Maine Senate
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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)
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| Democratic | Republican | Independ. | Vacant | ||
| Begin 126th Legislature (Dec. 2012) | rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| End 126th Legislature | |||||
| Begin 127th Legislature (Dec. 2014)Template:Efn | 14 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 21 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| End 127th Legislature | 15 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|20 | |||
| Begin 128th Legislature (Dec. 2016) | 17 | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|18 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| End 128th Legislature | |||||
| Begin 129th Legislature (Dec. 2018) | rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|21 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| End 129th Legislature | |||||
| Begin 130th Legislature (Dec. 2020)Template:Efn | rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|22 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| End 130th Legislature | |||||
| Begin 131st Legislature (Dec. 2022) | rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|22 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| End 131st Legislature | 12 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Begin 132nd Legislature (Dec. 2024) | rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| June 24, 2025Template:Efn | 14 | 1 | |||
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Officers
| Position | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Mattie Daughtry | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem |
| Majority Leader | Teresa Pierce | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Jill Duson | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem |
| Minority Leader | Trey Stewart | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Matthew Harrington | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 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 |
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| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Caribou | Aroostook | 2024 | 2032 |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Presque Isle | Aroostook | 2020 | 2028 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Norridgewock | Somerset | 2018 | 2026 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Glenburn | Penobscot | 2018 | 2026 |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Wilton | Franklin | 2018 | 2026 |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Calais | Washington | 2018 | 2026 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Ellsworth | Hancock | 2022↑ | 2030 |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Orono | Penobscot | 2022 | 2030 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Bangor | Penobscot | 2020 | 2028 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Hampden | Penobscot | 2024 | 2032 |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Belfast | Waldo | 2020 | 2028 |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Rockland | Knox | 2022 | 2030 |
| 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Bristol | Lincoln | 2022 | 2030 |
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Winthrop | Kennebec | 2021↑ | 2028 |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Vassalboro | Kennebec | 2024 | 2032 |
| 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Albion | Kennebec | 2024 (2014–2022) | 2032 |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Turner | Androscoggin | 2018 | 2026 |
| 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Party shading/Independent | Ind[2] | Oxford | Oxford | 2020 (1996–2004) | 2028 |
| 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Rumford | Oxford | 2024 | 2032 |
| 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Auburn | Androscoggin | 2024 | 2032 |
| 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Lewiston | Androscoggin | 2022 | 2030 |
| 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Standish | Cumberland | 2022 (1996–2000) | 2030 |
| 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Brunswick | Cumberland | 2020 | 2028 |
| 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Topsham | Sagadahoc | 2024 | 2032 |
| 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Falmouth | Cumberland | 2022 | 2030 |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Windham | Cumberland | 2022 | 2030 |
| 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Portland | Cumberland | 2022 | 2030 |
| 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Portland | Cumberland | 2024 | 2032 |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Cape Elizabeth | Cumberland | 2020 | 2028 |
| 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Scarborough | Cumberland | 2020 | 2028 |
| 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Saco | York | 2020 | 2028 |
| 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Arundel | York | 2022 | 2030 |
| 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep | Sanford | York | 2022 | 2030 |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Kennebunk | York | 2020 | 2028 |
| 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem | Eliot | York | 2018 (1992–2000) | 2026 |
Past composition of the Senate
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Notable former members
- Augusta Kalloch Christie, first woman to serve in both houses of the Maine legislature, 1961-1964
Notes
References
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- ↑ Maine Constitution Article IV. -- Part Second.Senate.
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External links
- The Maine Senate official government website
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