Maine Senate

Maine State Senate
Maine State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	4 Terms (8 years)
History
New session started	December 3, 2012
Leadership
President of the Senate	Justin Alfond, (D) Since December 3, 2012
Majority Leader	Seth Goodall, (D) Since December 3, 2012
Minority Leader	Michael Thibodeau, (R) Since December 3, 2012
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Democratic Party (19) Republican Party (15) Independent (1)
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 6, 2012 (35 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (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". 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 Senate

126th Legislature, 2012-2014

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Democratic	Independent		Vacant
End of previous legislature	20	14	1	35	0
Begin	15	19	1	35	0
Latest voting share	42.8%	54.2%	2.9%

Officers

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Justin Alfond	Dem
Majority Leader	Seth Goodall	Dem
Assistant Majority Leader	Troy Dale Jackson	Dem
Minority Leader	Michael Thibodeau	Rep
Assistant Minority Leader	Roger Katz	Rep
Secretary of the Senate	Darek Grant	Non-Partisan
Assistant Secretary of the Senate	Joy J. O'Brien	Non-Partisan

Members of the Maine Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	County
1	Dawn Hill	Dem	Cape Neddick	York
2	Ronald Collins	Rep	Wells	York
3	John Tuttle	Dem	Sanford	York
4	David Dutremble	Dem	Biddeford	York
5	Linda Valentino	Dem	Saco	York
6	James Boyle	Dem	Gorham	Cumberland
7	Rebecca Millett	Dem	Cape Elizabeth	Cumberland
8	Justin Alfond	Dem	Portland	Cumberland
9	Anne Haskell	Dem	Portland	Cumberland
10	Stanley Gerzofsky	Dem	Brunswick	Cumberland
11	Richard Woodbury	Ind	Yarmouth	Cumberland
12	Gary Plummer	Rep	Windham	Cumberland
13	James Hamper	Rep	Fryeburg	Oxford
14	John Patrick	Dem	Rumford	Oxford
15	John Cleveland	Dem	Poland	Androscoggin
16	Margaret Craven	Dem	Lewiston	Androscoggin
17	Garrett Mason	Rep	Lisbon Falls	Androscoggin
18	Thomas Saviello	Rep	Wilton	Franklin
19	Seth Goodall	Dem	Richmond	Sagadahoc
20	Christopher K. Johnson	Dem	Somerville	Lincoln
21	Patrick Flood	Rep	West Gardiner	Kennebec
22	Edward Mazurek	Dem	Thomaston	Knox
23	Michael Thibodeau	Rep	Winterport	Waldo
24	Roger Katz	Rep	Augusta	Kennebec
25	Colleen Lachowicz	Dem	Waterville	Kennebec
26	Rodney Whittemore	Rep	Skowhegan	Somerset
27	Douglas Thomas	Rep	Ripley	Somerset
28	Brian Langley	Rep	Ellsworth	Hancock
29	David Burns	Rep	Perry	Washington
30	Emily Cain	Dem	Orono	Penobscot
31	Edward Youngblood	Rep	Bucksport	Hancock
32	Geoffrey Gratwick	Dem	Bangor	Penobscot
33	Andre Cushing	Rep	Hampden	Penobscot
34	Roger Sherman	Rep	Hodgdon	Aroostook
35	Troy Dale Jackson	Dem	Allagash	Aroostook

External links

• The Maine Senate official government website
• State Senate of Maine at Project Vote Smart
• Maine Senate at Ballotpedia