Bruce Poliquin

Bruce Poliquin has stayed focused his entire public life on one goal- fighting for Maine!

Born and raised in Central Maine, Bruce is committed to helping ensure that Maine families and small businesses can succeed and prosper with good paying jobs in a growing economy.  Bruce’s passion for Maine drives his dedication to help.  He has no other agenda.

As the son of a public school teacher and nurse, Bruce was raised in a working-class Franco-American family learning the importance of public service, honesty and hard work. Earning a good education and taking care of others were early lessons taught to Bruce and his late brother Jim by their, now, 90-year-old parents.

In 2014, Bruce won Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat – the first Republican in almost twenty years. Two years later, he won his first re-election by a wider margin. In 2018, he won again on Election Day receiving 2,200 more votes than any of his three liberal opponents. However, after nine chaotic days of ranked choice vote counting, the Congressional seat was given to the Democrat who came in second place on Election Day.

During his four years in Washington, Bruce earned the reputation as a fearless advocate for Maine, pragmatically getting things done with both Democrats and Republicans. He was the strong and clear voice for our nearly 140,00 Maine Veterans while serving on the powerful U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee. He helped push through legislation allowing Veterans living in rural areas to receive their healthcare at local hospitals and doctor offices instead of driving several hours to TOGUS in Augusta. He co-sponsored new laws improving mental health services for suicidal Veterans and providing housing for homeless heroes.

In September, 2019, President Donald J. Trump nominated Bruce Poliquin to chair the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in Washington. The Senate still has not confirmed his and hundreds of other Trump nominations to important national posts. If confirmed, Bruce will continue to live in Maine and help care for his aging parents while being the part-time volunteer board chair of SIPC. His education and professional experience is a good fit to lead this national organization which recovers retirement and other savings for fellow Americans when an investment company fails.