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Gary Drinkwater R

State Representative, District 27

In the Legislature

House District 27 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 2% not voting

Bills they sponsored: 11 (3 became law) — LD 516, LD 1221, LD 282, LD 331, LD 429, LD 433, LD 807, LD 1585, LD 1030, LD 51, LD 1008

Named in lobbyists' reports

Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Gary Drinkwater: 8 from 6 clients. The cost is the whole event's or item's, shared by everyone it names, not what was spent on them.

Client (lobbyist)	What, when	Cost (all named)
Maine Forest Products Council Krysta West	Event: Timber Talk: State of the Forest Products Industry · February 2026 · names 14 members	$337.01
	Event: Timber Talk Legislative Breakfasts · January 2026 · names 17 members	$817.73
	Event: Legislative Forestry Expo · March 2025 · names 29 members	$771.57
Maine State Chamber of Commerce Linda Caprara	Event: Legislative Social · March 2026 · names 14 members	$2,620
Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast Dana Doran	Event: Legislative Breakfast · February 2026 · names 43 members	$1,933
DraftKings Inc. Michael Saxl	Event: Lunch and Learn Re: LD 1164 · June 2025 · names 98 members	$1,676.92
Maine Aggregate Association Tim Walton	Event: Meet & Greet · January 2025 · names 16 members	$1,100
National Federation of Independent Business David Clough	Spent on officials: NFIB member breakfast · March 2024	$35.71

Matched by name and title (“Rep. Bell”, “Senator Brad Farrin”); a name that fits two members isn't counted. Check the reports on the lobbying system.