Maine Senate

Upper house of the Maine Legislature

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Maine State Senate

Maine State Legislature
Type
Type|

Upper house

Term limits

| 4 terms (8 years) consecutive
History

New session started

| December 4, 2024
Leadership

President

Mattie Daughtry (D)
since December 4, 2024

Majority Leader

Teresa Pierce (D)
since December 4, 2024

Minority Leader

Trey Stewart (R)
since December 7, 2022

Structure
Seats| 35

Political groups

| Majority

* Democratic (20)

Minority

* Republican (15)

Length of term

| 2 years
Authority| Article IV, Part Second, Maine Constitution
Salary| Session 1: $13,526/year
Session 2: $9,661/year + per diem
Elections

Last election

| November 5, 2024
(all 35 seats)

Next election

| November 3, 2026
(all 35 seats)
Redistricting| Legislative control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Maine State House
Augusta, Maine

Website
Maine State Senate

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".[1] 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

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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

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total  |

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Democratic | Republican | Independ. | Vacant
Begin 126th Legislature (Dec. 2012)  | 19  | 15  | 1  | 35  | 0
End 126th Legislature
Begin 127th Legislature (Dec. 2014)[a] | 14  | 21  | 0  | 35  | 0
End 127th Legislature  | 15  | 20
Begin 128th Legislature (Dec. 2016)  | 17  | 18  | 0  | 35  | 0
End 128th Legislature
Begin 129th Legislature (Dec. 2018)  | 21  | 14  | 0  | 35  | 0
End 129th Legislature
Begin 130th Legislature (Dec. 2020)[b] | 22  | 13  | 0  | 35  | 0
End 130th Legislature
Begin 131st Legislature (Dec. 2022)  | 22  | 13  | 0  | 35  | 0
End 131st Legislature  | 12  | 34  | 1
Begin 132nd Legislature (Dec. 2024)  | 20  | 15  | 0  | 35  | 0
Latest voting share  | 57.1%  | 42.9%  | 0%  |

### Officers

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Position | Name | Party

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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

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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 | Susan Bernard | Rep  | Caribou | Aroostook | 2024  | 2032
2 | Trey Stewart | Rep  | Presque Isle | Aroostook | 2020  | 2028
3 | Brad Farrin | Rep  | Norridgewock | Somerset | 2018  | 2026
4 | Stacey Guerin | Rep  | Glenburn | Penobscot | 2018  | 2026
5 | Russell Black | Rep  | Wilton | Franklin | 2018  | 2026
6 | Marianne Moore | Rep  | Calais | Washington | 2018  | 2026
7 | Nicole Grohoski | Dem  | Ellsworth | Hancock | 2022↑  | 2030
8 | Mike Tipping | Dem  | Orono | Penobscot | 2022  | 2030
9 | Joe Baldacci | Dem  | Bangor | Penobscot | 2020  | 2028
10 | David Haggan | Rep  | Hampden | Penobscot | 2024  | 2032
11 | Chip Curry | Dem  | Belfast | Waldo | 2020  | 2028
12  | Pinny Beebe-Center | Dem  | Rockland | Knox | 2022  | 2030
13  | Cameron Reny | Dem  | Bristol | Lincoln | 2022  | 2030
14  | Craig Hickman | Dem  | Winthrop | Kennebec | 2021↑  | 2028
15  | Richard Bradstreet | Rep  | Vassalboro | Kennebec | 2024  | 2032
16  | Scott Cyrway | Rep  | Albion | Kennebec | 2024 (2014–2022)  | 2032
17  | Jeff Timberlake | Rep  | Turner | Androscoggin | 2018  | 2026
18  | Rick Bennett | Rep  | Oxford | Oxford | 2020 (1996–2004)  | 2028
19  | Joseph Martin | Rep  | Rumford | Oxford | 2024  | 2032
20  | Bruce Bickford | Rep  | Auburn | Androscoggin | 2024  | 2032
21  | Peggy Rotundo | Dem  | Lewiston | Androscoggin | 2022  | 2030
22  | James Libby | Rep  | Standish | Cumberland | 2022 (1996–2000)  | 2030
23  | Mattie Daughtry | Dem  | Brunswick | Cumberland | 2020  | 2028
24  | Denise Tepler | Dem  | Topsham | Sagadahoc | 2024  | 2032
25  | Teresa Pierce | Dem  | Falmouth | Cumberland | 2022  | 2030
26  | Tim Nangle | Dem  | Windham | Cumberland | 2022  | 2030
27  | Jill Duson | Dem  | Portland | Cumberland | 2022  | 2030
28  | Rachel Talbot Ross | Dem  | Portland | Cumberland | 2024  | 2032
29  | Anne Carney | Dem  | Cape Elizabeth | Cumberland | 2020  | 2028
30  | Stacy Brenner | Dem  | Scarborough | Cumberland | 2020  | 2028
31  | Donna Bailey | Dem  | Saco | York | 2020  | 2028
32  | Henry Ingwersen | Dem  | Arundel | York | 2022  | 2030
33  | Matthew Harrington | Rep  | Sanford | York | 2022  | 2030
34  | Joe Rafferty | Dem  | Kennebunk | York | 2020  | 2028
35  | Mark Lawrence | Dem  | Eliot | York | 2018 (1992–2000)  | 2026

## Past composition of the Senate

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Main article: Political party strength in Maine

## Notable former members

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* Augusta Kalloch Christie, first woman to serve in both houses of the Maine legislature, 1961-1964

## Notes

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1. ^ Includes a provisionally sworn-in Republican Sen.-elect who was subsequently revealed to have lost her election and replaced with the actual winner, a Democrat.
2. ^ Includes a Sen.-elect who declined to take the oath of office.

## References

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1. ^ Maine Constitution Article IV. -- Part Second.Senate.

## External links

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* The Maine Senate official government website
* Maine Senate at Ballotpedia

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Members of the Maine Senate

132nd Maine Senate (2024–2026)

President of the Senate
Troy Jackson (D)
Majority Leader
Eloise Vitelli (D)
Minority Leader
Trey Stewart (R)

1. ▌Troy Jackson (D)
2. ▌Trey Stewart (R)
3. ▌Brad Farrin (R)
4. ▌Stacey Guerin (R)
5. ▌Russell Black (R)
6. ▌Marianne Moore (R)
7. ▌Nicole Grohoski (D)
8. ▌Mike Tipping (D)
9. ▌Joe Baldacci (D)
10. ▌Peter Lyford (R)
11. ▌Chip Curry (D)
12. ▌Pinny Beebe-Center (D)
13. ▌Cameron Reny (D)
14. ▌Craig Hickman (D)
15. ▌Matthew Pouliot (R)
16. ▌David LaFountain (D)
17. ▌Jeff Timberlake (R)
18. ▌Rick Bennett (R)
19. ▌Lisa Keim (R)
20. ▌Eric Brakey (R)
21. ▌Peggy Rotundo (D)
22. ▌James Libby (R)
23. ▌Mattie Daughtry (D)
24. ▌Eloise Vitelli (D)
25. ▌Teresa Pierce (D)
26. ▌Tim Nangle (D)
27. ▌Jill Duson (D)
28. ▌Ben Chipman (D)
29. ▌Anne Carney (D)
30. ▌Stacy Brenner (D)
31. ▌Donna Bailey (D)
32. ▌Henry Ingwersen (D)
33. ▌Matthew Harrington (R)
34. ▌Joe Rafferty (D)
35. ▌Mark Lawrence (D)

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