The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state. 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.

Leadership

Unlike a fair share of U.S. states, the Senate's leadership does not stem from the Lieutenant Governor, as Maine is one of a few states not to have the office. The leadership instead falls in the hands of the Senate President, who is also the first in the Gubernatorial line of succession. The Maine Senate is currently the only body of its kind in the United States where all the major chamber positions are held by women.

Composition of the Senate

123rd Legislature, 2007-2009

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	18
	Republican Party	17
Total		35
Majority		1

Officers

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Beth Edmonds	Democratic
Majority Leader	Elizabeth Mitchell	Democratic
Majority Whip	John L. Martin	Democratic
Minority Leader	Carol Weston	Republican
Minorty Whip	Richard Rosen	Republican

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	Lynn Bromley	Democratic	South Portland
8	Ethan Strimling	Democratic	Portland
9	Joseph Brannigan	Democratic	Portland
10	Beth Edmonds	Democratic	Freeport
11	Karl Turner	Republican	Great Falls
12	G. William Diamond	Democratic	Windham
13	David Hastings	Republican	Fryeburg
14	Bruce Bryant	Democratic	Dixfield
15	Lois Snowe-Mello	Republican	Poland
16	Margaret Rotundo	Democratic	Lewiston
17	John Nutting	Democratic	Leeds
18	Walter Gooley	Republican	Farmington
19	Paula Benoit	Republican	Phippsburg
20	Dana Dow	Republican	Waldoboro
21	Earle McCormick	Republican	West Gardiner
22	Christine Savage	Republican	Union
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	John Martin	Democratic	Eagle Lake

External links

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