Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820.

Its civic profile is shaped by distance, coast, forest, and season: fishing communities, shipbuilding, tourism, paper and forest economies, small towns, tribal nations, rural health care, and cross-border ties with Canada all matter. Public decisions about roads, schools, hospitals, broadband, fisheries, conservation, housing, and energy can be felt sharply in communities far from Augusta. The page continues with Maine’s actual representatives, state offices, and the records that document them.

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State Motto
U.S. Representatives2Population-based districts
U.S. Senators2Same for every state
StatehoodMarch 15, 182023rd state admitted
Federal Delegation

Maine's voice in Congress.

Every state has two senators. Its number of representatives is set by population and can change after each census.

4Members total
2Districts
119thCurrent Congress
About Congress About the Senate About the House State Election Office

Maine's Delegation

Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.

Senator

Angus King (Independent)

Senator

Susan Collins (Republican)

District 1

Chellie Pingree (Democrat)

District 2

Jared Golden (Democrat)

The states are the laboratories of democracy.

Justice Louis Brandeis

State Leadership

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Governor

Janet Mills (Democratic)

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President of the Senate

Mattie Daughtry (Democratic)

Quick Facts

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Capital

Augusta

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Population

Approximately 1.41 million

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Electoral votes

4

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Congressional districts

2

Official Links

Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.

ME.gov

Official Maine state government portal.

Maine Legislature

State bill text, committee schedules, and session information.

Elections Office

Elections, voter registration, and official filings.

Congress.gov

Federal bill text, actions, sponsors, and public laws.

How Maine government works

Maine government works through executive agencies, the state legislature, and state courts. Use this tab to choose the right path: agencies for services, the legislature for bills and hearings, and courts for cases, records, forms, and legal-help resources.

Executive Branch

Governor, agencies, and public services

Maine’s executive branch is led by the governor and supported by statewide offices, departments, boards, and agencies. This is usually the best starting point for public services, licenses, benefits, public safety, transportation, revenue, employment, education, and other state-administered programs.

Legislative Branch

Maine Legislature

Maine’s legislature introduces bills, holds committee hearings, debates policy, approves state budgets, conducts oversight, and represents districts across Maine.

Judicial Branch

Courts, records, and legal help

Maine’s judicial branch handles trial-court cases, appeals, court administration, records, forms, and legal-help resources. Visitors dealing with a court date, filing, case search, legal form, or self-help question should start with the official state judiciary resources.

Maine voting guide

This state-page tab brings together practical voting resources for Maine voters. You can register or update your registration, check registration status, find where to vote, review ballot resources, learn about mail or absentee voting, and use official election-calendar links for final deadlines and dates.

Voting Tools

Plain-language tools that open inside this state voting tab.

ME Links

Official Maine election-office links for deadlines, registration, polling places, ballots, accessibility, rights, and state election calendars.

Official election officeRegister to vote or update registrationCheck registration statusAbsentee, mail, and early voting informationFind your polling placeFind ballot and election informationVoting accessibility resourcesVoting rights resourcesElection calendar and dates

While we do our best to provide accurate information, be sure to use your official state election calendar for final details.