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Maine House of Representatives
Maine State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Lower house
Term limits
4 Terms (8 years)
History
New session started
December 7, 2016
Leadership
Speaker of the House

Sara Gideon (D)
Since December 7, 2016
Majority Leader

Erin Herbig (D)
Since December 7, 2016
Republican Minority Leader

Kenneth Fredette (R)
Since December 5, 2012
Green Minority Leader

Ralph Chapman (G)
Since January 5, 2018[1]
Structure
Seats 151 (and 2 non-voting)
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Political groups

Majority

  •   Democratic (73)

Minority




  •   Republican (70)


  •   Independent (6)


  •   Green (1)


  •   Democrats (Non-voting) (1)


  •   Greens (Non-voting) (1)


  •   Vacant (1)


Length of term
2 years
Authority Article IV, Part First, Maine Constitution
Salary Session 1: $13,526/year
Session 2: $9,661/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2016
(151 seats)
Next election

November 6, 2018
(151 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Maine State House
Augusta, Maine
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Website
Maine House of Representatives

The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members (excluding three nonvoting members) representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,800 citizens of the state. Because it is a part-time position, members of the Maine House of Representatives usually have outside employment as well. Members are limited to four consecutive terms of two years each, but may run again after two years.


The House meets at the Maine State House in Augusta.




Contents






  • 1 Leadership of the House


  • 2 Composition of the 128th Maine House of Representatives


    • 2.1 Nonvoting members of the House


    • 2.2 Independents and other parties


    • 2.3 Officers


    • 2.4 Members of the Maine House of Representatives


    • 2.5 Non-Voting Members




  • 3 Past composition of the House of Representatives


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Leadership of the House


The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.



Composition of the 128th Maine House of Representatives




























































































































Affiliation
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total







Republican

Democratic

Green Ind.

Independ.
Vacant

Begin 126th Legislature
58
89
0
4
151
0
End 126th Legislature
57
150
1

Begin 127th Legislature
68
79
0
4
151
0
End 127th Legislature
69
78

Begin 128th Legislature
72
77
0
2
151
0
January 4, 2017[2]
71
3
May 26, 2017[3]
75
5
September 6, 2017[4]
70
150
1
September 22, 2017[5]
74
6
September 22, 2017[6]
1
5
October 17, 2017[7]
69
6
November 7, 2017[8]
70
151
0
August 20, 2018[9]
73
150
1
Latest voting share

7001467000000000000♠46.7%

7001487000000000000♠48.7%

6999700000000000000♠0.7%

7000400000000000000♠4%

Non-voting members

1
1
0
2
0


Nonvoting members of the House


The three nonvoting members within the House represent the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Maliseet Tribe. The special Representatives can sponsor legislation relating specifically to the Tribes or in relation to Tribal - State land claims, as well as co-sponsor any other legislation brought before the House, but do not cast a legislative vote due to their unique tribal status representing their tribal members only. The Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Maliseet tribal representatives are also entitled to sit as members of joint standing committees during hearings and deliberations, where they do cast votes, which can be very important with respect to specific legislative proposals.


Starting with the 126th Legislature, the Houlton Band of Maliseets was given a legislative seat in the House of Representatives. The first elected occupant of the seat is Henry John Bear. After being sworn in by Governor Paul LePage, Bear stated he would introduce legislation to give the Micmac people of Maine a nonvoting seat.[10]


The Passamaquoddy and Penobscots announced at a State House rally on May 26, 2015 that they would withdraw their representatives from the Legislature, citing disputes over tribal fishing rights, jurisdictional issues, and a lack of respect for tribal sovereignty. They further cited an executive order by Governor Paul LePage that rescinded a prior order requiring consultation with the tribes on state issues that affected them as a reason for their decision. Subsequently, Matthew Dana II of the Passamaquoddy and Wayne Mitchell of the Penobscot left the legislature leaving Henry John Bear of the Maliseet the only non-voting tribal representative. In response, Speaker Eves said that the tribal representatives are always welcome in the House. Matthew Dana II returned to the House from the Passamaquoddy Tribe in the 2016 elections.[11]



Independents and other parties


Due to the independent political tradition in the state, the Maine House of Representatives has been an entry ground for several of the state's prominent Independent politicians. From 2002 to 2006, Representative John Eder of Portland (District 118), belonging to the Maine Green Independent Party, served in the Legislature, the highest elected Green politician in U.S. politics at that time. Eder secured recognition as a one-member Green Party caucus in the House, receiving a dedicated staff person, which is unusual for individual legislators in the Maine House. In the 2006 elections, Eder lost his seat to a Democratic challenger.


On September 21st, 2017, Ralph Chapman, previously registered as an independent, switched his registration to the Maine Green Independent Party, the first time in over a decade that the Maine Green Independent Party was represented at the state level.[12]



Officers













































Position Name[13]
Party Hometown
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon Democratic
Freeport
Majority Leader Erin Herbig Democratic
Belfast
Majority Whip Jared Golden Democratic
Lewiston
Minority Leader Kenneth Fredette Republican
Newport
Minority Whip Eleanor Espling Republican
New Gloucester
Green Leader Ralph Chapman Green
Brooksville


Members of the Maine House of Representatives


Districts are currently numbered starting with 1 from south to north. This is reversed after each decennial redistricting, which will next occur in 2021 and will go into effect beginning with the 2022 primary and general elections. The current district lines, which were drawn in 2013 and were first used in the 2014 primary and general elections, will only be in effect for 8 years rather than the usual 10 as Maine adjusts its legislative redistricting cycle to conform with most other states.











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































District Representative[14]
Party Residence Term-limited
1

Deane Rykerson
Dem

Kittery
2020
2

Mark W. Lawrence
Dem

South Berwick
2024
3

Lydia Blume
Dem

York
2022
4

Patricia Hymanson
Dem

York
2022
5

Beth O'Connor
Rep

Berwick
2022
6

Jennifer Ellen Parker
Dem

South Berwick
2024
7

Robert A. Foley
Rep

Wells
2022
8

Christopher Babbidge
Dem

Kennebunk
2022
9

Harrison Stedman Seavey
Rep

Kennebunkport
2022
10

Wayne Parry
Rep

Arundel
2018
11

Ryan Fecteau
Dem

Biddeford
2022
12

Martin J. Grohman
Ind

Biddeford
2022
13

George W. Hogan
Dem

Old Orchard Beach
2022
14

Donna Bailey
Dem

Saco
2024
15

Margaret M. O'Neil
Dem
Saco
2024
16

Donald G. Marean
Rep

Hollis
2020
17

Dwayne W. Prescott
Rep

Waterboro
2022
18

Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Dem

Sanford
2020
19

Matthew Harrington
Rep

Sanford
2022
20

Karen Gerrish
Rep

Lebanon
2022
21

Heidi H. Sampson
Rep

Alfred
2024
22

Jonathan L. Kinney
Rep

Limington
2020
23

Lester Ordway
Rep

Standish
2022
24

Mark Bryant
Dem

Windham
2022
25

Patrick Corey
Rep

Windham
2022
26

Maureen Fitzgerald Terry
Dem

Gorham
2024
27

Andrew McLean
Dem

Gorham
2020
28

Heather Sirocki
Rep

Scarborough
2018
29

Karen Vachon
Rep

Scarborough
2022
30

Kim Monaghan-Derrig
Dem

Cape Elizabeth
2018
31

Lois Galgay Reckitt
Dem

South Portland
2024
32

Scott Hamann
Dem

South Portland
2020
33

Kevin Battle
Ind

South Portland
2022
34

Andrew Gattine
Dem

Westbrook
2020
35

Vacant



36

Denise Harlow
Ind

Portland
2018
37

Richard Farnsworth
Dem

Portland
2020
38

Matthew Moonen
Dem

Portland
2020
39

Michael A. Sylvester
Dem

Portland
2024
40

Rachel Talbot Ross
Dem

Portland
2024
41

Erik Jorgensen
Dem

Portland
2020
42

Benjamin Collings
Dem

Portland
2024
43

Heather B. Sanborn
Dem

Portland
2024
44

Teresa Pierce
Dem

Falmouth
2022
45

Dale J. Denno
Dem

Cumberland
2024
46

Paul Chace
Rep

Durham
2022
47

Janice Cooper
Dem

Yarmouth
2020
48

Sara Gideon
Dem

Freeport
2020
49

Mattie Daughtry
Dem

Brunswick
2020
50

Ralph Tucker
Dem

Brunswick
2022
51

Joyce McCreight
Dem

Harpswell
2022
52

Jennifer DeChant
Dem

Bath
2020
53

Jeffrey Pierce
Rep

Dresden
2022
54

Denise Tepler
Dem

Topsham
2022
55

Seth Berry
Dem

Bowdoinham
2024
56

Rick Mason
Rep

Lisbon
2024
57

Stephen Wood
Rep

Greene
2018
58

James R. Handy
Dem

Lewiston
2024
59

Roger Fuller
Dem

Lewiston
2024
60

Jared Golden
Dem

Lewiston
2022
61

Heidi Brooks
Dem

Lewiston
2022
62

Gina Melaragno
Dem

Auburn
2022
63

Bruce Bickford
Rep

Auburn
2022
64

Bettyann Sheats
Dem

Auburn
2024
65

Eleanor Espling
Rep

New Gloucester
2018
66

Jessica L. Fay
Dem

Raymond
2024
67

Susan Austin
Rep

Gray
2022
68

Richard Cebra
Rep

Naples
2024
69

Phyllis Ginzler
Rep

Bridgton
2022
70

Nathan Wadsworth
Rep

Hiram
2022
71

Tom Winsor
Rep

Norway
2018
72

Kathleen Dillingham
Rep

Oxford
2022
73

Lloyd Herrick
Rep

Paris
2022
74

Christina Riley
Dem

Jay
2024
75

Jeffrey Timberlake
Rep

Turner
2018
76

Gary Hilliard
Rep

Belgrade
2022
77

Michael D. Perkins
Rep

Oakland
2024
78

Catherine Nadeau
Dem

Winslow
2020
79

Timothy Theriault
Rep

China
2022
80

Richard T. Bradstreet
Rep

Vassalboro
2024
81

Craig Hickman
Dem

Winthrop
2020
82

Kent Ackley
Ind[note 1]

Monmouth
2024
83

Gay Grant
Dem

Gardiner
2020
84

Charlotte Warren
Dem

Hallowell
2022
85

Donna Doore
Dem

Augusta
2022
86

Matthew Pouliot
Rep

Augusta
2020
87

Jeffery Hanley
Rep

Pittston
2022
88

Deborah Sanderson
Rep

Chelsea
2018
89

Stephanie Hawke
Rep

Boothbay Harbor
2022
90

Michael Devin
Dem

Newcastle
2020
91

Abden S. Simmons
Rep

Waldoboro
2024
92

John Alden Spear
Dem

South Thomaston
2024
93

Anne Beebe-Center
Dem

Rockland
2022
94

Owen Casas
Ind

Rockport
2024
95

Paula G. Sutton
Rep

Warren
2024
96

Staney Zeigler
Dem

Montville
2024
97

Erin Herbig
Dem

Belfast
2018
98

James S. Gillway
Rep

Searsport
2024
99

MaryAnne Kinney
Rep

Knox
2022
100

Kenneth Fredette
Rep

Newport
2018
101

David G. Haggan
Rep

Hampden
2024
102

Stacey Guerin
Rep

Glenburn
2018
103

Roger E. Reed
Rep

Carmel
2020
104

Raymond Wallace
Rep

Dexter
2018
105

Joel Stetkis
Rep

Canaan
2022
106

Scott Walter Strom
Rep

Pittsfield
2024
107

Betty A. Austin
Dem

Skowhegan
2024
108

John Picchiotti
Rep

Fairfield
2022
109

Thomas Longstaff
Dem

Waterville
2018
110

Colleen Madigan
Dem

Waterville
2024
111

Bradlee Farrin
Rep

Norridgewock
2022
112

Thomas Skolfield
Rep

Weld
2022
113

Lance Evans Harvell
Rep

Farmington
2024
114

Russell Black
Rep

Wilton
2018
115

John E. Madigan Jr.
Dem

Rumford
2024
116

Richard Pickett
Rep

Dixfield
2022
117

Frances Head
Rep

Bethel
2022
118

Chad Wayne Grignon
Rep

Athens
2024
119

Paul Stearns
Rep

Guilford
2022
120

Norman Higgins
Ind

Dover-Foxcroft
2022
121

Robert Duchesne
Dem

Hudson
2022
122

Michelle Dunphy
Dem

Old Town
2022
123

Ryan Tipping-Spitz
Dem

Orono
2020
124

Aaron Frey
Dem

Bangor
2020
125

Victoria Kornfield
Dem

Bangor
2020
126

John Schneck
Dem

Bangor
2020
127

Barbara A. Cardone
Dem

Bangor
2024
128

Garrel Robert Craig
Rep

Brewer
2024
129

Peter Lyford
Rep

Eddington
2022
130

Richard Campbell
Rep

Orrington
2020
131

Karleton Ward
Rep

Dedham
2022
132

Louis Luchini
Dem

Ellsworth
2018
133

Ralph Chapman
Grn[15]

Brooksville
2018
134

Walter Kumiega
Dem

Deer Isle
2018
135

Brian Hubbell
Dem

Bar Harbor
2020
136

Richard Malaby
Rep

Hancock
2018
137

Lawrence Lockman
Rep

Amherst
2020
138

Robert Alley
Dem

Beals
2022
139

William Tuell
Rep

East Machias
2022
140

Anne C. Perry
Dem

Calais
2024
141

Beth P. Turner
Rep

Burlington
2020
142

Sheldon Hanington
Rep

Lincoln
2022
143

Stephen Stanley
Dem

Medway
2020
144

Roger Sherman
Rep

Hodgdon
2022
145

Chris A. Johansen
Rep

Monticello
2024
146

Dustin White
Rep

Washburn
2022
147

Harold L. Stewart III
Rep

Presque Isle
2024
148

David Harold McCrea
Dem

Fort Fairfield
2024
149

Carol McElwee
Rep

Caribou
2020
150

Roland Martin
Dem

Sinclair
2022
151

John L. Martin
Dem

Eagle Lake
2022


Non-Voting Members
























Representing Representative Party Residence Term-limited

Passamaquoddy Tribe

Matthew Dana II
Dem

Princeton
2022

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians

Henry John Bear
Grn

Houlton
2018


Past composition of the House of Representatives




See also



  • Maine State House

  • Maine Legislature

  • Maine Senate



Notes





  1. ^ Ackley's designation is "Common Sense Independent"




References





  1. ^ https://mainegreens.org/news/press-releases/136-house-green-independent-caucus-elects-minority-leader-gets-staff


  2. ^ Kevin Battle (District 33) switched parties from Republican to Independent.[1]


  3. ^ Reps. Denise Harlow (District 36) and Ralph Chapman (District 133) switched parties from Democratic to Independent. [2]


  4. ^ Republican Gina Mason (District 33) dies [3]


  5. ^ Rep. Martin Grohman (District 12) switched parties from Democratic to Independent. [4]


  6. ^ Ralph Chapman (District 133) switched parties again from Independent to Green Independent. [5]


  7. ^ Norm Higgins (District 120) switched parties from Republican to Independent. [6]


  8. ^ Republican Rick Mason elected to replace the late Rep. Gina Mason (R-56) [7]


  9. ^ Rep. Dillon Bates (D-35) resigns following allegations of sexual misconduct[8]


  10. ^ Bayly, Julia (January 26, 2012). "Houlton Maliseet, first elected tribal representative to Maine House, looking forward to session". Bangor Daily News..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  11. ^ Moretto, Mario (May 26, 2015). "Passamaquoddy, Penobscot tribes withdraw from Maine Legislature". Bangor Daily News.


  12. ^ https://bangordailynews.com/2017/09/22/politics/lawmakers-party-switch-gives-greens-a-seat-in-the-maine-house/


  13. ^ House Leadership Links


  14. ^ Representatives


  15. ^ https://bangordailynews.com/2017/09/22/politics/lawmakers-party-switch-gives-greens-a-seat-in-the-maine-house/




External links


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