Mark Lawrence (Maine)

Mark Lawrence

Democratic Party

Maine State Senate District 35

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

Maine House of Representatives District 2

Years in office: 2016 - 2018

Successor: Michele Meyer (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$25,000 for the first regular session. $20,000 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 election

November 5, 2024

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Mark Lawrence (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 35. He assumed office on December 4, 2018. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Lawrence (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 35. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, Chair
• Conduct and Ethics Committee

2023-2024

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Conduct and Ethics Committee, Chair
• Senate Rules Committee
• Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee

2021-2022

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, Chair
• Senate Rules Committee

2019-2020

Lawrence was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, Chair
• Labor and Housing Committee (decommissioned)
• Senate Rules Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Maine committee assignments, 2017
• Insurance and Financial Services, Chair

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 35

Incumbent Mark Lawrence defeated Julie N. Rakic in the general election for Maine State Senate District 35 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lawrence (D)	63.6	16,491
		Julie N. Rakic (R)	36.4	9,453

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,944
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Lawrence in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Mark Lawrence	100	2,552	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,552
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Julie N. Rakic in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Julie N. Rakic	100	1,333	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,333
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lawrence in this election.

2022

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 35

Incumbent Mark Lawrence defeated Julie N. Rakic in the general election for Maine State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lawrence (D)	65.0	13,979
		Julie N. Rakic (R)	35.0	7,527

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,506
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Lawrence in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Mark Lawrence	100	2,089	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,089
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Julie N. Rakic in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Julie N. Rakic	100	1,017	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,017
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2020

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 35

Incumbent Mark Lawrence defeated Bradley Moulton in the general election for Maine State Senate District 35 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lawrence (D)	62.6	17,099
		Bradley Moulton (R)	37.4	10,204

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,303
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Mark Lawrence in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Mark Lawrence	100	6,031	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,031
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 35

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Bradley Moulton in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Bradley Moulton	100	2,005	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,005
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 35

Mark Lawrence defeated Michael Estes in the general election for Maine State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lawrence (D)	62.5	13,408
		Michael Estes (R)	37.5	8,050

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,458 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 35

Mark Lawrence advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine State Senate District 35 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lawrence	100.0	4,104

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,104
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 35

Michael Estes advanced from the Republican primary for Maine State Senate District 35 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Estes	100.0	1,967

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,967
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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 Roberta Beavers (D) did not seek re-election.

Mark Lawrence defeated Jonathan Moynahan in the Maine House of Representatives District 2 general election.

Maine House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Lawrence	54.89%	3,116
	Republican	Jonathan Moynahan	45.11%	2,561
Total Votes				5,677
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Mark Lawrence defeated Kimberly Richards and Gary Sinden in the Maine House of Representatives District 2 Democratic primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Lawrence	53.86%	342
	Democratic	Kimberly Richards	37.64%	239
	Democratic	Gary Sinden	8.50%	54
Total Votes				635

Jonathan Moynahan defeated Jane Robbins in the Maine House of Representatives District 2 Republican primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jonathan Moynahan	51.59%	276
	Republican	Jane Robbins	48.41%	259
Total Votes				535

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Mark Lawrence did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Mark Lawrence did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mark Lawrence campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Maine State Senate District 35	Won general	$66,266	$66,203
2022	Maine State Senate District 35	Won general	$64,750	$64,464
2020	Maine State Senate District 35	Won general	$51,949	N/A**
2018	Maine State Senate District 35	Won general	$57,177	N/A**
2016	Maine House of Representatives, District 2	Won	$12,250	N/A**
Grand total			$252,393	$130,667
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Maine

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2025.

• 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 related to taxes, spending, education, and regulations.
• 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.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2024.

• 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 other federally recognized tribes.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2023.

• 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2022.

• 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.
• 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 other federally recognized tribes.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2021.

• 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.
• Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2020.

• 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 other federally recognized tribes.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2019.

• 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 — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2018.

• Maine Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
• Maine Right to Life — 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 — Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2017.

• 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."
• Maine Right to Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
• Prevent Harm — 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Maine State Legislature in 2016.

• Maine AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor 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."
• 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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Preceded by -	Maine State Senate District 35 2018-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Maine House of Representatives District 2 2016-2018	Succeeded by Michele Meyer (D)

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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 (I)

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 (14)

Independent (1)