Joint Standing Committees
There are 17 joint standing committees of the Maine Legislature. Each committee consists of 13 members, 3 from the Senate and 10 from the House of Representatives. Under Senate Rule 201.3 the Senate President has the authority to appoint Senators to joint standing committees. The following committee assignments have been made for the 132nd Legislature:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Henry Ingwersen (D-York)
Senator Russell J. Black (R-Franklin)
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Senator Peggy Rotundo (D-Androscoggin), Chair
Senator Cameron Reny (D-Lincoln)
Senator Susan Bernard (R-Aroostook)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Knox), Chair
Senator Glenn “Chip” Curry (D-Waldo)
Senator Scott W. Cyrway (R-Kennebec)
Education and Cultural Affairs
Senator Joe Rafferty (D-York), Chair
Senator Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland)
Senator Jim Libby (R-Cumberland)
Energy, Utilities, and Technology
Senator Mark Lawrence (D-York), Chair
Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock)
Senator Matthew Harrington (R-York)
Environment and Natural Resources
Senator Denise Tepler (D-Sagadahoc), Chair
Senator Stacy Brenner (D-Cumberland)
Senator Joseph E. Martin (R-Oxford)
Senator Henry Ingwersen (D-York), Chair
Senator Tim Nangle (D-Cumberland)
Senator Marianne Moore (R-Washington)
Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services
Senator Donna Bailey (D-York), Chair
Senator Joseph M. Baldacci (D-Penobscot)
Senator David G. Haggan (R-Penobscot)
Housing and Economic Development
Senator Glenn “Chip” Curry (D-Waldo), Chair
Senator Donna Bailey (D-York)
Senator Richard A. Bennett (R-Oxford)
Senator Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), Chair
Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland)
Senator Stacey K. Guerin (R-Penobscot)
Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Cumberland)
Senator David G. Haggan (R-Penobscot)
Senator Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot), Chair
Senator Joseph E. Rafferty (D-York)
Senator Richard T. Bradstreet (R-Kennebec)
Senator Denise Tepler (D-Sagadahoc), Chair
Senator Cameron Reny (D-Lincoln)
Senator Marianne Moore (R-Washington)
Senator Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), Chair
Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Knox)
Senator Joseph E. Martin (R-Oxford)
Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock), Chair
Senator Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot)
Senator Bruce Bickford (R-Androscoggin)
Senator Tim Nangle (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland)
Senator Bradlee T. Farrin (R-Somerset)
Senator Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec), Chair
Senator Jill Duson (D-Cumberland)
Senator Jeffrey L. Timberlake (R-Androscoggin)