Maine State Senate
130th
Type
Type
Term limits
Four consecutive two-year terms
History
FoundedDecember 2, 2020 (2020-12-02)
DisbandedDecember 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)
Preceded by129th Maine Senate
Succeeded by131st Maine Senate
Leadership
President
Majority Leader
Assistant Majority Leader
Structure
Image of 35 dots arranged in a semicircle; the first 22 on the left are blue, and the remaining 13 on the right are red
Political groups
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
Joint committees
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
*Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Education and Cultural Affairs
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Environment and Natural Resources
Health and Human Services
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Judiciary
Labor and Housing
Marine Resources
State and Local Government
Taxation
Transportation
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Length of term
Two years
Elections
Redistricting2022
Meeting place
Maine State House, Augusta
Constitution
Constitution of Maine

The 130th Maine Senate, convened on 2 December 2020 and adjourned sine die on 9 May 2022, had 35 members elected to two-year terms in the 2020 Maine State Senate election. The 130th Senate had 22 Democrats and 13 Republicans. It held four sessions: Two Regular Sessions and two Special Sessions. The First Regular Session convened on December 2, 2020[1] and adjourned on 30 March 2021. The First Special Session adjourned on 19 July 2021, and the Second Special Session adjourned on 29 September 2021. The Second Regular Session adjourned on 9 May 2022.[2]

Leadership

Position Name Party Residence County
President Troy Jackson Democratic Allagash Aroostook
Majority Leader Nate Libby Democratic Lewiston Androscoggin
Assistant Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli Democratic Topsham Sagadahoc
Minority Leader Jeffrey Timberlake Republican Turner Androscoggin
Assistant Minority Leader Matthew Pouliot Republican Augusta Kennebec

Senators

District Senator Party Municipality County
1 Troy Jackson Democratic Allagash Aroostook
2 Trey Stewart Republican Presque Isle Aroostook
3 Bradlee Farrin Republican Norridgewock Somerset
4 Paul T. Davis Republican Sangerville Piscataquis
5 James Dill Democratic Old Town Penobscot
6 Marianne Moore Republican Calais Washington
7 Louis Luchini[a][3]
Nicole Grohoski[4] 		Democratic Ellsworth (both) Hancock
8 Kimberly Rosen Republican Bucksport Hancock
9 Joe Baldacci Democratic Bangor Penobscot
10 Stacey Guerin Republican Glenburn Penobscot
11 Glenn Curry Democratic Belfast Waldo
12 David Miramant Democratic Camden Knox
13 Chloe Maxmin Democratic Nobleboro Lincoln
14 Shenna Bellows[b][5]
Craig Hickman[6] 		Democratic Bellows: Manchester
Hickman: Winthrop 		Kennebec
15 Matthew Pouliot Republican Augusta Kennebec
16 Scott Cyrway Republican Benton Kennebec
17 Russell Black Republican Wilton Franklin
18 Lisa Keim Republican Dixfield Oxford
19 Richard A. Bennett Republican Oxford Oxford
20 Ned Claxton Democratic Auburn Androscoggin
21 Nate Libby Democratic Lewiston Androscoggin
22 Jeffrey Timberlake Republican Turner Androscoggin
23 Eloise Vitelli Democratic Topsham Sagadahoc
24 Matthea Daughtry Democratic Brunswick Cumberland
25 Cathy Breen Democratic Falmouth Cumberland
26 G. William Diamond Democratic Windham Cumberland
27 Ben Chipman Democratic Portland Cumberland
28 Heather Sanborn Democratic Portland Cumberland
29 Anne Carney Democratic Cape Elizabeth Cumberland
30 Stacy Brenner Democratic Scarborough Cumberland
31 Donna Bailey Democratic Saco York
32 Susan Deschambault Democratic Biddeford York
33 David Woodsome Republican Waterboro York
34 Joe Rafferty Democratic Kennebunk York
35 Mark Lawrence Democratic South Berwick York

Source:[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Luchini resigned on January 18th to take a position with the United States Small Business Administration. A special election was held on June 14, 2022 to fill the seat.
  2. ^ Bellows was elected Maine Secretary of State in December 2021 and resigned her Senate seat to take the position. A special election was held in March 2022 to fill the seat.

See also

References

  1. ^ Carrigan, Don; Mannino, Gabrielle (December 2, 2020). "130th Legislature gets underway". News Center Maine. Augusta. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Session Schedule". Maine House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ Berleant, Anne. "Luchini resigns to take U.S. Small Business Administration post". The Ellsworth American. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ Miller, Kevin (14 June 2022). "Democrat Nicole Grohoski wins closely watched special Maine Senate race in Hancock County". Maine Public. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ Carrigan, Don; Mannino, Gabrielle. "Shenna Bellows becomes first woman elected as Maine secretary of state". NewsCenter Maine. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Maine Special Election results: Hickman wins Senate seat over Guerette, becomes 1st Black legislator to serve in both chambers". NewsCenter Maine. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Senators". Maine State Legislature. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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