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Brian Ames R
On the November ballot: State House District 23 (Bangor)
June 9 primary for State House District 23 (Republican): won, 553 votes (100%)
Financial disclosure, 2025
From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on August 13, 2026. Maine's form lists sources and positions, not amounts: the law asks for each source of $2,000 or more in the year, and each state agency sold $10,000 or more (1 MRSA §1016-G). Family members aren't named.
Other income
- Social Security · Social Security Benefits
- Charles Schwab · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
Positions
- Treasurer, Concerned Citizens of Eastern Maine · Bangor, ME
Family members
- A family member: Owner, About Face (Skin Care) · Bangor, ME
- A family member: Property Manager, self (Property Development and Management) · Bangor, ME
Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election
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How it was spent: $5,505
Largest payees: Bangor Letter Shop $3,187 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Spectrum Marketing Co $784 Website · Staples $627 Office and utilities · Apple $346 Website · USPS $292 Other · Amazon $147 Equipment · Bangir Savings Bank $32 Bank and other fees · Petco $25 Events
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ivine Marsters Sales person · Bangor Letter Shop · Bangor | Person | $100 |
| Brian Ames retired · Bangor | The candidate | $100 |
| Karen Marsters retired · Bangor | Person | $100 |
| Suzette Furrow retired · Bangor | Person | $100 |
| William Riley Information Requested · Bangor | Person | $100 |
| Kristin L Ames Information Requested · Bangor | The candidate | $100 |
| Allan E Ames retired · Campton | Person | $100 |
| Robert S Quirk Information Requested · Bangor | Person | $100 |
| James C LaBrecque Information Requested · Bangor | Person | $55 |
| Jeffery Gray retired · Bangor | Person | $50 |
| Diana Gray Information Requested · Bangor | Person | $50 |
| Reynold J. Dubois Information Requested · Bangor | Person | $45 |
Ames, Brian on the Ethics Commission's campaign finance search. Itemized transactions: 2026 from the Commission's files as posted October 17, 2026, and 2025 from the campaign's own reports.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor Republican Committee 2 expenditures · the race | for | $1,686 |
| People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race | for | $92 |
Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ames retired, Unknown · Bangor | $100 | 2 | |
| Karen Marsters not currently employed, Unknown · Bangor | $100 | 3 | |
| James C LaBrecque construction engineering, Information Requested · Bangor | $55 | 2 |