Senate District 8
Mike Tipping
Senate District 8
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Sen. Tipping shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects
AUGUSTA – Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, is pleased to announce the details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 8. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy...
Sen. Tipping applauds research and development investments in University of Maine
Funding made possible by a voter-approved bond supported by Sen. Tipping in 2024 AUGUSTA — Today, Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Penobscot celebrated nearly $1 million of research and development awards and private sector matching funds in Senate District 8, recently announced by Gov. Janet Mills and...
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.
