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Charles Hippler IV R

On the November ballot: State House District 55 (Manchester)

June 9 primary for State House District 55 (Republican): won, 1,055 votes (100%)

Findings

Prompts to look closer at the public records, each with the rule and the law it rests on. None is a finding of wrongdoing. All findings

Context Outside spending

Outside groups spent $20,534 for or against them, more than their campaign's $10,100

Independent expenditures: $15,552 supporting and $4,982 opposing. The largest: People Over Politics PAC $6,915 (for); The House Republican Fund $6,000 (for); MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE $3,761 (against); Renew the American Dream $2,369 (for).

What to check

Who funds the largest spenders (their own reports to the Commission)

Rule: Outside spending larger than the campaign

“"independent expenditure" means any expenditure made by a person, party committee or political action committee that is not made in cooperation, consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate”21-A MRSA §1019-B(1) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

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.

Self-employment

CORE Firms ME, LLC (Real Estate Sales) · Portland, ME

Other income

Goldman Sachs Bank USA · Investment and Interest Income

Positions

Selectman, Town of Manchester (paid) · Manchester, ME
Chair, Manchester Sanitary District (paid) · Manchester, ME

Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed

$13,220raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $3,883 spent

$10,100itemized in 2026, 31 contributions

$3,500from the candidate (incl. loans)

$9,337cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)

$3,500debts and loans owed, as of that report

Where their contributions come from

50%37%

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

Compare with all 2026 candidates →

How it was spent: $2,941

Palm cards, signs, stickers$2,180

TV and cable$500

Bank and other fees$113

Website$54

Postage$33

Office and utilities$31

Contributions to others$30

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $1,650 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Red Claw Media $500 TV and cable · Albison's Printing $281 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Amazon $250 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Anedot $113 Bank and other fees · Netlify $54 Website · United States Postal Service $33 Postage · Vistaprint $31 Office and utilities

Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Dirigo PAC Alexandria	PAC	$1,000
Still Fed up With Taxes Turner	PAC	$1,000
Charles Hippler IV real estate professional · Self Employed · Manchester	The candidate	$500
Bill Sprague Jr retired · Manchester	Person	$500
Charles Hippler III automotive industry · Hipplers Garage · Manchester	Person	$500
Scott Lyon construction engineering · Self Employed · Manchester	Person	$500
Joshua Soley real estate professional · CORE · Falmouth	Person	$500
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC Madison	PAC	$500
Avery Day attorney legal · Self · Yarmouth	Person	$500
Kennebec County Republican Committee Augusta	Party committee	$500
Renew the American Dream PAC Arlington	PAC	$500
On the Road to Maine's Future Augusta	PAC	$500
Ron Russell retired · Kennebunkport	Person	$500
Austin Theriault for Maine Fort Kent	PAC	$500
Nutting for House Oakland	Candidate committee	$300

Hippler, IV, Charles 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

$15,552spent supporting them

$4,982spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
People Over Politics PAC 4 expenditures · the race	for	$6,915
The House Republican Fund 1 expenditure · the race	for	$6,000
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 5 expenditures · the race	against	$3,761
Renew the American Dream 1 expenditure · the race	for	$2,369
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race	against	$715
REBUILD MAINE 1 expenditure · the race	against	$505
Maine Republican Party 1 expenditure · the race	for	$269

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
Dirigo PAC Group or PAC · Alexandria	$1,000	61
Still Fed Up With Taxes Group or PAC · Turner	$1,000	24
Scott Lyon construction engineering, Self Employed · Manchester	$500	3
Joshua Soley real estate professional, CORE · Falmouth	$500	2
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC Group or PAC · Madison	$500	17
Kennebec County Republican Committee Party committee · Augusta	$500	9
Renew the American Dream PAC Group or PAC · Arlington	$500	21
ON THE ROAD TO MAINE'S FUTURE Group or PAC · Augusta	$500	11
Ron Russell retired, Retired · Kennebunkport	$500	15
Austin Theriault for Maine Candidate committee · Fort Kent	$500	2
Nutting for House Candidate committee · Oakland	$300	2
Answering the Call Group or PAC · Albion	$250	12
Gregory Gosselin real estate professional, Gosselin Realty Group · York	$250	2
Matthew Rodrigue General Business, RODRIGUE SERVICES LLC · South Orange	$150	3
OWEN MCCARTHY healthcare medical, MEDRHYTHMS INC · Gorham	$100	8