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The position of President of theMaine Senate was created whenMaine separated fromMassachusetts and achieved statehood in 1820.
The Maine Legislature had one year terms until 1880, when an amendment to theMaine Constitution took effect to provide for two year terms.Joseph A. Locke was the first Senate president to serve a two-year term, starting in 1881.[1] The longest-tenured president of the Senate is currentlyCharles P. Pray, who served four consecutive two-year terms for eight total years as Senate President between 1984 and 1992.
As Maine has nolieutenant governor, the president of the Senate is first in line to becomeGovernor of Maine in the event of a vacancy.