Donors
Connections → donors to state and federal candidates, where donors work, candidates funding other candidates
Who gives to many of the 2026 candidates: 2,282 donors gave to two or more, 15 to ten or more, and 77 to both Democrats and Republicans; 3 are lobbying clients.
Where the money comes from
Every itemized 2026 contribution to the candidates ($15.5M), by kind of donor.
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money and committees
Individuals
$14.5M 95% of others' money · 26,839 donors
- Nirav Shah $148,500
- Angus S. King III $103,733
- Angus S. King $46,241
- Ben Midgley $26,766
- Kara Palamountain $24,792
Businesses
$291,870 2% of others' money · 286 donors
- ATU COPE Voluntary Account $6,225
- Stonehavens Global LLC $4,150
- West End Real Estate $4,150
- Churchill Downs $4,150
- State Manufactured Homes, Inc. $4,150
Trade, professional and issue groups
$280,954 2% of others' money · 120 donors
- Dirigo PAC $54,125
- Still Fed Up With Taxes $16,000
- Renew the American Dream PAC $11,000
- Grow Maine PAC $9,500
- Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC $9,500
All trade, professional and issue groups funding 2+ candidates →
Labor unions
$65,125 0% of others' money · 59 donors
- North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Political Education Committee $4,150
- International Association of Fire Fighters $4,150
- California Nurses Association Political Action Committee $4,150
- Maine AFL-CIO PAC $3,075
- North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters PAC $2,075
Tribal nations
$2,000 0% of others' money · 1 donors
- Mi'Kmaq Nation General Account $2,000
Political parties
$58,701 0% of others' money · 59 donors
Other candidates and officeholders
$67,260 0% of others' money · 53 donors
- Sara Gideon for Maine $8,300
- Dirigo PAC The Leadership PAC for Maine $6,000
- Common Sense for Maine PAC $5,000
- Sara Giddeon for Maine $4,150
- Scott Harriman for State House $3,400
All other candidates and officeholders funding 2+ candidates →
Their own money and committees
$237,277 2% of all · 104 donors
- Jonathan Bush $80,639
- Vincent Maietta $37,110
- Robert Charles $10,062
- Kenneth Blow $10,000
- Dakota Dupuis $9,504
Kinds of donor come from the contact type the campaign reported (person, business, PAC, party committee, candidate committee) and the name: unions and labor councils are labor; associations, chambers and PACs, groups. A candidate's own money is what they gave in their own name. Names can mislead, so treat each kind as approximate.
| Donor | Candidates | Total | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATU COPE Voluntary Account Business · Silver Spring | 2 | $6,225 | |
| Independence Law Business · Auburn | 2 | $1,400 | |
| Commercial Buildout, LLC Business · Scarborough | 2 | $1,000 | |
| Black Acres Farm, LLC Business · Wilton | 2 | $1,000 | |
| OP Resorts and Affiliates Business · Portsmouth | 2 | $850 | |
| Bernstein Shur Business · Portland | 2 | $750 | |
| Norman Hanson DeTroy, LLC Business · Portland | 2 | $750 | |
| Maine Craft Cannabis Business · West Gardiner | 2 | $750 |
From itemized 2026 contributions to the candidates (the Ethics Commission's files). A person is a name and ZIP code; anyone else, a name as written, cleaned of spelling differences (“ME”/“Maine”). A company and its PAC are separate donors. By party: the candidates' parties (blue Democratic, red Republican, gray unenrolled and others).