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The governor of Maine receives a salary of $70,000, which is the lowest salary out of all 50 state governors, as of 2022. [2] This will be raised to $125,000 upon a new governor taking office in 2026, per a bill passed in 2025, as the Maine Constitution prohibits changing the salary of the sitting governor.
She became Maine's first female governor, the first Maine gubernatorial candidate to be elected with at least 50% of the vote since Angus King in 1998, and the first to win at least 50% of the vote for a first term since Kenneth M. Curtis in 1966. She received over 320,000 votes, more than any governor in the state's history. [23]
The governor of Maine is the head of government of Maine [1] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Maine Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except in cases of impeachment, to grant pardons.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills during a governors' working session in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21, 2025.
Maine Governor Janet Mills released a statement on Friday in response to the announcement that the U.S. Department of Education will be investigating her state for allowing trans athletes to ...
The 2026 Maine gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic Governor Janet Mills is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
President Donald Trump addresses Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) after she said "See you in court" over the issue of trans women in sports as Trump addressed a meeting of governors at the White House on ...
The Democratic governor delivered her State of the State address to a joint session of the Maine Legislature three months after Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in ...