Kenneth Fredette
Kenneth Fredette (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 33. He assumed office on December 3, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Fredette (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 33. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 9, 2026.
Biography
Fredette earned his B.S. in accounting from the University of Maine at Machias, his M.S. in Public Policy and Management with a concentration in Government Finance from USM's Edmund Muskie School for Public Service, his M.S. in Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. His professional experience includes serving as a Judge Advocate General. As of his 2024 campaign, Fredette was a Colonel in the Maine Air National Guard.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Rules and Business of the House |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fredette, as Minority Leader, did not serve on a committee.
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fredette served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Rules and Business of the House |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fredette served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations and Financial Affairs |
| • Elections |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent Kenneth Fredette and Michael Brayson are running in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2026.
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| Kenneth Fredette (R) | ||
| Michael Brayson (D) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 33
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Michael Brayson in round 1 .
| Total votes: 618 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 33
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kenneth Fredette in round 1 .
| Total votes: 1,046 |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 33
Kenneth Fredette won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Fredette (R) | 100.0 | 4,307 | |
| Total votes: 4,307 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laura Bridgman (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 33
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Laura Bridgman in round 1 .
| Total votes: 195 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 33
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kenneth Fredette in round 1 .
| Total votes: 535 |
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Endorsements
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2018
- See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Maine
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Janet T. Mills in round 1 .
| Total votes: 630,667 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Light (L)
- Betsy Marsano (G)
- Karmo Sanders (Independent)
- Ken A. Capron (Independent)
- John Jenkins (Independent)
- Jay Parker Dresser (G)
- Ethan Alcorn (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janet T. Mills in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
| Total votes: 126,139 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cynthia Soma-Hernandez (D)
- J. Martin Vachon (D)
- Patrick Eisenhart (D)
- Sean Faircloth (D)
- James Boyle (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Governor of Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shawn Moody in round 1 .
| Total votes: 94,382 |
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2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Kenneth Fredette ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 100 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 100 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||
Hannah Todd ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 100 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 100 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Incumbent Kenneth Fredette ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 100 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 100 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Frederick Austin was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 25 incumbent Kenneth Fredette was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fredette defeated Austin and unenrolled candidate David Bright in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
2012
Fredette won re-election in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 25. Fredette ran unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and defeated Frederick Austin (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
2010
Fredette's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic candidate Frederick Austin. According to official results, Fredette defeated Austin in the November 2 general election. [12] Incumbent Joshua Tardy was not eligible for re-election under Maine's term limits.
| Maine House of Representatives General Election, District 25 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| 2,705 | 73% | |||
| Frederick Austin (D) | 927 | 25%[13] | ||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Kenneth Fredette endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[14]
Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2025.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes related to taxes, spending, education, and regulations.
- Maine Women's Lobby — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2018.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2017.
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Prevent Harm — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to chemical exposure.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2016.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2015.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2014.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Maine State Employees Association, SEIU Local 1989 — Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation of interest to Maine's workers.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2013.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2012.
- Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Maine People's Alliance — Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
In 2011, the Maine State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maine House of Representatives, "Kenneth Wade Fredette," accessed February 24, 2025
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed May 14, 2012
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Elections held in 2012," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Official Maine Election Results, 2010
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Maine Elected Officials and Leaders," February 6, 2012
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| Preceded by Danny Costain (R) |
Maine House of Representatives District 33 2024-Present |
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Maine House of Representatives District 100 2010-2018 |
Succeeded by Danny Costain (R) |
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