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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.

All 2026 candidates
Democrats
Republicans

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

All 2026 candidates
Democrats
Republicans

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

  1. Nirav Shah $148,500
  2. Angus S. King III $103,733
  3. Angus S. King $46,241
  4. Ben Midgley $26,766
  5. Kara Palamountain $24,792

Businesses

$291,870 2% of others' money · 286 donors

  1. ATU COPE Voluntary Account $6,225
  2. Stonehavens Global LLC $4,150
  3. West End Real Estate $4,150
  4. Churchill Downs $4,150
  5. State Manufactured Homes, Inc. $4,150

All businesses funding 2+ candidates →

Trade, professional and issue groups

$280,954 2% of others' money · 120 donors

  1. Dirigo PAC $54,125
  2. Still Fed Up With Taxes $16,000
  3. Renew the American Dream PAC $11,000
  4. Grow Maine PAC $9,500
  5. 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

  1. North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Political Education Committee $4,150
  2. International Association of Fire Fighters $4,150
  3. California Nurses Association Political Action Committee $4,150
  4. Maine AFL-CIO PAC $3,075
  5. North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters PAC $2,075

All labor unions funding 2+ candidates →

Tribal nations

$2,000 0% of others' money · 1 donors

  1. Mi'Kmaq Nation General Account $2,000

All tribal nations funding 2+ candidates →

Political parties

$58,701 0% of others' money · 59 donors

  1. House Democratic Campaign Committee $5,575
  2. York County Republican Committee $4,500
  3. Kennebec County Republican Committee $3,850
  4. Cumberland County Republican Committee $3,300
  5. Somerset County Republican Committee $2,500

All political parties funding 2+ candidates →

Other candidates and officeholders

$67,260 0% of others' money · 53 donors

  1. Sara Gideon for Maine $8,300
  2. Dirigo PAC The Leadership PAC for Maine $6,000
  3. Common Sense for Maine PAC $5,000
  4. Sara Giddeon for Maine $4,150
  5. 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

  1. Jonathan Bush $80,639
  2. Vincent Maietta $37,110
  3. Robert Charles $10,062
  4. Kenneth Blow $10,000
  5. 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.

Other candidates and officeholders ✕
DonorCandidatesTotalBy party
Scott Harriman for State House
Candidate committee · Lewiston		8$3,400
Common Sense for Maine PAC
Candidate committee · Westbrook		7$5,000
Dirigo PAC The Leadership PAC for Maine
Candidate committee · Alexandria		6$6,000
Elect Bob Foley Committee
Candidate committee · Wells		5$800
Fecteau for Leadership
Candidate committee · Biddeford		4$4,575
Sara Gideon for Maine
Candidate committee · Washington		3$8,300
Committee to Elect Jared Golden
Candidate committee · Washington		3$2,550
Common Sense For Maine
Candidate committee · Auburn		3$2,000
Gregory Swallow For House
Candidate committee · Houlton		2$1,425
Austin Theriault for Maine
Candidate committee · Fort Kent		2$1,000
Mattie for Maine PAC
Candidate committee · Brunswick		2$1,000
Nutting for House
Candidate committee · Oakland		2$758
The Committee to Elect Susan Austin
Candidate committee · Gray		2$700

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).