Maine House of Representatives


The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal number 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.

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 129th Maine House of Representatives

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 second session of the 125th 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.
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.
The Maliseets chose not to send a Representative to the 129th Legislature, elected in 2018. As of the 2018 election, the Penobscots haven't returned to the House, leaving just the Passamaquoddy Representative, Rena Newell.

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, 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.

Officers

PositionNamePartyHometown
Speaker of the HouseSara GideonDemocraticFreeport
Majority LeaderMatt MoonenDemocraticPortland
Majority WhipRyan FecteauDemocraticBiddeford
Minority LeaderKathleen DillinghamRepublicanOxford
Minority WhipTrey StewartRepublicanPresque Isle

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.
↑ denotes that the Representative first won in a special election
DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceFirst electedTerm-limited
1Deane RykersonDemKittery20122020
2Michele MeyerDemEliot20182026
3Lydia BlumeDemYork20142022
4Patricia HymansonDemYork20142022
5Beth O'ConnorRepBerwick2014 2022
6Tiffany Roberts-LovellDemSouth Berwick20182026
7Daniel J. HobbsDemWells20182026
8Christopher BabbidgeDemKennebunk2014 2022
9Diane DenkDemKennebunk20182026
10Henry IngwersenDemArundel20182026
11Ryan FecteauDemBiddeford20142022
12Victoria FoleyDemBiddeford20182026
13Lori GramlichDemOld Orchard Beach20182026
14Donna BaileyDemSaco20162024
15Margaret M. O'NeilDemSaco20162024
16Donald G. MareanIndHollis2012 2020
17Dwayne W. PrescottRepWaterboro20142022
18Anne-Marie MastraccioDemSanford20122020
19Matthew HarringtonRepSanford2015↑2022
20Theodore KryzakRepActon20182026
21Heidi H. SampsonRepAlfred20162024
22Mark John BlierRepBuxton20182026
23Lester OrdwayRepStandish2015↑2022
24Mark BryantDemWindham2014 2022
25Patrick CoreyRepWindham20142022
26Maureen Fitzgerald TerryDemGorham20162024
27Andrew McLeanDemGorham20122020
28Christopher CaiazzoDemScarborough20182026
29Shawn BabineDemScarborough20182026
30Anne CarneyDemCape Elizabeth20182026
31Lois Galgay ReckittDemSouth Portland20162024
32Chris KesslerDemSouth Portland20182026
33Victoria MoralesDemSouth Portland20182026
34Drew GattineDemWestbrook20122020
35Vacant
36Michael F. BrennanDemPortland2018 2026
37Richard FarnsworthDemPortland2012 2020
38Matt MoonenDemPortland20122020
39Michael SylvesterDemPortland20162024
40Rachel Talbot RossDemPortland20162024
41Erik JorgensenDemPortland20122020
42Benjamin CollingsDemPortland20162024
43W. Edward CrockettDemPortland20182026
44Teresa PierceDemFalmouth20142022
45Stephen MoriartyDemCumberland2019↑ 2026
46Braden SharpeDemDurham20182026
47Janice CooperDemYarmouth20122020
48Sara GideonDemFreeport20122020
49Mattie DaughtryDemBrunswick20122020
50Ralph TuckerDemBrunswick20142022
51Joyce McCreightDemHarpswell20142022
52Sean PaulhusDemBath2019↑2026
53Allison HeplerDemWoolwich20182026
54Denise TeplerDemTopsham20142022
55Seth BerryDemBowdoinham2016 2024
56Rick MasonRepLisbon2017↑2024
57Thomas MartinRepGreene20182026
58Jim HandyDemLewiston2016 2024
59Margaret CravenDemLewiston2018 2026
60Kristen CloutierDemLewiston20182026
61Heidi BrooksDemLewiston20142022
62Gina MelaragnoDemAuburn20142022
63Bruce BickfordRepAuburn2014 2022
64Bettyann SheatsDemAuburn20162024
65Amy ArataRepNew Gloucester20182026
66Jessica L. FayDemRaymond20162024
67Susan AustinRepGray2014 2022
68Richard CebraRepNaples2016 2024
69Walter RisemanIndHarrison20182026
70Nathan WadsworthRepHiram20142022
71Sawin MillettRepWaterford2018 2026
72Kathleen DillinghamRepOxford20142022
73John AndrewsRepParis20182026
74Christina RileyDemJay20162024
75Joshua MorrisRepTurner20182026
76Dennis KeschlRepBelgrade2018 2026
77Michael D. PerkinsRepOakland20162024
78Catherine NadeauDemWinslow20122020
79Timothy TheriaultRepChina20142022
80Richard T. BradstreetRepVassalboro20162024
81Craig HickmanDemWinthrop20122020
82Kent AckleyIndMonmouth20162024
83Thom HartnettDemGardiner20182026
84Charlotte WarrenDemHallowell20142022
85Donna DooreDemAugusta20142022
86Justin FecteauRepAugusta20182026
87Jeffery HanleyRepPittston20142022
88Chloe MaxminDemNobleboro20182026
89Holly StoverDemBoothbay20182026
90Michael DevinDemNewcastle20122020
91Jeffrey EvangelosIndFriendship2018 2026
92Ann Higgins MatlackDemSt. George20182026
93Anne Beebe-CenterDemRockland2015↑2022
94Victoria DouderaDemCamden20182026
95William PlueckerIndWarren20182026
96Staney ZeiglerDemMontville20162024
97Janice DodgeDemBelfast20182026
98Scott W. CuddyDemWinterport20182026
99MaryAnne KinneyRepKnox20142022
100Danny CostainRepPlymouth20182026
101David G. HagganRepHampden20162024
102Abigail GriffinRepLevant20182026
103Roger E. ReedRepCarmel20122020
104Steven D. FosterRepDexter20182026
105Joel StetkisRepCanaan20142022
106Scott Walter StromRepPittsfield20162024
107Betty A. AustinDemSkowhegan20162024
108Shelley RudnickiRepFairfield20182026
109Bruce A. WhiteDemWaterville20182026
110Colleen MadiganDemWaterville20162024
111Philip CurtisRepMadison2018 2026
112Thomas SkolfieldRepWeld20142022
113H. Scott LandryDemFarmington20182026
114Randall C. HallRepWilton20182026
115Josanne C. DolloffRepRumford20182026
116Richard PickettRepDixfield20142022
117Frances HeadRepBethel20142022
118Chad Wayne GrignonRepAthens20162024
119Paul StearnsRepGuilford20142022
120Norman HigginsIndDover-Foxcroft20142022
121Gary DrinkwaterRepMilford20182026
122Michelle DunphyDemOld Town20142022
123Ryan TippingDemOrono20122020
124Joe PerryDemBangor2019↑ 2026
125Victoria KornfieldDemBangor20122020
126John SchneckDemBangor20122020
127Barbara A. CardoneDemBangor20162024
128Kevin O'ConnellDemBrewer2020↑2026
129Peter LyfordRepEddington20142022
130Richard CampbellRepOrrington2012 2020
131Sherman H. HutchinsRepPenobscot2018 2026
132Nicole GrohoskiDemEllsworth20182026
133Sarah PebworthDemBlue Hill20182026
134Genevieve McDonaldDemStonington20182026
135Brian HubbellDemBar Harbor20122020
136William FaulkinghamRepWinter Harbor20182026
137Lawrence LockmanRepAmherst20122020
138Robert AlleyDemBeals20142022
139William TuellRepEast Machias20142022
140Anne C. PerryDemCalais2016 2024
141Kathy Irene JavnerRepChester20182026
142Sheldon HaningtonRepLincoln20142022
143Stephen StanleyDemMedway2012 2020
144Gregory SwallowRepHoulton20182026
145Chris A. JohansenRepMonticello20162024
146Dustin WhiteRepWashburn20142022
147Trey StewartRepPresque Isle20162024
148David Harold McCreaDemFort Fairfield20162024
149John DeVeauRepCaribou20182026
150Roland MartinDemSinclair2014 2022
151John L. MartinDemEagle Lake2014 2022

Non-Voting Members

Past composition of the House of Representatives