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Joint Standing & Select Committees

There are 17 joint standing committees of the Maine Legislature. Each committee consists of 13 members, 3 from the Senate and 10 from the House of Representatives. Under Senate Rule 201.3 the Senate President has the authority to appoint Senators to joint standing committees. The following committee assignments have been made for the 131st Legislature:

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Senator Henry Ingwersen (D-York), Chair

Senator Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec)

Senator Russell Black (R-Franklin)

Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Senator Peggy Rotundo (D-Androscoggin), Chair

Senator Jill Duson (D-Cumberland)

Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Knox), Chair

Senator David LaFountain (D-Kennebec)

Senator Matthew Harrington (R-York)

Education and Cultural Affairs

Senator Joe Rafferty (D-York), Chair

Senator Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland)

Senator Jim Libby (R-Cumberland)

Energy, Utilities, and Technology

Senator Mark Lawrence (D-York), Chair

Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock)

Senator Matthew Harrington (R-York)

Environment and Natural Resources

Senator Stacy Brenner (D-Cumberland), Chair

Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland)

Senator Peter Lyford (R-Penobscot)

Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services

Senator Donna Bailey (D-York), Chair

Senator Cameron Reny (D-Lincoln)

Senator Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin)

Health and Human Services

Senator Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), Chair

Senator Henry Ingwersen (D-York)

Senator Marianne Moore (R-Washington)

Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Senator David LaFountain (D-Kennebec), Chair

Senator Glenn “Chip” Curry (D-Waldo)

Senator Russell Black (R-Franklin)

Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business

Senator Glenn “Chip” Curry(D-Waldo), Chair

Senator Joe Rafferty (D-York)

Senator Stacey Guerin (R-Penobscot)

Judiciary

Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland), Chair

Senator Donna Bailey (D-York)

Senator Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin)

Labor and Housing

Senator Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot), Chair

Senator Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland)

Senator Matt Pouliot (R-Kennebec)

Marine Resources

Senator Cameron Reny (D-Lincoln), Chair

Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Knox)

Senator Marianne Moore (R-Washington)

State and Local Government

Senator Tim Nangle (D-Cumberland), Chair

Senator Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot)

Senator Peter Lyford (R-Penobscot)

Taxation

Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock), Chair

Senator Ben Chipman (D-Cumberland)

Senator Jim Libby (R-Cumberland)

Transportation

Senator Ben Chipman (D-Cumberland), Chair

Senator Tim Nangle (D-Cumberland)

Senator Brad Farrin (R-Somerset)

Veterans and Legal Affairs

Senator Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec), Chair

Senator Stacy Brenner (D-Cumberland)

Senator Jeff Timberlake (R-Androscoggin)

 

The 131st Legislature created a Joint Select Committee on Housing, with the following Senate appointments:

Senator Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland), Chair

Senator Eloise Vitelli (D-Sagadahoc)

Senator Matthew Pouliot (R-Kennebec)