Maine House GOP 
Rep. Bruce Bickford
Proudly Serving House District 63:
Auburn (Part)
Representative Bruce Bickford serves as the House Republican Lead on the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation
Rep. Bruce Bickford is serving his fifth, non-consecutive term in the Maine House of Representatives representing District 63, which includes part of Auburn (see map).
For over thirty years, Rep. Bickford has managed businesses in central and southern Maine. Taxation and the economy, especially as it relates to small business, are areas of particular policy concern for the Representative.
A graduate of Edward Little High School, Rep. Bickford is a lifelong resident of Auburn. He has been considerably involved in his community, serving as an Auburn city councilor for two terms. He is a founding member of the Small Property Owners of Auburn and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre.
In his free time, Rep. Bickford enjoys hunting, fishing, and golfing. He and his wife, Margie, have four children.
Committee on Taxation
This Committee has jurisdiction over all new bills pertaining to the Bureau of Revenue Services and State Board of Property Tax Review; state and local taxes; tax exemptions and credits; tax expenditure review; taxpayer relief programs; property valuation and assessment; tax increment financing; municipal revenue sharing; taxation of unorganized territories; and tree growth and other current use tax issues.
Constituent Services
Congratulatory letters, Legislative Sentiments, flags flown over the Capitol, assistance with state departments, general comments or questions about legislative matters.
Contact Information
Mail: 2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04330
Email: Bruce.Bickford@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440
Sponsored Legislation (2019-2020)
| LD 6 | (HP7) |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Home Accessibility Tax Credit | |
| LD 41 | (HP42) |
| An Act To Replace Net Energy Billing with a Market-based Mechanism | |
| LD 49 | (HP50) |
| An Act Regarding the Designation of Traumatic Brain Injury on Driver’s Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards | |
| LD 55 | (HP52) |
| An Act To Return the Normal Cost of Teacher Retirement to the State | |
| LD 70 | (SP23) |
| An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for Apprenticeship Programs | |
| LD 91 | (HP77) |
| An Act To Eliminate Gross Metering | |
| LD 150 | (SP37) |
| An Act To Improve Attendance at Public Elementary Schools | |
| LD 162 | (SP49) |
| An Act To Eliminate the State Income Tax on Maine Public Employees Retirement System Pensions | |
| LD 164 | (SP51) |
| An Act To Reduce Property Taxes for Maine Residents | |
| LD 171 | (HP134) |
| Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Project To Evaluate and Address the Transportation Needs of Maine’s Veterans | |
| LD 252 | (SP64) |
| RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Prohibit New or Increased Fees or Taxes by Means of Direct Initiatives of Legislation | |
| LD 465 | (HP349) |
| An Act To Eliminate the Service Provider Tax on Services Covered by Medicaid | |
| LD 535 | (HP392) |
| An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Maine’s Rail Infrastructure and Expand Passenger Rail Service | |
| LD 541 | (HP398) |
| Resolve, To Reduce Food Waste in Schools | |
| LD 593 | (SP180) |
| Resolve, To Stabilize the Behavioral Health Workforce and Avert More Expensive Treatments | |
| LD 625 | (HP453) |
| An Act To Phase Out the Insurance Premium Tax on Annuities | |
| LD 647 | (HP468) |
| An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New State Residents To Strengthen the Workforce | |
| LD 794 | (SP239) |
| An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Recapitalize the Municipal Investment Trust Fund | |
| LD 798 | (HP586) |
| An Act To Protect Maine Children and Students from Preventable Diseases by Repealing Certain Exemptions from the Laws Governing Immunization Requirements | |
| LD 832 | (HP606) |
| An Act To Expand Options for Consumers of Cable Television in Purchasing Individual Channels and Programs | |
| LD 859 | (HP633) |
| An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions | |
| LD 874 | (HP648) |
| An Act To Conform the Clean Election Financing Laws to the Judicially Determined Procedures | |
| LD 1052 | (SP312) |
| An Act To Require Regular and Transparent Review of MaineCare Reimbursement Rates | |
| LD 1055 | (HP778) |
| An Act To Reduce Fraud in the Redemption of Beverage Containers | |
| LD 1069 | (HP792) |
| An Act To Amend the Tax Expenditure Review Process | |
| LD 1093 | (SP325) |
| An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Maine’s Railroad Infrastructure | |
| LD 1156 | (HP845) |
| An Act To Create the Savings Account Program for Small Businesses | |
| LD 1200 | (SP375) |
| An Act To Amend the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program | |
| LD 1322 | (HP957) |
| An Act To Provide Equitable Tax Treatment to State-licensed Marijuana Businesses | |
| LD 1430 | (HP1040) |
| An Act To Create Tax Equity among Renewable Energy Investments | |
| LD 1452 | (HP1064) |
| An Act Regarding the Collection of the Sales and Use Tax by Marketplace Facilitators | |
| LD 1463 | (HP1070) |
| An Act To Create an Automatic Voter Registration System | |
| LD 1520 | (SP469) |
| An Act To Create and Sustain Jobs through Development of Cooperatives and Employee-owned Businesses | |
| LD 1645 | (HP1180) |
| An Act To Create Affordable Workforce and Senior Housing and Preserve Affordable Rural Housing | |
| LD 1698 | (HP1213) |
| An Act To Create Jobs and Slow Climate Change by Promoting the Production of Natural Resources Bioproducts | |
| LD 1713 | (HP1223) |
| An Act To Return Funds to Maine Property Tax Payers | |
| LD 1718 | (SP567) |
| An Act To Exempt Purchases by Pet Food Pantries from Sales Tax | |
| LD 1735 | (SP577) |
| An Act To Clarify the Pathway for a Registered Dispensary under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act To Become a For-profit Entity | |
| LD 1808 | (HP1288) |
| An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Nonprofit Charitable Organizations | |
| LD 2092 | (SP743) |
| Resolve, To Establish the Maine Spaceport Complex Leadership Council | |
| LD 2096 | (HP1493) |
| An Act To Save Lives by Capping the Out-of-pocket Cost of Certain Medications | |
| LD 2105 | (HP1501) |
| An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Emergency Medical Bills | |
| LD 2123 | (SP763) |
| An Act To Create Fairness in the Revitalization of Maine’s Paper Industry |
