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Christopher Austin R

On the November ballot: State House District 43 (St. George)

June 9 primary for State House District 43 (Republican): won, 544 votes (59%)

Financial disclosure, 2025

From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on August 17, 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.

Jobs

Self-employment

Businesses they own or hold a stake in

Positions

Family members

Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed

$6,783raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $5,295 spent
$6,356itemized in 2025 and 2026, 35 contributions
$1,187raised before 2026 (their 2025 reports)
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$1,488cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)
Where their contributions come from

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

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How it was spent: $5,295

Palm cards, signs, stickers$4,857
Other$400
Not coded$34
Bank and other fees$4

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $2,705 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Adventure Advertising $2,152 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Christopher Austin $400 Other · WinRed Processing, LLC $34 Not coded · Winred $4 Bank and other fees

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

Top contributorsTypeTotal
Molly Luce
automotive industry · Self Employed · Hope
Person$1,020.51
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC
Madison
PAC$500
Ron Russell
retired · Kennebunkport
Person$480.30
Tanja Barbour
construction engineering · JBI, Inc. · Rockland
Person$450
Jake Barbour
construction engineering · JBI, Inc. · Rockland
Person$450
Lindsey Austin
automotive industry · Automaster Collision Center Inc. · Spruce Head
Person$450
Larry Oakes
automotive industry · Automaster Collision Center · Spruce Head
Person$300
Glen Miller
government civil · United States Postal Service · Thomaston
Person$300
Maine Bankers Association
Westbrook
Nonprofit$250
Todd Gundlach
general business · Planate Management Group, LLC · Thomaston
Person$200
Al Moncovich
retired · Tenants Harbor
Person$175
Tammy Blake
Retired · Retired · Cushing
Person$104.10
Bruce Fagley
Retired · Retired · Port Clyde
Person$104.10
Larry Byrd
retired · Owls Head
Person$100
Kim Hanscom
real estate professional · Coldwell Bankers · Bowdoin
Person$100

Austin, Chris P 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

$111spent supporting them
$833spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC
1 expenditure · the race
against$833
People Over Politics PAC
1 expenditure · the race
for$95
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
1 expenditure · the race
for$16

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Molly Luce
Other, Self Employed · Hope
$1,0212
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC
Group or PAC · Madison
$50017
Ron Russell
retired, Retired · Kennebunkport
$48015
Bruce Fagley
Retired, Retired · Port Clyde
$1042
Sarah Smith
retired, Information Requested · Appleton
$1002
OWEN MCCARTHY
healthcare medical, MEDRHYTHMS INC · Gorham
$1008