Caleb Ness

Caleb Joshua Ness (/nəss/; born July 15, 1999) is an American politician. He currently serves as a member of the Maine House of Representatives for District 82, which encompasses Brownfield, Fryeburg, Lovell, Hiram and Porter, for the Republican Party since 2022. He currently is the youngest legislator in Maine and among the youngest state legislators in the United States.

Ness was born July 15, 1999, in Fryeburg, Maine to Erick and Melanie Ness. He has one elder sister. His father is a pastor at Center Conway Baptist Church in Center Conway, New Hampshire and also operates Clear View Window Cleaning. His mother, Melanie Ness, works at Christmas Tree Shops and is a church pianist who leads the Junior Church for children. He studied at Hyles-Anderson College, private Baptist college, in Crown Point, Indiana.

He is currently employed as concrete reinforcing steel fabricator.

Ness had a passion for politics for a long-time and has publicly engaged since 2020. In the 2022 Maine House of Representative election, he won the general election on November 8, 2022. He defeated Nathan Burnett (D) and assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term expires on December 4, 2024. He currently serves on the Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business committee.