Maine House Democrats will elect their leaders at 10 a.m. this morning. We have put together brief bios of each of the candidates, taken from the legislative record.

House Republicans will elect their leaders this afternoon, and those bios will be posted later this morning.

Sharon Treat

Running for: Majority leader

District: 79

Town: Hallowell

Occupation: Attorney/Executive director of the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices

Political experience: Entering fifth term in house (second consecutive term), served four terms in the Senate, including time as majority leader

Current committee: Insurance and Financial Services

Bills passed in 121st and 123rd Legislatures:

• An Act To Protect Against Unfair Prescription Drug Practices
• Resolve, To Lower the Costs of Prescription Drugs through the Use of the Federal Public Health Service Act
• An Act To Support Clean and Efficient Energy for the Future of Maine's Economy and Environment
• An Act To Clarify the Authority of the Attorney General To Seek Restitution and To Require the Superintendent of Insurance To Investigate Certain Insurance Practices
• An Act To Improve the Maine Rx Program
• An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Property Insurance
• An Act To Ensure Disclosure of Prescription Drug Prices
• An Act To Clarify Legislative Pay
• An Act To Improve the Administration of the Baxter Compensation Program
• An Act To Prevent Overcharging for Prescription Drug Copayments
• An Act To Establish a Prescription Drug Academic Detailing Program
• An Act To Prohibit Inappropriate Software Advertising of Prescription Drugs
• An Act To Regulate Presettlement Lawsuit Funding
• Resolve, To Reimburse School Administrative District No. 11 for the State Share of Retirement Contributions Paid in Error
• An Act To Protect Seniors and the Public from Unfair Health Insurance Sales Practices
• Resolve, To Expand Access to Foreign Language Instruction in Maine Schools
• An Act To Reduce the Cost of Prescription Drugs Purchased by the State and Counties by Using Section 340B of the Federal Public Health Service Act

Ratings:

• Maine League of Conservation Voters: 100 percent
• Maine AFL-CIO: 93 percent
• Maine Economic Research Institute: 10 percent
• Maine People’s Alliance: 100 percent
• Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (given a letter grade based on candidate survey): No response