Mark Lawrence

State Senator, Maine · District 35

Mark W. Lawrence, born in 1958, is an American lawyer and Democratic politician currently serving in the Maine Senate. He represents Senate District 35, which includes the towns of Eliot, Kittery, Ogunquit, South Berwick, York, and part of Berwick.

  • Democratic
  • Maine
  • Currently serving
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Role State Senator

Current office, as recorded in the directory.

District District 35

The district this member is elected from.

Service since 2023

Dates of service on record.

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Biography

Senator Mark Lawrence is serving his sixth nonconsecutive term in the Maine Senate, representing District 35, which includes the towns of Eliot, Kittery, Ogunquit, South Berwick, York and part of Berwick.1

Senator Lawrence is a practicing attorney from Southern Maine, with a distinguished career in public service. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives during his second year of law school, where he served from 1988 to 1992. He then served four terms in the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, with two years as the President of the Maine Senate.

Following his career in the Legislature, Mark served as York County District Attorney from 2003 to 2010 before opening up a private practice in South Berwick.

Aside from his legal work, he is an active member of his community. Mark is one of the founding members of the Laudholm Trust in Wells and has worked to secure funding for Land for Maine’s Future. He lives in Eliot with his wife, Tina, and daughters, Céline and Hayley.

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References

  1. Official website. legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2026.