Damon Completes Session With 100% Attendance
July 29, 2009
AUGUSTA— Senator Dennis S. Damon (D-Hancock County) of Trenton has recently completed the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature with a 100% voting attendance record. Senator Damon was present and voting on all 214 recorded votes.
Six out of his seven years in the Maine State Senate have resulted in a 100% record; he has only been absent for two votes in his entire Senate career, which occurred while he was chairing the Legislature’s Transportation Committee as they were addressing the Highway Fund Budget.
“I was elected to the Maine State Senate to serve the people of my district,” said Senator Damon. “It is my duty to be in attendance for every vote cast, and I strongly believe that this is a responsibility I simply cannot shirk.”
A roll call vote is a registered, recorded vote in which the votes of each member are documented and entered into the public record. Any member may request a roll call vote, and in order for the chair to order a roll call, one-fifth of the total members present in the Senate must give their consent.
“It is an honor, privilege and my duty to cast my vote in the Maine State Senate,” said Senator Damon. “I was able to cast my vote in support of issues ranging from marriage equality to the state budget to repealing Real ID, and I was able to vote in opposition of a number of ideas that simply were not right for the people of Maine. I look at my position as being hired by the voter’s of my district. The very basic expectation of any employer is that the employee shows up for work every day. I have done that and I am proud of my work ethic.”
The Legislative Document Room maintains copies of all roll votes and they are available to the public. For more information, or to obtain a record of a roll call vote, please contact the Document Room at 287-1408.
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