About
Rep. Koffman
Ted Koffman, represents the towns of Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor,
the Cranberry Isles and most of Mount Desert in the Maine House
of Representatives. Now in his fourth term, Koffman chairs the
Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources. He also chairs
the Community Preservation Advisory Committee, which focuses
on a broad range of issues, including affordable housing for
working families, downtown revitalization, and historic preservation,
related to growth management and land use policy.
Koffman has worked in various capacities at College of the Atlantic
since 1976. Currently he is director of government and community
relations and summer programs. Koffman also serves on the Maine
Economic Growth Council, Maine Audubon Advisory Council, and
the boards of the Healthy Acadia Coalition, Island Housing Trust,
and Maine Tree Foundation.
News
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Committees
Rep. Koffman serves as House chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Natural
Resources.
For more information about the schedule of committee hearings or to sign
up for advance notice of public hearings click
here.
Issues
Rep. Koffman’s legislative priorities include sustainable
economic development strategies, particularly downtown revitalization
and affordable housing for Maine’s work force. He introduced
the nations’ first climate change statute, setting dates
and goals for greenhouse gas reductions. Ted also introduced
electronic waste legislation which calls for shared responsibility
between consumers, towns, and producers for the recycling and
proper disposal of TV tubes and computer monitors which contain
toxic materials. He supports river habitat restoration and eco-tourism
initiatives and enhancement of the state’s management of
high quality, outdoor recreation resources.
You can learn more about what the House Democrats are doing for
Maine by clicking
here. And I'd like to hear what you think -- please Contact
Me.
Legislation
Click on the buttons below to see all bills and joint resolutions
and orders I sponsored or cosponsored this session, as well as
legislative sentiments that honor and recognize people from our
district and throughout the state.
To do a general bill search, click
here.
Contact Me
Thank you for taking time to contact me. You may use the online
Contact Form to reach
me.
You can also contact me at my home:
168 Mill Brook Road
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Home tel: (207) 288-8930
When the Legislature is in session, you can leave
a message for me by calling the State House Message
Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TTY Line:
(207) 287-4469.
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