Maine State Senate District 24

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

This district serves the Sagadahoc County communities of Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Perkins, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath and Woolwich.

This district also serves the Lincoln County community of Dresden.

A map showing which communities are in this legislative district.

There are 26,593 actively registered voters within this district:

CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:

Eloise Vitelli, a Democrat from Arrowsic. Sen. Vitelli is the Senate Majority Leader and has recently served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2016, having also served during the 126th Legislature via a 2013 special election.

headshot of Eloise Vitelli.

Sen. Vitelli has been an active member of her community, having served on the zoning board of appeals in Arrowsic, the local school committee and the Regional School Unit 1 School Board. She also has served on the Mid Coast Economic Development District, and currently serves on the board of Kennebec Estuary Land Trust. She began her professional life as an early childhood teacher and spent a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer working with the Maine Women’s Lobby. Recently retired after 38 years, she worked with New Ventures Maine, a statewide organization that helps Maine people create their own path to a career by finding jobs, continuing with education or starting a small business. The Maine Small Business Administration has recognized Sen. Vitelli’s career in economic development, which also included serving for many years on the Maine Economic Growth Council. In 1995 she was inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame.

Sen. Vitelli serves as chairwoman of the senate rules committee, on the joint housing committee, as chairwoman of the senatorial vote committee and on the joint rules committee, the latter which assists in carrying out the responsibilities of the Legislature. 

Information for this lawmaker’s biography has been compiled from numerous public sources, including pages maintained by political parties, individual lawmakers and the Maine Legislature.

Contact this lawmaker: Eloise.Vitelli@legislature.maine.gov or 207-443-4660

ELECTIONS 2024:

This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat are Denise Tepler (D), Jeffrey Pierce (R) and Suzanne Andresen (U).

View contributions to each candidate, campaign expenditures and campaign filings on the Maine Ethics Commission website.

On Election Night in November, this section will also feature live results for this race.

LEGISLATIVE WORK:

The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Sen. Vitelli during the 131st Legislature. To learn more about each legislation and see where it is in the legislative process, click on the bill ID in the first column. View each vote cast by Sen. Vitelli.

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