The Maine Senate Chamber is in the south wing. The Senate has 35 members, each representing approximately 40,000 people.
Maine State Senate Chamber, 2022
Spectrum News/Susan Cover
Maine Senate Chamber, 1917
Maine Historic Preservation Commission Collection
The Senate is the last stop for a bill before it is sent to the governor. The Senate also approves the governor’s appointments to state offices. The senate president is next in line to the governor because Maine’s constitution does not include an office of lieutenant governor. Like members of the House of Representatives, senators vote by pushing green (yes) or red (no) buttons from their desks. Results are displayed on the panel behind the senate president’s desk.
Can you find the Maine state seal in the Senate Chamber?
CLUE: Look down! The seal features many state symbols. The white pine is the state tree. The moose lying at the foot of the tree is the state mammal.