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Maine Senate
Upper house of the Maine Legislature
Upper house of the Maine Legislature
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| background_color | |
| name | Maine State Senate |
| legislature | Maine State Legislature |
| coa_pic | Seal of Maine.svg |
| house_type | Upper house |
| term_limits | 4 terms (8 years) consecutive |
| new_session | December 4, 2024 |
| leader1_type | President |
| leader1 | Mattie Daughtry (D) |
| election1 | December 4, 2024 |
| leader2_type | Majority Leader |
| leader2 | Teresa Pierce (D) |
| election2 | December 4, 2024 |
| leader4_type | Minority Leader |
| leader4 | Trey Stewart (R) |
| election4 | December 7, 2022 |
| members | 35 |
| structure1 | |
| last_election1 | November 5, 2024 |
| (all 35 seats) | |
| next_election1 | November 3, 2026 |
| (all 35 seats) | |
| redistricting | Legislative control |
| term_length | 2 years |
| authority | Article IV, Part Second, Maine Constitution |
| salary | Session 1: $13,526/year |
| Session 2: $9,661/year + per diem | |
| meeting_place | State Senate Chamber |
| Maine State House | |
| Augusta, Maine | |
| [[File:Maine Senate.jpg | 250px]] |
| website | Maine State Senate |
Majority
Minority
Independents
(all 35 seats) (all 35 seats) Session 2: $9,661/year + per diem Maine State House Augusta, Maine The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution allows for "an odd number of Senators, not less than 31 nor more than 35". Unlike the lower House, the Senate does not set aside nonvoting seats for Native tribes. Because it is a part-time position, members of the Maine Senate usually have outside employment as well.
The Senate meets at the Maine State House in Augusta. Members are limited to four consecutive terms with each term being two years but may run again after a two-year wait.
Leadership
Unlike many U.S. states, the Senate's leader is not the lieutenant governor, as Maine does not have a lieutenant governor. Instead, the Senate chooses its own president, who is also the first in the line of gubernatorial succession.
Composition of the 132nd (2024–2026) Maine Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Democratic | Republican | Ind | Vacant | Begin 126th Legislature (Dec. 2012) | 35 | End 126th Legislature | Begin 127th Legislature (Dec. 2014) | 35 | End 127th Legislature | Begin 128th Legislature (Dec. 2016) | 35 | End 128th Legislature | Begin 129th Legislature (Dec. 2018) | 35 | End 129th Legislature | Begin 130th Legislature (Dec. 2020) | 35 | End 130th Legislature | Begin 131st Legislature (Dec. 2022) | 35 | End 131st Legislature | 34 | Begin 132nd Legislature (Dec. 2024) | 35 | June 24, 2025 | Latest voting share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (US)}}" | Republican Party (US)}}" | Independent}}" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 |
Officers
| Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Mattie Daughtry | Dem | |
| Majority Leader | Teresa Pierce | Dem | |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Jill Duson | Dem | |
| Minority Leader | Trey Stewart | Rep | |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Matthew Harrington | Rep | |
| Secretary of the Senate | Darek Grant | Non-Partisan | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Senate | Jared Roy | Non-Partisan |
Members of the Maine Senate
Districts are currently numbered starting with 1 from north to south. While this is often reversed in the decennial redistricting, it was not reversed in the redistricting which occurred in 2021 and which went into effect beginning with the 2022 primary and general elections. The previous district lines, which were drawn in 2013 and were first used in the 2014 primary and general elections, were only in effect for 8 years rather than the usual 10 as Maine adjusted its legislative redistricting cycle to conform with most other states.
↑ denotes that the Senator first won in a special election
| District | Senator | Party | Mun. of residence | Cty. of residence | First elected | Term limited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rep | Caribou | Aroostook | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 2 | Rep | Presque Isle | Aroostook | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 3 | Rep | Norridgewock | Somerset | 2018 | 2026 | ||
| 4 | Rep | Glenburn | Penobscot | 2018 | 2026 | ||
| 5 | Rep | Wilton | Franklin | 2018 | 2026 | ||
| 6 | Rep | Calais | Washington | 2018 | 2026 | ||
| 7 | Dem | Ellsworth | Hancock | 2022↑ | 2030 | ||
| 8 | Dem | Orono | Penobscot | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 9 | Dem | Bangor | Penobscot | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 10 | Rep | Hampden | Penobscot | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 11 | Dem | Belfast | Waldo | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 12 | Dem | Rockland | Knox | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 13 | Dem | Bristol | Lincoln | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 14 | Dem | Winthrop | Kennebec | 2021↑ | 2028 | ||
| 15 | Rep | Vassalboro | Kennebec | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 16 | Rep | Albion | Kennebec | 2024 (2014–2022) | 2032 | ||
| 17 | Rep | Turner | Androscoggin | 2018 | 2026 | ||
| 18 | Ind | Oxford | Oxford | 2020 (1996–2004) | 2028 | ||
| 19 | Rep | Rumford | Oxford | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 20 | Rep | Auburn | Androscoggin | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 21 | Dem | Lewiston | Androscoggin | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 22 | Rep | Standish | Cumberland | 2022 (1996–2000) | 2030 | ||
| 23 | Dem | Brunswick | Cumberland | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 24 | Dem | Topsham | Sagadahoc | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 25 | Dem | Falmouth | Cumberland | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 26 | Dem | Windham | Cumberland | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 27 | Dem | Portland | Cumberland | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 28 | Dem | Portland | Cumberland | 2024 | 2032 | ||
| 29 | Dem | Cape Elizabeth | Cumberland | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 30 | Dem | Scarborough | Cumberland | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 31 | Dem | Saco | York | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 32 | Dem | Arundel | York | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 33 | Rep | Sanford | York | 2022 | 2030 | ||
| 34 | Dem | Kennebunk | York | 2020 | 2028 | ||
| 35 | Dem | Eliot | York | 2018 (1992–2000) | 2026 |
Past composition of the Senate
Main article: Political party strength in Maine
Notable former members
- Augusta Kalloch Christie, first woman to serve in both houses of the Maine legislature, 1961-1964
Notes
References
References
- [http://janus.state.me.us/legis/const/ Maine Constitution Article IV. -- Part Second.Senate.]
- (June 24, 2025). "Maine Sen. Rick Bennett announces run for governor as an independent". Portland Press Herald.
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