Donna Bailey (Maine)

Donna Bailey

Democratic Party

Maine State Senate District 31

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Justin Chenette

Prior offices

York County Probate Court

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Maine House of Representatives District 14

Successor: Lynn Copeland

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Compensation

Base salary

16,245.12 for the first regular session. $11,668.32 for the second regular session.

Per diem

$70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Law

University of Maine, 1986

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Donna Bailey (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 31. She assumed office on December 1, 2020. Her current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Bailey (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 31. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Donna Bailey lives in Saco, Maine. Bailey graduated from Berlin High School in 1979. She earned a degree in European history from Bates College in 1983 and a law degree from the University of Maine in 1986. Bailey's career experience includes working as an attorney with Maine Title Company. She served on the Saco Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Bailey was assigned to the following committees:

• Conduct and Ethics Committee
• Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee
• Judiciary Committee

2021-2022

Bailey was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee
• Government Oversight Committee (decommissioned)

2019-2020

Bailey was assigned to the following committees:

• Judiciary Committee, Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 31

Incumbent Donna Bailey defeated Craig Pendleton in the general election for Maine State Senate District 31 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donna Bailey (D)	57.7	13,107
	Submit photo	Craig Pendleton (Independent)	42.3	9,624

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donna Bailey in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Donna Bailey	100	2,617	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,617
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 31

Incumbent Donna Bailey defeated Sharri MacDonald in the general election for Maine State Senate District 31 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donna Bailey (D)	59.0	11,244
		Sharri MacDonald (R)	41.0	7,806

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donna Bailey in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Donna Bailey	100	1,952	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,952
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sharri MacDonald in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Sharri MacDonald	100	902	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 902
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2020

Maine State Senate

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 31

Donna Bailey defeated Craig Pendleton in the general election for Maine State Senate District 31 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donna Bailey (D)	54.7	13,266
	Submit photo	Craig Pendleton (R)	45.3	11,007

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,273
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justin Chenette (D)
• William Gombar (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Justin Chenette in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Justin Chenette	100	4,669	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,669
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 31

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: William Gombar in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	William Gombar	100	1,570	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,570
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Maine House of Representatives

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 14

Lynn Copeland defeated Theodore Sirois in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Copeland (D)	63.5	3,880
		Theodore Sirois (R)	36.5	2,234

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Donna Bailey (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Donna Bailey in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Donna Bailey	100	1,449	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,449
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Theodore Sirois in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Theodore Sirois	100	303	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 303
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2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent Donna Bailey defeated Stephen DuPuis and Frederick Samp in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donna Bailey (D)	57.1	2,609
	Submit photo	Stephen DuPuis (R)	28.1	1,282
	Submit photo	Frederick Samp (Independent)	14.8	678

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,569 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent Donna Bailey advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 14 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donna Bailey	100.0	962

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 962
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 14

Stephen DuPuis advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 14 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stephen DuPuis	100.0	410

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 410
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016. Incumbent Barry Hobbins (D) did not seek re-election.

Donna Bailey defeated Jeffrey Christenbury and Jacob Johnston in the Maine House of Representatives District 14 general election.

Maine House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Bailey	50.30%	2,614
	Republican	Jeffrey Christenbury	30.56%	1,588
	Independent	Jacob Johnston	19.15%	995
Total Votes				5,197
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Donna Bailey ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 14 Democratic primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Donna Bailey  (unopposed)

Todd Hutchins ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 14 Republican primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Todd Hutchins  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Maine State Senate

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Maine House of Representatives

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Campaign finance summary

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Donna Bailey campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Maine State Senate District 31	Won general	$38,784	$38,784
2022	Maine State Senate District 31	Won general	$34,800	$34,800
2020	Maine House of Representatives District 14	Withdrew general	$1,415	N/A**
2020	Maine State Senate District 31	Won general	$33,783	N/A**
2018	Maine House of Representatives District 14	Won general	$8,377	N/A**
2016	Maine House of Representatives, District 14	Won	$9,193	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 17. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. Wabanaki Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2023

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In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization. Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wabanaki Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2021

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In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Wabanaki Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2019

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In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine Right to Life: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 through July 4. The legislature reconvened on July 20. The legislature held a veto session on August 2. The legislature held its first special session on October 23. The legislature held its second special session on November 6. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Right to Life: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Prevent Harm: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to chemical exposure. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by Justin Chenette (D)	Maine State Senate District 31 2020-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Maine House of Representatives District 14 2016-2020	Succeeded by Lynn Copeland (D)
Preceded by -	York County Probate Court	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Minority Leader:Harold Stewart

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)