Maine House of Representatives
lower house of the Maine state legislature
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House is made of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state. The House also has nonvoting members representing three of Maine's Native American tribes.[1]
Maine House of Representatives | |
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| Maine State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 Terms (8 years) |
| History | |
New session started | December 4, 2024 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 151 (and 3 non-voting) |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
Other
Vacant |
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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 5, 2024 (151 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (151 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber Maine State House Augusta, Maine  | |
| Website | |
| Maine House of Representatives | |
Notes
change- ↑ The seat of Rep.-elect Joe Perry, who declined to take the oath of office on December 4, 2024 after being nominated by Democrats in the Legislature to be Maine State Treasurer, to which post he was subsequently elected unanimously by joint ballot of the Legislature.
- ↑ The Houlton Band of Maliseets and Penobscot Nation have both withdrawn their non-voting Representatives to the Maine House of Representatives.
References
change- ↑ Moretto, Mario (May 26, 2015). "Passamaquoddy, Penobscot tribes withdraw from Maine Legislature". Bangor Daily News.
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