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Andrew Benson To Be U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine

PN560-2

Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, vice Darcie N. McElwee.

1Nominees
5Actions
0Hearings
1Committees

Progress

Received
Committee
Hearing
Result

Committees

Committee on the JudiciarySenate

Timeline

Received4 months ago (September 30, 2025)
Authority1 month ago (January 3, 2026)
Last ActionJanuary 3, 2026

Action History

FloorJanuary 3, 2026

Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

CalendarsDecember 11, 2025

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 598.

CommitteeDecember 11, 2025

Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

CommitteeDecember 11, 2025

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

IntroReferralSeptember 30, 2025

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN560-2 has 5 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Senate
Meeting
Scheduled

Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Richard Price, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Dec 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Andrew Benson

United States Attorney for the District of Maine · Department of Justice

Maine