Maine House GOP 
Rep. Lester Ordway
Proudly Serving House District 23:
Standish (part)
Rep. Lester Ordway
Representative Ordway has been serving the community in Standish as a member of the Standish Town Council, the SAD 6 School Board and the Standish Planning Board. He currently works as an automotive instructor at Central Maine Community College.
Rep. Ordway resides in Standish. He has four children and four grandchildren.
Committee on Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
This Committee has jurisdiction over all new bills pertaining to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; inland fisheries and wildlife research and management; hunting; fishing; trapping; hunter safety; fish hatcheries; game wardens; guides; taxidermist licensing; ATVs; snowmobiles; watercraft registration and boater safety; and whitewater rafting.
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: Lester.Ordway@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440
Sponsored Legislation (2019-2020)
| LD 49 | (HP50) |
| An Act Regarding the Designation of Traumatic Brain Injury on Driver’s Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards | |
| LD 77 | (HP63) |
| An Act To Increase the Homestead Property Tax Exemption to $50,000 for Persons 75 Years of Age and Older | |
| LD 110 | (HP92) |
| An Act Regarding Credit Ratings Related to Overdue Medical Expenses | |
| LD 175 | (HP138) |
| An Act To Extend the Deer Hunting Season by 2 Saturdays | |
| LD 185 | (HP148) |
| An Act To Provide a Method for a Student To Be Excused from Standardized Testing | |
| LD 210 | (HP173) |
| An Act To Increase Technology and Engineering Education for Grades 7 to 12 | |
| LD 216 | (HP179) |
| An Act To Protect Water Quality by Standardizing the Law Concerning Septic Inspection in the Shoreland Zone | |
| LD 322 | (HP247) |
| An Act To Strengthen Maine’s Election Laws by Requiring Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting | |
| LD 338 | (HP263) |
| An Act To Allow Flexibility in the Deposit Labeling of Metal Returnable Beverage Containers | |
| LD 358 | (SP98) |
| An Act To Fully Fund Career and Technical Education for Fiscal Year 2018-19 | |
| LD 552 | (SP174) |
| An Act Relating to Penalties for an Employer for the Retail Sale of Tobacco Products to a Minor when the Employer Possesses a Driver’s License Reader | |
| LD 617 | (HP445) |
| An Act To Increase to 3 the Number of Youth Deer Hunting Days | |
| LD 652 | (HP473) |
| An Act To Modify Maine’s Ice Fishing Laws with Respect to Cusk Fishing | |
| LD 654 | (HP475) |
| An Act Regarding Instruction in Civics in Secondary Schools | |
| LD 655 | (HP476) |
| An Act To Allow Municipalities To Send Separate Tax Bills for Municipal and County and School Taxes | |
| LD 664 | (HP485) |
| An Act To Organize Biannual County Meetings for Local School Boards | |
| LD 665 | (HP486) |
| An Act To Enact the Campus Free Expression Act | |
| LD 728 | (HP533) |
| An Act To Fairly Compensate Registration Stations for Bear, Deer, Moose and Turkey Registrations | |
| LD 745 | (HP550) |
| An Act To Support the Northern New England Poison Center | |
| LD 749 | (HP554) |
| An Act To Increase the Transparency of the “Maine Open Checkbook” Website | |
| LD 750 | (HP555) |
| An Act To Allow Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Instructors To Instruct without State Certification | |
| LD 795 | (HP583) |
| RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food | |
| LD 824 | (HP598) |
| An Act To Allow a Municipality To Opt Out of Collecting Personal Property and Business Equipment Taxes | |
| LD 859 | (HP633) |
| An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions | |
| LD 865 | (HP639) |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Funding Sources of the Maine Controlled Moose Hunt Season | |
| LD 873 | (HP647) |
| An Act To Limit Registration Fees on Water Well Drilling Equipment To Encourage Purchasing of Modern Equipment for Rural Well Construction | |
| LD 882 | (HP656) |
| Resolve, To Require the Examination of the System of Learning Results | |
| LD 884 | (HP658) |
| An Act To Repeal the Board of Licensing of Dietetic Practice | |
| LD 932 | (HP687) |
| An Act Regarding Moose Permit Subpermittees | |
| LD 963 | (HP718) |
| An Act To Exempt Overtime Pay from Individual Income Tax | |
| LD 981 | (HP736) |
| An Act To Implement the State’s Recently Approved Request for a Section 1115 Demonstration for MaineCare | |
| LD 1031 | (HP761) |
| An Act To Base the Vehicle and Mobile Home Excise Tax on Actual Value | |
| LD 1044 | (HP774) |
| An Act To Advance Children’s Cancer Research in Maine | |
| LD 1077 | (HP800) |
| An Act To Ensure Fair Employment Opportunity for Maine Citizens and Legal Residents by Requiring the Use of the Federal Immigration Verification System | |
| LD 1292 | (HP935) |
| An Act To Lower Maine’s Individual Income Tax | |
| LD 1302 | (HP945) |
| An Act To Remove Vacancy Provisions for Certain Positions in County Government | |
| LD 1307 | (SP403) |
| An Act To Promote Snowmobiling in Maine | |
| LD 1369 | (HP991) |
| An Act To Create an Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers To Foster Career and Technical Subjects in Maine Schools | |
| LD 1371 | (SP426) |
| An Act To Ensure Nondiscriminatory Treatment of Public, Educational and Governmental Access Channels by Cable System Operators | |
| LD 1425 | (HP1038) |
| An Act To Maintain the Integrity of the Department of Education by Prohibiting Its Promotion of Policies and Practices That Are Not Based on Rigorous Peer Review and Analysis, Limiting Acceptance of Private Funding in Implementing and Influencing State Policy and Retaining the Home Rule Powers to School Administrative Units | |
| LD 1515 | (HP1108) |
| An Act To Allow Sports Wagering in Maine | |
| LD 1551 | (HP1126) |
| An Act To Clarify Fishing Laws between the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources as They Relate to Striped Bass in Inland Waters | |
| LD 1579 | (HP1141) |
| An Act To Allow Municipalities To Stock Ponds in Their Areas with Fish | |
| LD 1616 | (HP1168) |
| An Act To Establish the Vaccine Consumer Protection Program |
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