Age in the 2025 Maine Legislature
The State of Maine held its elections for a new Maine House of Representatives and Maine State Senate on November 4th 2024. In January 2025 the currently active 2024-2026 legislative session of the Maine State Legislature. Among the members elected 14 were aged 35 or younger on election day in 2024. Below is a map of these representatives within both chambers of the Maine State Legislature.
Maine Demographic Background in the 2024 Election
Preliminary estimates from CIRCLE at Tufts University indicate that 42% of young people aged 18–29 voted in the 2024 election, with turnout surpassing 50% in key battleground states. Nearly 50 million young citizens were eligible to vote nationwide, including over 8 million who turned 18 since the 2022 midterms.
According to the Pew Research Center, Millennials surpassed Baby Boomers in 2020 to become the largest generation in the U.S., making up 31% of the population, followed closely by Boomers at 30.9%. Generation X accounts for 28%, while the Silent Generation makes up just 9.9%. In Maine, young voters demonstrated notable political influence in the 2024 elections. The CIRCLE Institute’s Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI) identified Maine as a key state for youth impact—not only due to its competitive presidential race but also because of the congressional contest in the 2nd district, ranked 12th nationally for youth electoral significance.
The Maine House of Representatives 2024-26 Legislative Session
Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected to the Maine House of Representatives
- the average age of Maine House of Representatives members is 56.53 years
- the youngest Representative Reagan L. Paul was born in 1999
- the oldest Representatives are Billy Bob Faulkingham & Michel A. Lajoie, both were born in 1944
- 13 Representatives are Young Elected Leaders age 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024
Generational Breakdown
Within the Maine House of Representatives, most representatives come from the Millennial, Generation X or The Baby Boomer generation. Importantly, only a few members of the current Maine House of Representatives belong to Generation Z. Scroll below to see the generations in the Maine House of Representatives visualized.
* One House members age is currently missing, and two House seats are currently vacant.
Partisanship in the Maine House of Representatives
The chart below further breaks down the current partisan makeup of the 2025 Maine House of Representatives. Each dot represents a single member, colored by both party affiliation and whether the legislator qualifies as a Young Elected Leader (YEL)—defined as age 35 or younger at the time of the election. This format provides a visual snapshot of generational and partisan distribution within the chamber, highlighting how younger legislators are positioned across party lines.
Partisan dynamics in the Maine House of Representatives reflect not only ideological differences but also generational contrasts. The visual below highlights one key distinction: the average age of legislators by party. Overall Republicans have a higher mean age in the Maine House of Representatives. Differences in average ages may reflect broader trends in political recruitment, generational turnover, and candidate emergence in recent election cycles.
* One House members age is currently missing, and two House seats are currently vacant.
Young Elected Representatives – Maine House of Representatives
Following the 2024 State Legislative Elections in Maine, thirteen members aged 35 or under were elected to the Maine House of Representatives. Below are all thirteen of these members, listed in the provided order, along with information about their local districts and party affiliation.
| Name | District | Birth year (Age on Election Day) | Year first elected to Maine House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Reagan L. Paul (R) | 37th District –
Winterport, ME |
1999 (Age 25) | 2022 |
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Eleanor Y. Sato (D) | 109th District –
Scarborough, ME |
1997 (Age 27) | 2024 |
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Amanda N. Collamore (R) | 68th District –
Pittsfield, ME |
1996 (Age 28) | 2020 |
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Mana H. Abdi (D) | 95th District –
Lewiston, ME |
1996 (Age 28) | 2022 |
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Morgan J. Rielly (D) | 127th District –
Westbrook, ME |
1996 (Age 28) | 2020 |
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Kilton M. Webb (D) | 98th District –
Wayne, ME |
1995 (Age 29) | 2024 |
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Sophia Bailey Warren (D) | 124th District –
Scarborough, ME |
1995 (Age 29) | 2020 |
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Ambureen Rana (D) | 21st District –
Bangor, ME |
1994 (Age 30) | 2022 |
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Ryan Michael Fecteau (D) | 132nd District –
Biddeford, ME |
1990 (Age 34) | 2024 |
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Julia A.G. McCabe (D) | 93rd District –
Lewiston, ME |
1989 (Age 35) | 2024 |
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Charles A. Skold (D) | 119th District –
Portland, ME |
1989 (Age 35) | 2022 |
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David W. Boyer Jr. (R) | 87th District –
Poland, ME |
1990 (Age 34) | 2022 |
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Dylan R. Pugh (D) | 114th District –
Portland, ME |
1989 (Age 35) | 2024 |
Photos courtesy of the Maine House of Representatives member roster.
Gender in the Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives reflects a range of age and gender dynamics that help shape the composition of the state’s legislative body. Across all members, 57.14% are men, while women make up the remaining 41.56%. Men have a higher mean age than women with the current Maine House. For male representatives there was an average age of 58.35 at the time of the election, compared to 53.98 for their female colleagues. Of the the 13 Young Elected Leaders, 7 are female and 6 are male.
When examining both gender and party affiliation, notable age differences emerge within the Maine House of Representatives. Among women, Democrats have an average age of 51.11 and Republicans 52.20. Among men, the averages are similar, with Republican men at 51.93 and Democratic men at 50.23. Across all gender–party combinations, the average age exceeds 50. These patterns show how age representation in the Maine House varies by both gender and party, reflecting different pathways to political office across demographic groups.
* One House members age is currently missing, and two House seats are currently vacant.
Race and Ethnicity in the Maine House of Representatives
The racial and ethnic composition of the Maine House varies across generations. In 2024, younger cohorts show modestly more diversity, though the chamber overall remains majority White. The table below shows each generation’s distribution.
Generations by Race/Ethnicity in the Maine House of Representatives
| Generation
Z |
Millennial
Generation |
Generation
X |
Boomer
Generation |
Silent
Generation |
Full Chamber | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Caucasian | 1 (50%) | 22 (84.62%) | 48 (94.12%) | 68 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 143 (94.7%) |
| Other | – | 2 (7.69%) | 1 (1.96%) | – | – | 3 (1.99%) |
| Black/African American | – | 1 (3.85%) | 1 (1.96%) | – | – | 2 (1.32%) |
| Asian/Pacific American | 1 (50%) | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.66%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | – | – | 1 (1.96%) | – | – | 1 (0.66%) |
| Indian/Native American | – | 1 (3.85%) | – | – | – | 1 (0.66%) |
| Total | 2 (1.32%) | 26 (17.22%) | 51 (33.77%) | 68 (45.03%) | 4 (2.65%) | *151 (100%) |
* One House members age is currently missing, and two House seats are currently vacant. The full Maine House of Representatives is comprised of 154 seats (this includes three tribal seats who are non-voting representatives from the Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians).
The Maine Senate
Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected Maine State Senate.
- the average age of Maine State Senate members is 57.92 years
- the youngest Senator is Trey Stewart who was born in 1994
- the oldest Senator is Joseph Martin who was born in 1949
- 1 member of the Maine State Senate is a Young Elected Leaders, aged 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024
Young Elected Senators in the Maine State Senate
Following the 2024 State Legislative Elections in Maine, one member was aged 35 or under was elected to the Maine State Senate. Below is information about their local district and party affiliation.
| Name | District | Birth Year (Age on Election Day) |
Year First Elected to the Maine State Senate |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Trey Stewart (D) | 2nd District –
Presque Isle, ME |
1990 (Age 34) |
2020 |
Photos courtesy of Maine State Senate member roster
Partisanship in the Maine State Senate
In the Maine State Senate, 20 senators belong to the Democratic Party, 15 senators are Republicans. The mean age of Democratic state senators after the 2024 election was 59.3, while the mean age of Republican state senators was 62.31. Each generation had a different partisan makeup. Below is the breakdown of party composition for each generation within the Maine State Senate.
* One Senate member’s age is currently missing
Gender in the Maine Senate
The generational makeup of the Maine Senate reveals notable gender dynamics. Overall, men outnumber women, particularly among Generation X and Baby Boomer senators. Millennials, however, maintain an equal gender balance. These patterns indicate that gender representation varies across generations, with women present in every age cohort but often in smaller numbers than men.
Race and Ethnicity in the Maine Senate
The racial and ethnic composition of the Maine Senate reveals generational variation in representation. Below is the breakdown of race and ethnicity within the Maine Senate.
Generations by Race/Ethnicity in the Maine State Senate
| Millennial Generation | Generation X | Boomer Generation | Silent Generation | Full Chamber | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6 (100%) | 4 (80%) | 21 (91.3%) | – | 31 (89.47%) |
| Black/African American | – | 1 (20%) | 2 (8.7%) | – | 3 (10.53%) |
| Total | 6 (17.65%) | 5 (50%) | 23 (67.65%) | – | *34 (100%) |
* One Senate member’s age is currently missing. The full Maine State Senate is comprised of 35 seats.
Notes
The Young Elected Leaders Project applies the generational categorization of the Pew Research Center:
- Silent Generation: 1928 – 1945
- Baby Boomer Generation: 1946 – 1964
- Generation X: 1965 – 1980
- Millennial Generation: 1981 – 1996
- Generation Z: 1997 – 2012
This analysis is based on data from the most recent state legislative election in Maine which took place on November 5th 2024.
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Bibliographic Citation For this document
Author: Young Elected Leaders Project
Corresponding Authors: George D. Quinn
Year: 2024
Title: Age in the 2025 Maine State Legislature