AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate will convene for a confirmation session on Thursday, February 25 at 5 p.m. in the House Chamber to vote on several gubernatorial nominations, one nomination from the Secretary of State and one nomination from Hancock County.

The Senate President has the authority to call the Maine Senate to reconvene for a confirmation session pursuant to Article V, Part 1, Section 8 of the Maine Constitution.

Here is the full list of nominations that will be considered by the Senate:

(ACF) LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION

· James R. May of Mapleton

· Millard Billings of Franklin (nominated by Hancock County)

(ACF) LAND FOR MAINE’S FUTURE

· Roger K. Berle of Falmouth

· Robert L. Meyers of Bath

· Catherine Robbins-Halsted of Searsmont

(EDU) UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

· Irene Neal of Fort Kent

· The Honorable Beth Dobson of Falmouth

· The Honorable Roger Katz of Brunswick

· The Honorable Margaret Rotundo of Lewiston

(EDU) MAINE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

· Victoria Kornfield of Bangor

· Cynthia Beliveau of Portland

· Greyson Elliot Orne of Camden

· James Ford of Brunswick

(EDU) MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

· Mark Fourre, MD of Camden

(EDU) MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

· Hope Thomas of Orrington

· Wendy Morrison of Dickinson, TX

· Robert D. Somerville of Fort Lauderdale, FL

· Wayne Allen Norton of Gorham

· Paul D. Mercer of Penobscot

· Miles Unobsky Theeman of Bangor

(EUT) EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST

· Suzanne MacDonald of Rockland

· Mark Isaacson of Cumberland

· Kenneth A. Colburn of Bar Harbor

(ENR) COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

· Melanie Loyzim of Manchester

(HCIFS) SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

· The Honorable Lloyd P. LaFountain, III of Manchester

(IDEA) FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE

· David Daigler of Portland

· The Honorable Bettyann Sheats of Auburn

· Renee Ouellette of Hermon

(IDEA) LORING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

· The Honorable Patrick E. Paradis of Augusta

· Lee C. Umphrey of Bangor

· The Honorable Jeremy R. Fischer of Yarmouth

· The Honorable Lynn Bromley of South Portland

· Kris Doody, RN of Caribou

· Benjamin M. Shaw of Mapleton

· Timothy D. Crowley of Caribou

· Suzie S. Paradis of Fort Kent

· Galen Weibley of Chapman

(JUD) MAINE INDIAN TRIBAL STATE COMMISSION

· Sarah J. Medina of Dixmont

(JUD) MAINE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

· Jill C. Duson of Portland

(JUD) MAINE SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE

· The Honorable Richard W. Mulhern of Falmouth

(JUD) MAINE DISTRICT COURT JUSTICE

· Sarah A. Churchill, Esquire of Windham

· The Honorable Robert A. Langner of Fort Fairfield

· Sarah I. Gilbert, Esquire of Hope

· The Honorable Rick E. Lawrence of Portland

· The Honorable Charles A. Dow of Winthrop

· James F. Martemucci, Esquire of Arundel

(LBHS) MAINE STATE HOUSING

· Nancy Y. Harrison of Veazie

· John B. Wasileski of Yarmouth

· The Honorable Brian Hubbell of Bar Harbor

(SLG) STATE ARCHIVIST

· Katherine McBride of Union (nomination made by Secretary of State)

(TRA) MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

· Thomas Zuke of Saco

The confirmations listed are the only items that can be taken up in a Senate Confirmation session.

CONFIRMATION SESSION LOGISTICS:

The session requires a quorum of Senate members or 18 members of the Senate. Per the Legislature’s Joint-Rules, Senate confirmations require a two-thirds vote of members present to overturn the committee of jurisdiction’s recommendation. For example, a committee recommends the confirmation of nominees, a two-thirds vote is required to prevent those nominations from moving forward.

Business will be conducted in the House chamber and in compliance with the Legislative Council’s COVID-19 health and safety policy.

Assigned seating will be separated by more than six feet and each desk in the chamber will be supplied with a bottle of hand sanitizer. The desks and microphones will be sanitized. Voting tablets will also be sanitized and placed on the member’s assigned desk. These tablets must remain at the desk at all times. Senate members may use their tablets for voting and the paperless chamber program. A hand sanitizing station will also be set up at the entrance to the chamber.

The State House remains closed to the public. Video and audio of the Senate Confirmation Session will be made available to the public online at www.legislature.maine.gov.