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Chip Curry D

State Senator, District 11

On the November ballot: State Senate District 11 (Belfast)

June 9 primary for State Senate District 11 (Democratic): won, 6,678 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 Lobbyists' money

1 contribution ($100) dated during a legislative session from a giver registered as lobbying that year

The campaign reported $100 from Scott Cuddy on 2026-03-01, during the Second Regular Session (lobbyist associate that lobbying year, reported as returned).

What to check

Whether the giver is the registered lobbyist or employer, not someone else with the same name
Whether the money was the giver's own (the law exempts money given on behalf of someone else)
Whether the campaign returned it (a return is listed above when the campaign reported one)

Date	From	Registered as	Amount
2026-03-01	Scott Cuddy (Winterport)	lobbyist associate · returned	$100

Rule: Contribution from a lobbyist, lobbyist's employer or lobbying firm during a legislative session

“The Governor, a member of the Legislature, a constitutional officer or the staff or agent of these officials may not intentionally solicit or accept a contribution from a lobbyist, lobbyist associate, employer of a lobbyist or lobbying firm during a legislative session.”1 MRSA §1015-A(2)(A) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

In the Legislature

Senate District 11 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,267 recorded votes, 4% not voting

Bills they sponsored: 46 (26 became law) — LD 364, LD 583, LD 678, LD 679, LD 841, LD 912, LD 1208, LD 1375, LD 1995, LD 2057, LD 2127, LD 2134, LD 2156, LD 2211 …

Named in lobbyists' reports

Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Chip Curry: 1 from 1 client. The cost is the whole event's or item's, shared by everyone it names, not what was spent on them.

Client (lobbyist)	What, when	Cost (all named)
AARP Noel Bonam	Event: Legislative Lunch & Learn on Older Adult Issues and Vital Voices Survey · May 2025 · names 51 members	$1,480.31

Matched by name and title (“Rep. Bell”, “Senator Brad Farrin”); a name that fits two members isn't counted. Check the reports on the lobbying system.

Campaign money: Senator · Clean Election

$85,088raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $30,635 spent

$3,045itemized in 2026, 37 contributions

$82,148Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$54,453cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)

$5,175debts and loans owed, as of that report

Where their contributions come from

100%

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

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How it was spent: $29,535

Social media and online ads$20,048

Palm cards, signs, stickers$6,782

Mail house$824

Equipment$748

Other$466

Website$284

Events$163

Professional services$144

Office and utilities$39

Food for events and volunteers$26

Largest payees: Erikson Communication Group $20,048 Social media and online ads · Dale Rand Printing $3,396 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Frames Media Strategies LLC $2,500 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Saturn Business Services, Inc. $824 Mail house · Best Buy $748 Equipment · Greg Warren Photography $600 Palm cards, signs, stickers · SignUpGenius Inc. $284 Other · Intelligent Direct Inc $245 Palm cards, signs, stickers

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Chuck Piper retired · Searsmont	Person	$105
Paul Robie retired · Northport	Person	$100
Karen Young retired · Northport	Person	$100
Christine Legore teacher education · University of Maine Augusta · Montville	Person	$100
Virginia Watkins retired · Belmont	Person	$100
Scott Denman retired · Belmont	Person	$100
Gregory Tinder Information Requested · Northport	Person	$100
Seth Thayer Art Seller · Self · Northport	Person	$100
Corliss Davis retired · Belfast	Person	$100
Scott Cuddy lobbyist · Maine Labor Climate Council · Winterport	Person	$100
Stanley Paige Zeigler retired · Montville	Person	$100
Hans Albee Engineer · Revision Energy · Brooks	Person	$100
Jennifer Albee office and administrative occupations · Revision Energy · Brooks	Person	$100
Rick Fitzsimmons retired · Belfast	Person	$100
Susan Conard retired · Northport	Person	$100

Curry, Glenn Chip 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

$0spent supporting them

$7,250spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Maine Senate Republicans 1 expenditure · the race	against	$7,250

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
Christine Legore not currently employed, University of Maine Augusta · Montville	$100	2
Scott Denman not currently employed, Independent Council For Safe Energy · Belmont	$100	3
Corliss Davis retired, Climate Change Issue Group · Belfast	$100	2
Scott Cuddy Not Currently Employed, Not Employed · Winterport	$100	3
Gianne Conard retired · Belfast	$100	2
Lisa Cohn not currently employed, Not Employed · Belfast	$100	2
Ina Hollins not currently employed, N/A · Northport	$100	2
Robert Adler retired · Belfast	$90	2