Senate District 8
Mike Tipping
Senate District 8
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Sen. Tipping, members of the Labor Committee raise concerns about the firing of registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center
Members of the Labor Committee, led by Senate Chair Sen. Mike Tipping, sent a letter to the CEOs of Central Maine Healthcare and Prime Healthcare. AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, and several members of the Legislature’s Labor Committee sent a letter to the CEOs...
Sen. Tipping resubmits Maine ‘right to repair’ bill for appliances and electronics
AUGUSTA — Earlier today, Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, resubmitted legislation to make the ‘right to repair’ for appliances and electronics available to Mainers. In April 2026, this version of the bill passed the Maine Senate but failed by two votes in the House. "This is an important piece...
Sen. Tipping is serving in his second term in the Maine Senate. He chairs the Labor Committee and serves on the Taxation and Government Oversight Committees. During his first term, he sponsored groundbreaking new laws addressing medical debt and electricity rates.
Sen. Mike Tipping grew up in Orono, attending Asa Adams Elementary and Orono Middle and High School. He studied Political Science at Dalhousie University, where he served as Student Union President and Chair of the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations.
Sen. Tipping has worked in the field of public advocacy for his entire career, including serving as spokesperson for statewide referendum campaigns to expand senior care and raise Maine’s minimum wage.
Working for the Maine People’s Alliance and Maine People’s Resource Center, he helped hold the former owners of the HoltraChem plant accountable for mercury pollution in the Penobscot River through a landmark federal lawsuit and mandated ecosystem-wide cleanup.
Sen. Tipping has written regular opinion columns for several Maine publications and in 2014 authored the book “As Maine Went” on Maine politics and policy.
A proud union member, Sen. Tipping believes that by working together we can build stronger communities and better lives for families in Maine.
He lives in Orono with his wife, Maggie, and their eight-year-old twins.
