STATE SENATOR – DISTRICT 10
(R – Penobscot)
Contact:
Office: (207) 287-1505
Home: (207) 843-7759
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
Environment and Natural Resources
State and local government
Past Committee Assignments
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
INLAND FISHERIES and WILDLIFE
Judiciary
Senator Peter Lyford is serving his first term in the Maine Senate. He represents the people of the newly reapportioned District 10, which includes municipalities in both Penobscot and northern Hancock counties.
Prior to his election to the Senate, he began his legislative service when he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2014 and served four terms representing District 129. He served as a member of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee.
Sen. Lyford brings practical business experience to Augusta. A graduate of Husson University (then-Husson College), he is the president and CEO of Peter A. Lyford, Inc., a hydroseeding and commercial landscaping company, with locations in Gorham and Hermon. He also owns a TruGreen franchise.
He served as the chair of the Land Management Committee for Katahdin Charities Inc., the local affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the Supervisory Committee for the Brewer Federal Credit Union, and a former member of the Governor’s Maine State Wind Commission.
Sen. Lyford is a deacon with the Clifton United Baptist Church and a former selectman for the Town of Eddington, where he also served on the town’s economic development board. He is also a member of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine.
He lives with his wife, Marcia, in Eddington. They have two adult children and three grandchildren. In his spare time, you’ll likely find him hunting, fishing, trapping, beekeeping and enjoying the great Maine outdoors.
Current Posts
Maine Senate adopts Republican proposal to address urgent needs
Amendment to ld 2225 from sen. rick bennett garners bipartisan 20-13 vote AUGUSTA – On Friday, the Maine Senate adopted a bipartisan amendment to a disaster relief bill that will provide $117 million in funding to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and address critical needs across the state. The amendment, which was proposed by Republican Sen. Rick…
A bright spot appears in an otherwise dark session – separating OCFS from DHHS
By Sen. Jeff Timberlake There hasn’t been much to celebrate at the Maine State House. Democrats bent on satisfying their far-left agenda have passed one bad bill after another. But a bright spot emerged this week in an otherwise dark session. It was Republicans and Democrats coming together to make a drastic change with the…
The gun control bills before the Legislature are about politics, not policy
By Sen. Matt Harrington Hello. This is Sen. Matt Harrington of York County. I thank you for joining me for this week’s Republican Radio Address. I want to share the status of several bills before the Legislature that threaten the constitutional rights of Mainers. For years, law enforcement officers have been sounding the alarm about…
A bill allowing child trafficking is back, and it’s worse than ever
By Sen. Lisa Keim A bill allowing child trafficking is back, and it’s worse than ever. Hello, this is Senator Lisa Keim of Oxford County. I’m joining you for this week’s Republican Radio Address to talk about a horrifying bill that would be used for the trafficking of children. Does this seem like déjà vu? As some of you may remember, the…
Mainers are bearing the brunt of the left’s climate agenda
By Sen. Matt Harrington We usually focus on matters happening in our state, but some recent news out of our nation’s capital is just as concerning for Mainers. It seems the Biden Administration wants to appease the environmental extremists. Unfortunately, it’s Maine’s residents who bear the brunt of these far-left progressive ideas. Hello, this is…
When government overreaches into our lives, we all lose
By Sen. Stacey Guerin AUGUSTA – Well, we certainly dodged a speeding train on this one. LD 1735, a Democratic bill that sought to strip parents’ rights away at Maine’s border and promote child trafficking, was unanimously defeated in the Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Republicans warned the public of what was easily one of the…
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