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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Maine State Senate

Former Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, Maine State Senate

Former Member, Marine Resources Committee, Maine State Senate

Education

  • BFA, Theater Performance, Ohio University, 2006-2010

Professional Experience

  • BFA, Theater Performance, Ohio University, 2006-2010
  • Financial Records Manager, Brakey Energy
  • Maine State Director, Ron Paul Presidential Campaign, 2011-2012
  • Actor, Love Creek Productions, 2011

Political Experience

  • BFA, Theater Performance, Ohio University, 2006-2010
  • Financial Records Manager, Brakey Energy
  • Maine State Director, Ron Paul Presidential Campaign, 2011-2012
  • Actor, Love Creek Productions, 2011
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maine, District 2, 2020
  • Senator, Maine State Senate, District 20, 2014-2018
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Maine State Senate

Former Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, Maine State Senate

Former Member, Marine Resources Committee, Maine State Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BFA, Theater Performance, Ohio University, 2006-2010
  • Financial Records Manager, Brakey Energy
  • Maine State Director, Ron Paul Presidential Campaign, 2011-2012
  • Actor, Love Creek Productions, 2011
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maine, District 2, 2020
  • Senator, Maine State Senate, District 20, 2014-2018
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2018
  • Chair, Defense of Liberty Political Action Committee, 2012-present
  • Volunteer, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Androscoggin County, present
  • Member, East Auburn Baptist, present
  • Member, Young Professionals of the Lewiston/Auburn Area, present
  • Actor, Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theater

Other Info

— Awards:

  • 2016 - "40 Under 40" - Uplift L/A

    2016 - "Legislative Achievement Award" - Maine Republican Party

    2015 - "Second Amendment Award" - The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine.

    2015 - "40 Under 40" - Maine Republican Party's #Gen207

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Eric's favorite hobby is acting with the Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theater (LACLT), where he recently performed the roles of Felix Ungar in "The Odd Couple," Brother Maynard in Monty Python's "Spamalot," and Mortimer Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace."

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Endorsements
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
State Rep. Ellie Espling (R)
Speeches

Dr. Ron Paul Endorses Eric Brakey

Sep. 10, 2018Press Release

Senator Rand Paul Endorses Eric Brakey

Sep. 10, 2018Press Release
Events

2018

Nov. 6
Election Night Party w/ Eric Brakey & Androscoggin GOP

Tue 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM EST

Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch Auburn, ME