STATE SENATOR – DISTRICT 10
(R – Penobscot)
Contact:
Office: (207) 287-1505
Home: (207) 944-7471
3 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Towns
HANCOCK COUNTY:
Bucksport; Dedham; and Otis
PENOBSCOT COUNTY:
Bradley; Brewer; Carmel; Clifton; Eddington; Hampden; Holden; Newburgh; and Orrington
Current Committee Assignments
JUDICIARY
Health coverage, insurance and financial services
Past Committee Assignments
MARINE RESOURCES
Prior Legislative Service
HOUSE: 128TH-131st
Sen. David Haggan of Hampden is serving his first term representing Senate District 10, which includes municipalities in both Penobscot and northern Hancock counties. Previously, he served four terms in the House of Representatives representing House District 36. He has served on the Legislature’s Judiciary and Marine Resources committees.
A native of Waterville who spent his early years in East Millinocket, Sen. Haggan graduated from Hampden Academy. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maine in 1988 and returned to Hampden/RSU 22 to teach high and middle school social studies classes there for over 36 years before retiring in 2024.
He serves his community as a member of the Hampden Rifle & Pistol Club, the National Rifle Association, Freemasons Mystic Lodge #65 and the Ana Shrine Second Section. He attends Calvary Chapel in Orrington.
He and his wife, Kimberly, who also serves in the Legislature, have two children: Jennifer and Nicholas. In his spare time, Sen. Haggan is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fishing, hunting, boating, four-wheeling, snowmobiling, ice fishing and volunteering with the Shrine.
Current Posts
Maine has a $1.3 billion budget gap: Record spending, new taxes, and a lack of fiscal responsibility by Democrats leave the next Governor with a sizeable hole to fill.
Staff Report AUGUSTA – Yesterday the Four-Year Revenue and Expenditure Forecast was released by the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services’ Bureau of the Budget. It reveals a projected General Fund structural gap (revenues less than allocations) for the 2028-2029 biennium of $1.085 billion and a projected Highway Fund structural gap of $256.7 million.…
A course correction for Maine education
By Sen. David Haggan Maine once ranked among the nation’s top states in reading and math. By 2024, it ranked among the lowest in both subjects, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the nation’s report card. In the same report, Maine was listed as one of 14 states where students…
The time has come to popularly elect our state’s top officials
By Sen. Bruce Bickford (Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.) Well, what do you know. Sun Journal columnist Steve Collins and I actually agree on something. Yes, I know it’s rare. But when he’s finally right on something for once, it is a cause for celebration. What I’m…
When a Maine town stops delivering babies
By Sen. Trey Stewart (Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in the Bangor Daily News.) There are some losses a community can absorb without realizing what has really happened. The hardware store closes. The neighborhood school consolidates with one 20 miles away. The church that baptized generations of families holds its final service. The downtown…
Senate Republicans call on Mills administration to support PCHC, rural health centers
Staff Report AUGUSTA — Maine Senate Republican lawmakers are calling on the Mills administration to take immediate action to help Penobscot Community Health Care and other federally qualified health centers facing significant financial pressures. In a letter sent Thursday to Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes, members of the Senate Republican…
Celebrating Maine’s outdoor economy
By Sen. Stacey Guerin Hello friends. This is Sen. Stacey Guerin, coming to you from Glenburn in beautiful Penobscot County. I have the honor of representing the citizens of Senate District 4, which includes all of Piscataquis County and 11 communities in Penobscot County. When summer arrives in Maine, our state comes alive. Boats head…
