Maine Senate

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Maine Senate
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
President of the Senate	Elizabeth Mitchell, (D) since December 3, 2008
Majority Leader	Philip Bartlett, (D) since November 11, 2008
Minority Leader	Kevin Raye, (R) since November 10, 2008
Structure
Members	35
Political groups	Democratic Party Republican Party
Election
Last election	November 4, 2008
Meeting place
Senate Chamber, Maine State House, Augusta, ME, U.S.
Web site
http://www.state.me.us/legis/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 eight consecutive terms with each term being two years but may run again after a two-year reprise.

Contents 1 Leadership 2 Composition of the Senate 2.1 Officers 2.2 Members of the Maine Senate 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Leadership

Unlike many U.S. states, the Senate's leader is not the lieutenant governor, as Maine, unlike most states, does not have lieutenant governor. Instead, the Senate chooses its own president, who is also the first in the line of gubernatorial succession.

[edit] Composition of the Senate

124th Legislature, 2008-2010

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	18	17	35	0
Begin	20	15	35	0
Latest voting share	57.1%	42.9%

[edit] Officers

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Elizabeth Mitchell	Democratic
Majority Leader	Philip Bartlett	Democratic
Majority Whip	Lisa Marrache	Democratic
Minority Leader	Kevin Raye	Republican
Minority Whip	Jonathan Courtney	Republican

[edit] Members of the Maine Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Peter Bowman	Democratic	Kittery
2	Richard Nass	Republican	Acton
3	Jonathan Courtney	Republican	Sanford
4	Nancy Sullivan	Democratic	Biddeford
5	Barry Hobbins	Democratic	Saco
6	Philip Bartlett	Democratic	Gorham
7	Lawrence Bliss	Democratic	South Portland
8	Justin Alfond	Democratic	Portland
9	Joseph Brannigan	Democratic	Portland
10	Stanley Gerzofsky	Democratic	Brunswick
11	Gerald Davis	Republican	Falmouth
12	G. William Diamond	Democratic	Windham
13	David Hastings	Republican	Fryeburg
14	Bruce Bryant	Democratic	Dixfield
15	Deborah Simpson	Democratic	Auburn
16	Margaret Craven	Democratic	Lewiston
17	John Nutting	Democratic	Leeds
18	Walter Gooley	Republican	Farmington
19	Seth Goodall	Democratic	Richmond
20	David Trahan	Republican	Waldoboro
21	Earle McCormick	Republican	West Gardiner
22	Christopher Rector	Republican	Thomaston
23	Carol Weston	Republican	Montville
24	Elizabeth Mitchell	Democratic	Vassalboro
25	Lisa Marrache	Democratic	Waterville
26	S. Peter Mills	Republican	Skowhegan
27	Douglas Smith	Republican	Dover-Foxcroft
28	Dennis Damon	Democratic	Trenton
29	Kevin Raye	Republican	Perry
30	Elizabeth Schneider	Democratic	Orono
31	Richard Rosen	Republican	Bucksport
32	Joseph Perry	Democratic	Bangor
33	Debra Plowman	Republican	Hampden
34	Roger Sherman	Republican	Hodgdon
35	Troy Dale Jackson	Democratic	Allagash

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Maine Senate official website
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Maine

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