassified
Split within this cell: voted NO on LD 2224 (yellow-flag expansion + background checks — 'I can't vote for a measure that would allow police to take someone in a mental health crisis into custody even if they haven't committed any crimes') and opposes an AR-15 ban, BUT supports high-capacity-magazine and bump-stock restrictions. Mixed evidence — null.
- [6]J Street PAC lists him as a candidate (page unavailable, listing only); no donation acceptance documented — null. Unclassified
J Street PAC lists him as a candidate (page unavailable, listing only); no donation acceptance documented — null.
- [7]Pro-vaccine-mandate record: voted to reject exemption-restoration bills (2023); 2020 Facebook post backing schools/employers that mandate vaccination, calling himself the 'only candidate for state senate in District 9 who supports basic science.' Unclassified
Pro-vaccine-mandate record: voted to reject exemption-restoration bills (2023); 2020 Facebook post backing schools/employers that mandate vaccination, calling himself the 'only candidate for state senate in District 9 who supports basic science.'
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