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Senator Mike Tipping

SeatSenate District 8
PartyDemocratic
Capitol officeState House
Mailing address3 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
Capitol phone207-287-1515
Write tomike.tipping@legislature.maine.gov (official address)
TenureServing since December 7, 2022

Committees 3

Bills, 132nd Legislature 50 as principal author · 102 as coauthor

All 50 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of LD 1145, LD 1236, LD 1265, LD 1296, LD 1360, LD 139, LD 14, LD 1407, LD 1653, LD 1654, LD 1669, LD 1736 and 90 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 132nd Legislature, 2025–26

1.3112th of 35 in the Senate
68th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored50
… passed committee / chamber / both30 / 29 / 29
… became law17
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. Senate majority average231 ÷ 176.35 = 1.31
Most-authored topicsBusiness, jobs & the economy (15), Health & mental health (11), State government & agencies (9)

Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26

“Written together” = 132nd Legislature bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 8

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Tracy Quint (8), Mathew McIntyre (18), Dick Campbell (19), Dani O'Halloran (20), Ambureen Rana (21), Laura Supica (22), Amy Roeder (23), Sean Faircloth (24), Laurie Osher (25), Jim Dill (26), Gary Drinkwater (27), Irene Gifford (28), Nancy Theriault (29), Steven Foster (32), Ken Fredette (33), Abigail Griffin (34), Jim Thorne (35), Kim Haggan (36)
Senate District 8 and neighboursSenate District 2: Trey Stewart (R)Senate District 3: Brad Farrin (R)Senate District 4: Stacey Guerin (R)Senate District 5: Russell Black (R)Senate District 6: Marianne Moore (R)Senate District 7: Nicole Grohoski (D)Senate District 8: Mike Tipping (D)Senate District 9: Joe Baldacci (D)Senate District 10: David Haggan (R)Senate District 11: Chip Curry (D)Senate District 15: Dick Bradstreet (R)Senate District 16: Scott Cyrway (R)WaldoPiscataquisAroostookSomersetWashingtonPenobscotHancockKennebec2345678910111516
District 8 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official Senate page.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026

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