124th Maine Senate

Below is the list of the 124th Maine Senate, which was sworn into office on December 3, 2008 and left office in December 2010.^[1]

On December 3, Libby Mitchell (D-Kennebec) was the only candidate nominated for President of the Maine Senate and was subsequently elected Senate President.^[1]

The 124th Senate consisted of 21 Democrats and 14 Republicans. In April 2009, the Maine Senate approved LD 1020 with a 21-14 vote. The bill if enacted allowed same-sex couples to marry.^[2] The bill ultimately passed the Maine Legislature as a whole and was signed by Governor John Baldacci before being repealed via a people's veto in November 2009.

State Senators[]

• 1 Peter Bowman (D) of Kittery, York County
• 2 Richard Nass (R) of Acton, York County
• 3 Jonathan Courtney (R) of Sanford, York County
• 4 Nancy Sullivan (D) of Biddeford, York County
• 5 Barry Hobbins (D) of Saco, York County
• 6 Phil Bartlett (D) of Gorham, Cumberland County
• 7 Larry Bliss (D) of South Portland, Cumberland County
• 8 Justin Alfond (D) of Portland, Cumberland County
• 9 Joseph Brannigan (D) of Portland, Cumberland County
• 10 Stan Gerzofsky (D) of Brunswick, Cumberland County
• 11 Gerald Davis (R) of Falmouth, Cumberland County
• 12 G. William Diamond (D) of Windham, Cumberland County
• 13 David Hastings (D) of Fryeburg, Oxford County
• 14 Bruce Bryant (D) of Dixfield, Oxford County
• 15 Deborah Simpson (D) of Auburn, Androscoggin County
• 16 Margaret Craven (D) of Lewiston, Androscoggin County
• 17 John Nutting (D) of Leeds, Androscoggin County
• 18 Walter Gooley (R) of Farmington, Franklin County
• 19 Seth Goodall (D) Richmond, Sagadahoc County
• 20 David Trahan (R) of Waldoboro, Lincoln County
• 21 Earle McCormick (R) of West Gardiner, Kennebec County
• 22 Chris Rector(R) of Thomaston, Knox County
• 23 Carol Weston (R) of Montville, Waldo County
• 24 Libby Mitchell (D) of Vassalboro, Kennebec County
• 25 Lisa Marrache (D) of Waterville, Kennebec County
• 26 S. Peter Mills (R) of Cornville, Somerset County
• 27 Douglas Smith (R), Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County
• 28 Dennis Damon (D) of Trenton, Hancock County
• 29 Kevin Raye (R) of Perry, Washington County
• 30 Elizabeth Schneider (D) of Orono, Penobscot County
• 31 Richard Rosen (R) of Bucksport, Penobscot County
• 32 Joseph Perry (D) of Bangor, Penobscot County
• 33 Debra Plowman (R) of Hampden, Penobscot County
• 34 Roger Sherman (R) of Hodgdon, Aroostook County
• 35 Troy Dale Jackson (D) of Allagash, Aroostook County

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