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Chad Perkins R
State Representative, District 31
On the November ballot: State Senate District 4 (Dover-Foxcroft)
June 9 primary for State Senate District 4 (Republican): won, 2,831 votes (48% of first choices)
In the Legislature
House District 31 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 3% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 29 (7 became law) — LD 159, LD 1430, LD 2029, LD 2157, LD 486, LD 498, LD 1009, LD 1010, LD 1075, LD 1076, LD 1077, LD 1156, LD 1608, LD 101 …
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How it was spent: $7,571
Largest payees: Caron Signs $3,956 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Conversion Creative Inc $3,614 Mail house
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Perkins Consultant · Self · Dover Foxcroft | The candidate | $2,000 |
| Matthew Smith retired · Dover Foxcroft | Person | $500 |
| ON THE ROAD TO MAINE'S FUTURE Augusta | PAC | $500 |
| David P Sleeper retired · Hermon | Person | $500 |
| DBA MAINE HERITAGE PAC Sanford | PAC | $500 |
| Piscataquis County Republican Committee Guilford | Party committee | $500 |
| Dirigo Pac Alwxandria | PAC | $500 |
| Joseph Rich media public relations · self · Bala Cynwyd | Person | $500 |
| Dan Rich media public relations · self · Bala Cynwyd | Person | $500 |
| Kerry Mc Intyre retired · Lowell | Person | $479.70 |
| Michael Soboleski government civil · State of Maine · Phillips | Person | $479.70 |
| Gregory Berberian real estate professional · Gregory Berberian · Charlestown | Person | $479.70 |
| Ann Marie Fredericks retired · Sanford | Person | $400 |
| Bob St Onge retired · Lyman | Person | $200 |
| Gregory Swallow government civil · State of Maine · houlton | Person | $150 |
Perkins, Chad Richard 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gun Owners of Maine PAC 1 expenditure · the race | for | $2,884 |
| NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND 1 expenditure · the race | for | $235 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Perkins Consultant, Self · Dover Foxcroft | $2,000 | 5 | |
| ON THE ROAD TO MAINE'S FUTURE Group or PAC · Augusta | $500 | 11 | |
| Dirigo PAC Group or PAC · Alexandria | $500 | 61 | |
| Joseph Rich media public relations, self · Bala Cynwyd | $500 | 2 | |
| Gregory Swallow government civil, State of Maine · Houlton | $150 | 2 | |
| Douglas Thomas retired · Ripley | $100 | 2 | |
| Laura Whitcomb healthcare medical, Self-Employed · Sidney | $19 | 5 |