The Chamber

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: Term Limited
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Donna; 3 Children: Jonathan, Delia, Liam
Birth date: 05/17/1951
Birthplace: Biddeford, ME
Home City: Saco ME
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Attorney, Hobbins & Garner, LLC, 1997-present Attorney, Law Offices of Barry J. Hobbins, Hobbins and Martin, 1982-1997

Education

JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1977 BA, University of Maine, 1973

Committees

Senate Rules

LD 1913 Worker's Compensation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1376 Repeal Same-Day Voter Registration
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1046 Transgender Discrimination Law Amendments
Stage: Ought to Pass Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 1463 Penalties for Violent Offenses Against Fetuses
Stage: Ought to Pass as Amended Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 1333 Health Care Coverage Policy Changes
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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LD 1913 Worker's Compensation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1376 Repeal Same-Day Voter Registration
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1046 Transgender Discrimination Law Amendments
Stage: Ought to Pass Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 1463 Penalties for Violent Offenses Against Fetuses
Stage: Ought to Pass as Amended Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 1333 Health Care Coverage Policy Changes
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 1826 Bond Authorization
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

LD 1826 Bond Authorization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1830 Suspending Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1611 State Prison Solitary Confinement Review
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

LD 1552 Repealing Maine Tree Growth Program Eligibility for Use of "Bonded Laborers"
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

LD 1706 Requiring Cell Phone Radiation Warning Label
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1552 Repealing Maine Tree Growth Program Eligibility for Use of "Bonded Laborers"
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

LD 1706 Requiring Cell Phone Radiation Warning Label
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1259 Menu Labeling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1438 Allowing Charter Schools
Stage: Ought Not to Pass Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1264 Expand and Fund DirigoChoice Health Insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1088 Income and Sales Tax Reform Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 977 Repealing School District Consolidation
Stage: Ought Not to Pass Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1357 Relating to Driver's License and Identification Card Regulations
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

LD 1357 Relating to Driver's License and Identification Card Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1329 Resort Casino in Oxford County
Stage: Ought Not to Pass Vote
Vote: -

LD 1357 Relating to Driver's License and Identification Card Regulations
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

LD 1357 Relating to Driver's License and Identification Card Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1357 Relating to Driver's License and Identification Card Regulations
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

LD 1357 Relating to Driver's License and Identification Card Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 290 Out-of-State Health Insurance
Stage: Ought Not to Pass Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1020 Same Sex Marriage Bill
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 67 Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 2247 Alcohol and Soda Tax for Health Care Funding
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

LD 701 Slot Machine Authorization
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

LD 1932 School Consolidation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

LD 1932 School Consolidation
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 1932 School Consolidation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

LD 1932 School Consolidation
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 2289 2008-2009 Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

LD 2012 Prohibiting Smoking in Vehicles with Children
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1932 School Consolidation
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1925 Tax Cuts
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 701 Slot Machine Authorization
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1021 Police and Firefighter Insurance
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HCA A to LD 1845 Dirigo Health Insurance Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1021 Police and Firefighter Insurance
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1481 Procedures for Citizen Proposed Initiatives
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LD 1974 Supplemental Transportation Budget Bill
Stage: Nonconcurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HCA C to LD 1717 Sentencing Requirements for Certain Sex Offenses
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1381 Teacher Minimum Salary Increase
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HCA C to LD 1717 Sentencing Requirements for Certain Sex Offenses
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1974 Supplemental Transportation Budget Bill
Stage: Nonconcurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1640 Charter School Pilot Program
Stage: Ought Not to Pass Vote
Vote: Yea

LD 1926 Amending Work Place Smoking Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LD 1798 Standardized Testing
Stage: Ought Not to Pass Vote
Vote: Nay

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