What stands out in the public records: lobbyists' money during the session, bids on state contracts, the Ethics Commission's penalties and complaints, and outside spending. Each says why, what to check, and the rule it rests on, with the law's own words. None of them is a finding of wrongdoing.
Filed 2 statements of bids on state contracts (2025); 1 signed after the bid's expected date
Bids by them or an organization they're associated with: Maine Mental Health Connections, Inc. to Office of the Attorney General (Work center custodial contract); Maine Mental Health Connections to Bangor AFRC (Custodial). The statement for Bangor AFRC was signed 2025-04-08, after the expected date of 2025-04-07.
What to check
Whether the contract was awarded (the statements disclose bids, not awards)
The Commission's stamp of receipt against the day the bid was actually submitted
“When a Legislator or associated organization bids on a contract with a state governmental agency, the Legislator or associated organization shall file a statement with the commission no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day the bid is submitted”1 MRSA §1016-D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Filed 1 statement of bids on state contracts (2025); 1 signed after the bid's expected date
Bids by them or an organization they're associated with: P.O.L., LLC to MaineHousing (Low Income Housing). The statement for MaineHousing was signed 2025-04-14, after the expected date of 2025-01-24.
What to check
Whether the contract was awarded (the statements disclose bids, not awards)
The Commission's stamp of receipt against the day the bid was actually submitted
“When a Legislator or associated organization bids on a contract with a state governmental agency, the Legislator or associated organization shall file a statement with the commission no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day the bid is submitted”1 MRSA §1016-D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Filed 2 statements of bids on state contracts (2025); 1 signed after the bid's expected date
Bids by them or an organization they're associated with: Maine Mental Health Connections, Inc. to Office of the Attorney General (Work center, custodial bill); Maine Mental Health Connections to Bangor AFRC (Custodial). The statement for Bangor AFRC was signed 2025-04-08, after the expected date of 2025-04-07.
What to check
Whether the contract was awarded (the statements disclose bids, not awards)
The Commission's stamp of receipt against the day the bid was actually submitted
“When a Legislator or associated organization bids on a contract with a state governmental agency, the Legislator or associated organization shall file a statement with the commission no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day the bid is submitted”1 MRSA §1016-D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Sold, rented or leased $10,000 or more to: Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS Lease with entity associated from 2014), by Jetport State Building LLC.
What to check
The contracts or purchases themselves (the state's vendor payments)
Whether any was won by a bid, which needs a statement of bid (1 MRSA §1016-D)
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Sold, rented or leased $10,000 or more to: Bureau of General Services (plowing), by steve mcgee construction llc; Judicial branch (plowing), by steve mcgee construction llc; Transportation (plowing), by Maine DOT.
What to check
The contracts or purchases themselves (the state's vendor payments)
Whether any was won by a bid, which needs a statement of bid (1 MRSA §1016-D)
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works