By Rep. Peter Edgecomb
(R-Caribou)
The members of the 124th Legislature were sworn in Wednesday, December 3rd, by Governor Baldacci. Of the 151 members of the 124th Maine House, 96 are Democrats, 54 are Republicans, and one is unenrolled.
By way of occupation, the 124th House of Representatives is composed of 22 educators (10 active and 12 retired) while another five are in education administration (two active and three retired). There are eight attorneys in the House, two farmers, and nine people who work in the health care profession. Three legislators are involved in the pulp and paper industry. Seventeen members are businesspeople, five are consultants, and six are self-employed. There are 39 retirees in the House, many of those members having come from the ranks of business and local, state, and federal government.
Eighty of the 151 members were born in Maine, 27 of them in the communities they currently represent. Nineteen members were born in Massachusetts, 11 members were born in New York, one was born in England, and the rest were born in 19 other states and the District of Columbia.
Of the 35 members of the Senate, there are 20 Democrats and 15 Republicans. There are 10 new members; eight of these have served in the House of Representatives.
All members in the 124th Legislature have been elected to serve two-year terms.
Rep. Peter Edgecomb can be reached by mail at: 132 Baird Road, Caribou ME 04736; by phone at: (207) 496-3188 (home) or (207) 287-1440 (Legislative) or via e-mail: pedgecom@maine.rr.com
