Democrats in the Maine Senate have elected an all-female leadership team for the next legislative session.

Democrats will once again control the Maine Senate next year, albeit by a smaller margin than the current session. In their leadership elections on Thursday, Democrats selected Sen. Mattie Daughtry of Brunswick to become the next Senate President. She will succeed Senate President Troy Jackson of Allagash, who couldn’t run again because of term limits.

Sen. Teresa Pierce of Falmouth and Sen. Jill Duson of Portland will serve as majority leader and assistant majority leader.

Daughtry was 25 years old when she was first elected in 2012 to the Maine House, where she served four terms before winning a Senate seat in 2020. She co-owns Moderation Brewing in Brunswick. During the session that is ending, Daughtry successfully led an effort to add Maine to the growing list of states with statewide paid family medical leave programs.

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