Maine Senate 124th

<body style="text-align: center"> <h2 align="center"><a href="welcome1231OLD.htm" target="main1"> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B.gif" alt="Home" width="118" height="28"></a><map name="FPMap2"><area coords="3, 1, 118, 27" shape="rect" href="senators/1senator_info_links.htm" target="main1"></map>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_2.gif" alt="Members" width="115" height="28" ismap usemap="#FPMap2"><map name="FPMap0"> <area href="Documents/SenateDocumentLinks.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 118, 26" target="main1"></map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_3.gif" alt="Documents" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap0"><map name="FPMap3"><area href="leaders/leadr.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27" target="main1"></map>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_4.gif" alt="Leaders" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap3"><map name="FPMap4"><area coords="0, 1, 118, 27" shape="rect" href="officers/offcrs.htm" target="main1"></map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_5.gif" alt="Officers" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap4"><map name="FPMap5"><area href="offices/office.html" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27" target="main1"></map>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_6.gif" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap5"><a href="historicalLinks.htm"><map name="FPMap1"> <area href="historicalLinks.htm" target="main1" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"></map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_7.gif" alt="Offices/Staff" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap1"></a><map name="FPMap6"><area href="audio/AudioFrame.htm" shape="rect" coords="28, 1, 90, 27"></map>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_8.gif" alt="Audio" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap6"> <map name="FPMap14"> <area target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/search.asp" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"> </map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_9.gif" alt="Bill Status" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap14"><map name="FPMap15"><area target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/billtextsearch.asp" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"></map>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_10.gif" alt="Bill Text" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap15"> <map name="FPMap16"> <area href="photos/index.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"> </map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_11.gif" alt="Photos" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap16"><map name="FPMap7"><area href="about/generalinfo/Students/questions_students_ask-1.htm" shape="rect" coords="4, 1, 114, 27" target="main1"></map>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_12.gif" alt="Student Page" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap7"></h2> <h2 align="center"><b><font face="Bodoni PosterItalic" color="#FF0000">Welcome to the 124th Maine Senate</font></b></h2> <h2 align="center"><b><font color="#FF0000"> <a target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/senate_video_director.asp"> <font size="3">LIVE SENATE CHAMBER VIDEO</font></a></font></b></h2> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="73%" id="table1"> <tr> <td width="618"> <p align="center"><font size="2"><b><a href="senators/124SenatorAddress.pdf">Member Name & Address List (pdf)</a>  *  <a target="_blank" href="senators/index.htm">Member bio info</a></b></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><b> <a target="_blank" href="senators/email/124SenatorsList.xls"> 124th Senator Excel Spreadsheet</a>  *  <a target="_blank" href="senators/candidates/2008/124th%20Senator%20Labels%20Alpha.pdf"> 124th Mailing Labels (Avery 5160) pdf</a></b></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><b><a href="124RollCalls-President.pdf">124th Senate Roll Call Tally Sheet (pdf)</a>  **  <a target="_blank" href="senators/candidates/2008/Roster124-Joy-Pres.pdf">124th Chamber Seating Chart (pdf)</a></b></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><b> <a href="senators/term-limits/Term-Limits.htm">Senators by Term Limits</a></b></font></p> </td> <td> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="0" width="685" id="table2"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="673" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px">  <h1 align="center"> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <img border="0" src="Fall%20Pictures%20020.jpg" width="328" height="253" align="left" alt="Capital Autumn"></span><font face="Bodoni PosterItalic" color="#336600">About the 124th<br> Maine Senate</font></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; line-height:150%"> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> </span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">All members of the 124th Maine Senate have been elected to serve a two-year term.  Of the 35 members, there are 20 Democrats and 15 Republicans.  Eight are women (6 Democrats; 2 Republicans) and 27 are men (14 Democrats; 13 Republicans).  There are 10 new members; 6 have recently served in the House of Representatives, 2 are former House members,  and 2 have no previous legislative experience.  Twenty-five members are incumbents. Twenty-seven members have prior legislative service in the House of Representatives.  The combined legislative experience of the 124th Senate totals 318 years.  The average age for a Senator this session is 55.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: newspaper; line-height:150%"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> Senator Joseph C. Brannigan of Cumberland has the distinction of being the senior member of the Senate, while Senator Seth A. Goodall of Sagadahoc is the junior member this session.  Senator Peter Mills of Somerset has the longest overall Senate service, 6th term beginning in the 117th (1994), he now begins his seventh term in the Senate.  Senator Joseph C. Brannigan of Cumberland, beginning his 13th term, is the Senator with the longest overall legislative service.  Senator Smith is the Senator who has served in the earliest Legislature, having been elected to the House in the 105th (1971).  Senator Bill Diamond served in the earliest Senate, the 111th (1982).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: newspaper; line-height:150%"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> Twenty-two Senators are Maine natives, 11 of them were born in a community they currently represent.  The remaining Senators were born in Alabama (1), California (1), Ireland (1), Massachusetts (4), Maryland (1), New York (3), South Carolina (1), and Virginia (1).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: newspaper; line-height:150%"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">By way of occupation, the Senate is composed as follows: 7 members are or have been attorneys; 5 members are or have been in education; 3 members are or have been in the health and social services professions; 13 are or have been business owners, consultants or workers; 3 members are in Forestry; 1 member is a Holstein breeder; 5 members are retired; 5 members consider legislative service their full-time occupation.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-justify: newspaper; line-height: 150%"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Members who will not be able to run for election to the Senate in 2010 due to term-limits are: Sen. Bruce Bryant of Oxford, Sen. Dennis Damon of Hancock, Sen. Richard Nass of York, Sen. Carol Weston of Waldo. </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">About the photo:<br> "Capital Autumn” First Place in Maine.gov 2008 Fall Photo Contest (Cities and Towns)<br> by William A. Haley of Hallowell </font><font face="Verdana" size="2"> <br>  </font></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table border="0" id="table3" cellpadding="5" width="582"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="247"> <p align="center"><font size="2"> <a href="about/generalinfo/Students/questions_students_ask-1.htm"> Frequently Asked Questions</a></font></td> <td align="center" valign="top" width="135"> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/glossary_of_terms.asp"> <font size="2">Glossary of Terms</font></a></p></td> <td align="center" width="4">  </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4"> <script src='http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/04333?template=ALERH&par=null&unit=0&key=357715dae78d5c6c21b5c24bd3afdb02'></script> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="247"> <p align="center"> <font size="2"> <a href="http://janus.state.me.us/house/activity/Directions%20to%20State%20House.htm"> Directions to the State House</a></font></p></td> <td align="center" valign="top" width="135"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://janus.state.me.us/house/activity/tourinfo.htm"> <font size="2">Tour Information</font></a></p></td> <td align="center" width="4">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="247"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/about/honorary%20pages/page_program.htm"> <font size="2">Honorary Page Program</font></a></p></td> <td align="center" valign="top" width="135"><font size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/house/sch_2006.htm"> Session Schedule</a></font></td> <td align="center" width="4"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="247">  </td> <td align="center" valign="top" width="135"><font size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/house/activity/Hall%20of%20Flags.htm"> Hall of Flags Schedule</a></font></td> <td align="center" width="4"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center">  </div> <hr> <table border="1" width="100%" id="table4"> <tr> <td width="391" align="center" valign="top"> <p align="center"><i><font face="Arial" size="2">According to the Maine Constitution<br> the First Regular Session of the Legislature<br> must convene on the first<br> Wednesday of December following the<br> General Election of Maine Senators</font></i></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> The First Regular Session</b><br>  of the 124th Maine Legislature<br> convened on Wednesday,<br> December 3, 2008</font><p align="center"><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> The Governor shall be elected and hold office for 4 years<br> from the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday<br> of January following the election.</font></i><p align="center"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Governor John E. Baldacci was inaugurated on<br> January 3, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Civic Center</font><p align="center"><i><font face="Arial" size="2">Statutory Adjournment for the First Regular Session<br> is the 3rd Wednesday in June.<br> There can be two 5 legislative day extensions.</font></i><p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>The First Regular Session<br> </b>of the 124th Maine Legislature<br> statutory Adjournment is Wednesday,<br> June 17, 2009</font></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><p align="center"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2">According to the Maine Constitution<br> the Second Regular Session of the Legislature<br> must convene on the first<br> Wednesday after the first Tuesday of January<br> in even-numbered years</font></i></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The Second Regular Session</b><br> of the 124th Maine Legislature<br> will convene on Wednesday, <br> January 6, 2010</font></p> <p align="center"><i><font face="Arial" size="2">Statutory Adjournment for the Second Regular Session<br> is the 3rd Wednesday in April<br> There can be two 5 legislative day extensions.</font></i></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>The Second Regular Session<br> </b>of the 124th Maine Legislature<br> statutory Adjournment is Wednesday,<br> April 21, 2010</font></p></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> <map name="FPMap8"> <area href="disclaimer/disclaimer.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27" target="main1"> </map> <a href="welcome1231OLD.htm" target="main1"> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_13.gif" alt="Home" width="118" height="28"></a>                          <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_14.gif" alt="Disclaimer" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap8"> <map name="FPMap9"><area href="mailto:webmaster_senate@legislature.maine.gov?subject=web site issue" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"></map><img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_15.gif" alt="Mail Webmaster" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap9"> <map name="FPMap12"> <area target="_blank" href="http://janus.state.me.us/house/" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"> </map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_16.gif" alt="House Webpage" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap12"> <map name="FPMap10"><area target="_blank" href="http://www.maine.gov/legis" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"></map><img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_17.gif" alt="Legislature Webpage" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap10"> <map name="FPMap11"> <area target="_blank" coords="0, 1, 118, 27" shape="rect" href="http://www.maine.gov"> </map> <img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_18.gif" alt="Maine State Webpage" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap11"> <map name="FPMap13"><area target="_blank" href="http://www.courts.state.me.us/" shape="rect" coords="0, 1, 118, 27"></map><img border="0" src="_derived/homepage.htm_txt_tn_A62_B_19.gif" alt="Maine Courts Webpage" ismap width="118" height="28" usemap="#FPMap13"></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">The Maine Senate<br> 3 State House Station<br> Augusta, ME 04333-0003<br> (207) 287-1540</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"><b>in-state toll-free message line<br> </b>1-800-423-6900<br> <br> <b>TTY line<br> </b>(207) 287-1583<br> <br> <b>email<br> </b><a href="mailto:webmaster_senate@legislature.maine.gov">webmaster_senate@legislature.maine.gov</a></font></p></body>