Maine Legislature

Maine Legislature
131st Maine Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
Both chambers:
4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Troy Jackson (D)
since December 5, 2018
Senate Majority Leader
Eloise Vitelli (D)
since February 1, 2021
Senate Minority Leader
Trey Stewart (R)
since December 7, 2022
Rachel Talbot Ross (D)
since December 7, 2022
House Majority Leader
Maureen Fitzgerald Terry (D)
since December 7, 2022
House Minority Leader
Billy Bob Faulkingham (R)
since December 7, 2022
Structure
Seats186
35 Senators
151 Representatives
(plus 3 non-voting Representatives
not shown in diagrams below)
Senate political groups
  •   Democratic (22)
  •   Republican (13)
House of Representatives political groups
Length of term
Both chambers: 2 years
Elections
Last Senate election
November 8, 2022
November 8, 2022
Next Senate election
November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingLegislative control
Motto
Dirigo
Meeting place
Maine State House, Augusta
Website
https://legislature.maine.gov/

The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower house Maine House of Representatives and the upper house Maine Senate. The Legislature convenes at the State House in Augusta, where it has met since 1832.

The House of Representatives consists of 151 members, each chosen from single-member constituencies. The House is uniquely the only state legislative body in the U.S. to set aside special seats for American Indians,[1] where there are three nonvoting Representatives from the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and the Houlton Band of Maliseets.[2] The Senate currently has 35 members, though under the Maine Constitution there may be 31, 33, or 35.

  1. ^ "Brief History of Indian Legislative Representatives | Maine State Legislature". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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