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".Maine Constitution Article IV. -- Part Second.Senate. 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
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalVacantDemocraticRepublicanIndependentBegin 126th Legislature (Dec. 2012)19151350End 126th LegislatureBegin 127th Legislature (Dec. 2014)14 210350End 127th Legislature1520Begin 128th Legislature (Dec. 2016)17180350End 128th LegislatureBegin 129th Legislature (Dec. 2018)21140350End 129th LegislatureBegin 130th Legislature (Dec. 2020)22130350End 130th LegislatureBegin 131st Legislature (Dec. 2022)22130350End 131st Legislature12341Begin 132nd Legislature (Dec. 2024)20150350June 24, 2025141Latest voting share
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.
DistrictNamePartyMun. of residenceCty. of residenceStartTerm limited1RepCaribouAroostook202420322RepPresque IsleAroostook202020283RepNorridgewockSomerset201820264RepGlenburnPenobscot201820265RepWiltonFranklin201820266RepCalaisWashington201820267DemEllsworthHancock202220308DemOronoPenobscot202220309DemBangorPenobscot2020202810RepHampdenPenobscot2024203211DemBelfastWaldo2020202812DemRocklandKnox2022203013DemBristolLincoln2022203014DemWinthropKennebec2021202815RepVassalboroKennebec2024203216RepAlbionKennebec2024203217RepTurnerAndroscoggin2018202618IndOxfordOxford2020202819RepRumfordOxford2024203220RepAuburnAndroscoggin2024203221DemLewistonAndroscoggin2022203022RepStandishCumberland2022203023DemBrunswickCumberland2020202824DemTopshamSagadahoc2024203225DemFalmouthCumberland2022203026DemWindhamCumberland2022203027DemPortlandCumberland2022203028DemPortlandCumberland2024203229DemCape ElizabethCumberland2020202830DemScarboroughCumberland2020202831DemSacoYork2020202832Dem ArundelYork2022203033RepSanfordYork2022203034DemKennebunkYork2020202835DemEliotYork20182026
Past composition of the Senate
Notable former members Augusta Kalloch Christie, first woman to serve in both houses of the Maine legislature, 1961-1964
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References
External links The Maine Senate official government website