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Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Maine State Legislature
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The Environment and Natural Resources Committee is a joint standing committee of the Maine State Legislature.
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Per the Joint Rules, committees of the Maine State Legislature are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. The President appoints a committee's senate members, with the Speaker appointing the house members.[1][2] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[3] Each committee is composed of ten representatives and three senators.[4] Seven members constitute a quorum, though a committee may not vote without at least one senator present unless it receives authorization from the President.[5] Neither chamber's leader is recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
| “ | Air and water quality; natural resource protection; site location of development laws, shoreland zoning, subdivisions and growth management; management and disposal of solid, hazardous, biomedical and special wastes; hydropower and dams; waste-to-energy facilities; mining; general environmental policy, including oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection; and returnable containers.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Environment and Natural Resources Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Environment and Natural Resources Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Environment and Natural Resources Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Chris Johansen (R) left this committee on May 25, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Environment and Natural Resources Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Geoffrey Gratwick | • Thomas Saviello, Chair | |||
| • Ralph Tucker, Chair | • Amy Volk | |||
| • Robert Duchesne | • Jonathan Kinney | |||
| • John L. Martin | • Richard Campbell | |||
| • Denise Harlow | • Jeffrey Pierce | |||
| • Jessica Fay | • Scott Strom | |||
| • Stanley Zeigler | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Joan Welsh, Chair | • Thomas Saviello, Chair | • Benjamin Chipman | ||
| • Catherine Breen | • Eric Brakey | |||
| • Denise Harlow | • Richard H. Campbell | |||
| • Robert Duchesne | • Andrew Buckland | |||
| • John L. Martin | • Jeffery Hanley | |||
| • Ralph Tucker | • Dustin White | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • James Boyle, Chair | • Thomas Saviello | • Benjamin Chipman | ||
| • Joan Welsh, Chair | • Bernard Ayotte | |||
| • Geoffrey Gratwick | • Ricky Long | |||
| • Denise Harlow | • Richard H. Campbell | |||
| • Janice Cooper | • Roger Reed | |||
| • Gay Grant | ||||
| • Paul McGowan | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Seth Goodall | • Roger Sherman | |||
| • Denise Harlow | • Thomas Saviello | |||
| • Joan Welsh | • James Hamper | |||
| • Melissa Innes | • Ricky Long | |||
| • Robert Duchesne | • Bernard Ayotte | |||
| • James Parker | ||||
| • Jane Knapp | ||||
| • Joan Nass | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Environment and Natural Resources Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Seth Goodall, Chair | • Douglas Smith | |||
| • Robert Duchesne, Chair | • James Hamper | |||
| • Deborah Simpson | • Bernard Ayotte | |||
| • John Martin | • Peter Edgecomb | |||
| • Joan Welsh | • Jane Knapp | |||
| • Brian Bolduc | ||||
| • Melissa Innes | ||||
| • Jane Eberle | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.3)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.1)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 301.5)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 302)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 306)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Committees," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
District 13
Cameron Reny (D)
District 14
Craig Hickman (D)
District 15
District 16
Scott Cyrway (R)
District 17
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
District 29
Anne Carney (D)
District 30
Stacy Brenner (D)
District 31
Donna Bailey (D)
District 32
Henry Ingwersen (D)
District 33
District 34
Joseph Rafferty (D)
District 35
Mark Lawrence (D)
Democratic Party (20)
Republican Party (15)
Current members of the Maine House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Ryan Fecteau
Majority Leader:Matthew Moonen
Minority Leader:Billy Bob Faulkingham
Representatives
District 1
Lucien Daigle (R)
District 2
Roger Albert (R)
District 3
Mark Babin (R)
District 4
District 5
Joseph Underwood (R)
District 6
Donald Ardell (R)
District 7
Gregory Swallow (R)
District 8
Tracy Quint (R)
District 9
Arthur Mingo (R)
District 10
William Tuell (R)
District 11
Tiffany Strout (R)
District 12
District 13
Russell White (R)
District 14
Gary Friedmann (D)
District 15
Holly Eaton (D)
District 16
Nina Milliken (D)
District 17
Steven Bishop (R)
District 18
Mathew McIntyre (R)
District 19
Richard Campbell (R)
District 20
Dani O'Halloran (D)
District 21
Ambureen Rana (D)
District 22
Laura Supica (D)
District 23
Amy Roeder (D)
District 24
Sean Faircloth (D)
District 25
Laurie Osher (D)
District 26
James Dill (D)
District 27
Gary Drinkwater (R)
District 28
Irene Gifford (R)
District 29
Kathy Javner (R)
District 30
James White (R)
District 31
Chad Perkins (R)
District 32
Steven Foster (R)
District 33
Kenneth Fredette (R)
District 34
Abigail Griffin (R)
District 35
James Thorne (R)
District 36
Kimberly Haggan (R)
District 37
Reagan Paul (R)
District 38
Benjamin Hymes (R)
District 39
Janice Dodge (D)
District 40
D. Michael Ray (D)
District 41
Victoria Doudera (D)
District 42
Valli Geiger (D)
District 43
Ann Matlack (D)
District 44
William Pluecker (I)
District 45
Abden Simmons (R)
District 46
Lydia Crafts (D)
District 47
Wayne Farrin (D)
District 48
Holly Stover (D)
District 49
Allison Hepler (D)
District 50
David Sinclair (D)
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Rafael Macias (D)
District 52
Sally Cluchey (D)
District 53
Michael Lemelin (R)
District 54
Karen Montell (D)
District 55
Daniel Shagoury (D)
District 56
District 57
Tavis Hasenfus (D)
District 58
Sharon Frost (U)
District 59
David Rollins (D)
District 60
William Bridgeo (D)
District 61
Alicia Collins (R)
District 62
Katrina Smith (R)
District 63
Paul Flynn (R)
District 64
Flavia DeBrito (D)
District 65
Cassie Julia (D)
District 66
Robert Nutting (R)
District 67
Shelley Rudnicki (R)
District 68
Amanda Collamore (R)
District 69
Dean Cray (R)
District 70
Jennifer Poirier (R)
District 71
John Ducharme (R)
District 72
Elizabeth Caruso (R)
District 73
District 74
Randall Hall (R)
District 75
Stephan Bunker (D)
District 76
Sheila Lyman (R)
District 77
District 78
District 79
Michael Lance (R)
District 80
Caldwell Jackson (R)
District 81
Peter Wood (R)
District 82
Nathan Wadsworth (R)
District 83
Marygrace Cimino (R)
District 84
Mark Walker (R)
District 85
District 86
Rolf Olsen (R)
District 87
David Boyer (R)
District 88
Quentin Chapman (R)
District 89
Adam Lee (D)
District 90
Laurel Libby (R)
District 91
Joshua Morris (R)
District 92
Stephen Wood (R)
District 93
Julia McCabe (D)
District 94
Kristen Cloutier (D)
District 95
Mana Abdi (D)
District 96
Michel Lajoie (D)
District 97
Richard Mason (R)
District 98
Kilton Webb (D)
District 99
Cheryl Golek (D)
District 100
Dan Ankeles (D)
District 101
Poppy Arford (D)
District 102
Melanie Sachs (D)
District 103
Arthur Bell (D)
District 104
Amy Arata (R)
District 105
Anne Graham (D)
District 106
Barbara Bagshaw (R)
District 107
Mark Cooper (R)
District 108
Parnell Terry (D)
District 109
Eleanor Sato (D)
District 110
District 111
Amy Kuhn (D)
District 112
District 113
Grayson Lookner (D)
District 114
Dylan Pugh (D)
District 115
Michael Brennan (D)
District 116
Samuel Zager (D)
District 117
Matthew Moonen (D)
District 118
Yusuf Yusuf (D)
District 119
Charles Skold (D)
District 120
Deqa Dhalac (D)
District 121
District 122
Matthew Beck (D)
District 123
Michelle Boyer (D)
District 124
Sophia Warren (D)
District 125
District 126
Andrew Gattine (D)
District 127
Morgan Rielly (D)
District 128
District 129
Marshall Archer (D)
District 130
Lynn Copeland (D)
District 131
Lori Gramlich (D)
District 132
Ryan Fecteau (D)
District 133
Marc Malon (D)
District 134
Traci Gere (D)
District 135
Daniel Sayre (D)
District 136
John Eder (R)
District 137
Nathan Carlow (R)
District 138
Mark Blier (R)
District 139
David Woodsome (R)
District 140
Wayne Parry (R)
District 141
Lucas Lanigan (R)
District 142
District 143
District 144
Jeffrey Adams (R)
District 145
Robert Foley (R)
District 146
Walter Runte (D)
District 147
Holly Sargent (D)
District 148
Thomas Lavigne (R)
District 149
Tiffany Roberts (D)
District 150
Michele Meyer (D)
District 151
Kristi Mathieson (D)
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Republican Party (73)
Independent (1)
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