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Marine Resources Committee, Maine State Legislature

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The Marine Resources Committee is a standing committee of the Maine Legislature.

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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Joint Rules

Function

The jurisdiction of this committee includes:

“ Department of Marine Resources; commercial marine fisheries management, licensing and enforcement; marine fish species; diadromous fish, mollusks; crustaceans; seaweed; sea urchins; sea cucumbers; processing and sale of marine fish and shellfish; and aquaculture.[6][7] ”

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Marine Resources Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (2) Republican members (1) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

Marine Resources Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (8) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Marine Resources Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (8) Republican members (3) Third-party members(0)

Sherman Hutchins (R) left this committee on May 25, 2021. [Source]

James Thorne (R) left this committee on May 25, 2021. [Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

Marine Resources Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (8) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Marine Resources Members, 2017
Democratic members (5)Republican members (8)
• Eloise Vitelli• Joyce Maker, Chair
• Walter Kumiega, Chair• Eric Brakey
• Michael Devin• Stephanie Hawke
• Robert Alley• Kevin Battle
• Lydia Blume• William Tuell
• David Haggan
• Abden Simmons
• Paula Sutton

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.3)
  2. ↑ Maine State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.1)
  3. ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 301.5)
  4. ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 302)
  5. ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 306)
  6. ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Committees," accessed February 19, 2021
  7. ↑ 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
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Democratic Party (20)
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Dean Cray (R)
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Adam Lee (D)
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Mana Abdi (D)
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Amy Arata (R)
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John Eder (R)
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Democratic Party (76)
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Independent (1)
Unenrolled (1)

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