Teresa S Pierce

Teresa S. Pierce is the incumbent Democratic State Senator for Maine's District 25, seeking re-election in the 2026 Democratic primary. She assumed her Senate seat in 2022, following a tenure in the Maine House of Representatives from 2014 to 2024. Senator Pierce, who earned a Political Science degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, holds the influential position of Senate Majority Leader and chairs the Senate Rules and Senatorial Vote committees. Her legislative priorities, demonstrated through sponsored bills, include increasing teacher salaries, advocating for equal rights, and securing bond funding for land preservation, school improvements, and research and development. She actively participates in votes on government oversight, criminal justice, and environmental issues.