List of presidents of the Maine Senate
The position of President of the Maine Senate was created when Maine separated from Massachusetts and achieved statehood in 1820.
The Maine Legislature had one year terms until 1880, when an amendment to the Maine Constitution took effect to provide for two year terms. Joseph A. Locke was the first Senate President to serve a two-year term, starting in 1881.[1]
As Maine has no Lieutenant Governor, the President of the Senate is first in line to become Governor of Maine in the event of a vacancy.
Living former senate presidents
As of November 2018, ten former Senate Presidents were alive. The most recent death of a former senate president was that of Gerard Conley (1983–1984) on January 4, 2018. The most recent serving Senate President to die was Beverly Daggett (2002–2004), on September 6, 2015.
| Senate president | Senate president term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Robert A. Marden | 1962–1964 | January 4, 1927 |
| Charles P. Pray | 1984–1992 | August 15, 1945 |
| Dennis L. Dutremble | 1992–1994 | April 28, 1947 |
| Mark Lawrence | 1996–2000 | June 27, 1958 |
| Mike Michaud | 2000–2001 | January 18, 1955 |
| Richard A. Bennett | 2001–2002 | May 24, 1963 |
| Beth Edmonds | 2004–2008 | October 27, 1950 |
| Libby Mitchell | 2008–2010 | June 22, 1940 |
| Kevin Raye | 2010–2012 | February 7, 1961 |
| Justin Alfond | 2012–2014 | January 8, 1975 |
| Michael Thibodeau | 2014–2018 | July 16, 1956 |
References
- http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/history/past/prespast/1880jl.htm
- The Maine Senate had an equal number of Democrats and Republicans 2000-2002, plus one Independent Senator; as such each party chose the President for a year.
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