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Janet Mills

DemocratJanet Mills

Governor · Maine

DemocratState

Governor of Maine. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Janet_Mills

13 tracked promises, 5 rated

Maine

Maine

Represents Maine statewide

88/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
88
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+75) to 0–100, aggregated from 5 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+75 · based on 5 rated promises

  • Championed 5

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2019 · 5 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
now75 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

5 tracked
  • Kept5
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
0246Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 8— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

13 promises across 10 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Education3
  • Taxes & Affordability2
  • Broadband & Infrastructure1
  • Energy & Climate1
  • Gun Policy1
  • Housing1
  • Opioid Response1
  • Public Safety1
  • Reproductive Health1
  • Reproductive Rights1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)13100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
35
48
50

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

13 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Use her veto power to block any effort to undermine, roll back, or eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine.

Reproductive RightsSpecific · measurablePromised Jun 2022
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archivedMaine PublicOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills (maine.gov)· archivedOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills (maine.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Establish free community college by covering the last-dollar cost of up to two years of tuition for Maine high-school classes graduating 2020-2023.

EducationSpecific · measurablePromised Feb 2022
SourcesThe Maine WireInside Higher EdOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Return a share of the state surplus to residents through direct relief checks (proposed at about $500 per person; enacted as $850 checks to an estimated 858,000 Mainers).

Taxes & AffordabilitySpecific · measurablePromised Feb 2022
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archivedNEWS CENTER MainePortland Press HeraldOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archivedThe Maine Wire
Championedmedium confidence

Ensure every person in Maine who wants high-speed internet can connect to it by 2024.

Broadband & InfrastructureSpecific · measurablePromised Feb 2022
SourcesWGME/CBS 13 I-Team (June 6, 2024)The Maine WireMaine Connectivity Authority (state broadband authority), Dec 11, 2024· archivedOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills (maine.gov), June 17, 2024· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Increase the statewide supply of the opioid-overdose reversal medication naloxone (Narcan) by 25%.

Opioid ResponsePromised Feb 2023
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archivedMaine Beacon
Not yet rated

Provide funding to implement the Red Flag law approved by Maine voters in November 2025.

Gun PolicySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Make Maine's free community college program permanent so eligible students can attend at no tuition cost going forward.

EducationSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Launch a $70 million 'American Dream' housing initiative to build more affordable homes in Maine.

HousingSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Send $300 Affordability Relief checks to 725,000 Maine people to provide financial relief against rising costs.

Taxes & AffordabilitySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Include funding in the supplemental budget for safety enhancements on Maine school buses.

Public SafetyPromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Make available millions of dollars in rebates for high-efficiency water heaters, heat pumps, weatherization, and other energy upgrades.

Energy & ClimatePromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Include funding in the supplemental budget for reproductive health care service providers in Maine following federal cuts.

Reproductive HealthPromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
Not yet rated

Enact a statewide ban on student cellphone use during the school day, from bell to bell.

EducationPromised Jan 2026
SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived

Positions on record

10 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • HousingStated position

    Launch a $70 million 'American Dream' housing initiative to build more affordable homes in Maine.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Taxes & AffordabilityStated position

    Return a share of the state surplus to residents through direct relief checks (proposed at about $500 per person; enacted as $850 checks to an estimated 858,000 Mainers).

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Gun PolicyStated position

    Provide funding to implement the Red Flag law approved by Maine voters in November 2025.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • EducationStated position

    Establish free community college by covering the last-dollar cost of up to two years of tuition for Maine high-school classes graduating 2020-2023.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Reproductive HealthStated position

    Include funding in the supplemental budget for reproductive health care service providers in Maine following federal cuts.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Public SafetyStated position

    Include funding in the supplemental budget for safety enhancements on Maine school buses.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Energy & ClimateStated position

    Make available millions of dollars in rebates for high-efficiency water heaters, heat pumps, weatherization, and other energy upgrades.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Opioid ResponseStated position

    Increase the statewide supply of the opioid-overdose reversal medication naloxone (Narcan) by 25%.

    SourcesMaine Beacon
    View position & sources
  • Reproductive RightsStated position

    Use her veto power to block any effort to undermine, roll back, or eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine.

    SourcesOffice of Governor Janet T. Mills· archived
    View position & sources
  • Broadband & InfrastructureStated position

    Ensure every person in Maine who wants high-speed internet can connect to it by 2024.

    SourcesThe Maine Wire
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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