[1] Fredette announced in June 2013 that he would not enter the 2014 race for the Republican nomination for Maine's Second Congressional District, citing family concerns.

[1] He is currently a practicing attorney, and a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, where he serves as a Judge Advocate General.

[1] In his freshman term, 2011–2012, Fredette served on the Maine Legislature's budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.

After being elected as House Republican Leader in November 2012,[6] Fredette introduced bills requiring Temporary Assistance for Needy Families applicants to prove that they have applied for at least three jobs and eliminating the ability of DHHS caseworkers to use discretion in applying penalties to TANF recipients.

[8] He also sponsored a bill that allocates funds for the use of electronic monitors on defendants in domestic violence cases.

[15] Fredette is a past president of the board of directors of the Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union.